Railroad News: Stone Wall to Block Reform Measures
Frank Barry charges the Interstate Commerce Commission with blocking reform and ignoring petitions from 500000 shippers. He accuses committees of forcing a wall against change and argues the rail system pressures Congress to push for new interstate commerce power in a major policy fight.
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Frane Barry
Sierie
Harry Art Making
Cieper
Tasty Inwa
Inter
Tytler Dlekiree
Diltishdee
Barry
Coul
Congress
Officials Pick Flaws In Train Crew Welfare Plan
Chicago reporting on widespread rail line concerns over a Southern railway general manager proposal to grant seniority incentives for conductors and enginemen. Industry leaders debate the impact on service quality and employee morale while testing coal mine product use in locomotive engines.
Testing lignite fuel Burlington probes coal substitute
The Burlington railroad tests lignite as a substitute for bituminous coal in locomotives. They plan to use coal from northern Colorado Lafayette fields to fuel engines and compare performance, durability, and cost on upcoming sheets. Superintendent Frank Harris leads the evaluation, noting lignite’s potential but needing fire tests and endurance data.
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Burlington
Burlington Railroad
Coloredo
Lafayette
Colorado
Harris
Lehigh Valley President Predicts Tight Spending
KB BR Thomas, president of the Lehigh Valley road, voices pessimism about earnings and notes severe winter weather, high water and war hurt railroads. He plans minimal outlays, expects Janu ary and February to be poor, and rules out a bond issue while claiming business is good when weather allows.
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KB BR Thomas
Lehigh Valley Road
Asus
Thoms
Lehigh Valley
Rock Island Plans Its Own Line From Houston To Galveston
Hornaday Tex Feb 18 It is stated that the Rock Island will build its own line between Houston and Galveston. The plan originally aimed to enter Galveston via the Galveston Houston Northern line in Southern Pacific property but the Railroad Commission vetoed it. A Rock Island official recently studied the Houston Galveston area and backed the project noting benefits to the system. The Rock Island bought land near Galveston for port facilities.
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Hornaday
Tex
Rock Island
Houston
Galveston
Galveston, Houston & Northern Rad
Souther Pacific
LF. Leree
Yes
Galmweston
Port God
Appoints Eng Division Engineers Across States
Lon F Stevens heads the new Eng department in charge of the Gestation of theisys division. Engineers named yesterday include W. Hope for Illinois, LB Holt for town division, H. M. Stone for Nebraska, A. B Warner for Colorado, Peat Brown for Cedar Rapids, J X Martie for Dakota, Zinck for Des Moines valley, W. A. Van Prank for Missouri, W. Taylor for Kansas City and Kansas divisions, A. Zinn for Oklahoma, M. Skumway for El Paso, and CRL 2P railway. This maintenance method was originated by Pennsylvania years ago.
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Zinck
Des Moines
Post Office Postal Car Exhibit at Government Building
A Pennsylvania Railroad built postal car, displayed in a U S government building, demonstrates interior arrangements for handling letters and papers. The car features six wheel trucks, a short vestibule platform, and wire screens. it is fitted to carry about 35000 pounds of mail and shows operations inside the car and siding.
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Lewis
U.S
Pennsvania Railroad
Dorposch
Aed
Pontomics Department
Wienschsrrenssylvania Railroad
Usr
Albert Treub Promoted to Private Secretary Post
Albert Treub, formerly chief clerk to the Vandalia superintendent and later with the Rock Island line in Chicago, has been named private secretary to W. H. Leeds, president of the Rock Island system. A. S. Zinn, formerly with Vandalia at Terre Haute, is appointed to maintenance of way in Indian Territory. The report notes several railroad officials visiting Topeka and Emporia, engine No. 458 of the Santa Fe arriving, and homeseekers boosting passenger traffic on the Santa Fe with trains running late.
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Presi Gent Leeds
Rock Island
Albert Troub
Vandalia
Chicago
Daniger Miller
New York
W. HE. Leeds
A.S. Zinn
Terre Haute
Tine
Éngingers
Topeka
Emporia
Ae Carota
I. S
Cooper
Amnion
F.C. Gineabeck
Harvey
Company
Wales
Newton
Brown
N. ‘Twitchell
Eee Fe
Geo
B. Hetherington
Santa Fe
Baldwin Philadelphia
Gorman
Hur- Vacenne
Texas
Texas and Bactic
Tiemiay
McCash
Des Moines
Tom Rockbold
Kansas Women Promote Farm Exhibit in Chicago Visit
Misa Howard and Misa Kimber, Kansas exhibitors, traveled to Chicago six weeks ago with Kansas farm products. They were hosted at the Great Northern hotel in Kansas City where expenses and exhibition costs were covered by Pawnee, Lord, Thomas, Kiowa, Pratt, Gove, Norton, Wallace, Logan, and Greeley counties. The venture provided compensation to the young women for advertising Kansas agricultural products and aims to fund Kansas Woman's Bank work and spur a larger party of farmers to Kansas to study conditions.
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Misa Howard
Misa Kimber
Kaskas City
Mfisa Nettie Howard
Helen Kimber
Kansas
Chicago
Kansas City
Great Northern
Pawnee
Lord, Thomas
Kiowa
Pratt
Gove
Ego
Norton
Wallace
Logan
Greeley
Pro-slavery man Tom Rhea dies in Idaho
In Atchison Kansas on February 18 the early days figure Tom Rhea, noted for aiding Pardee Butler’s raft voyage, died in Idaho after a life tied to frontier conflicts and anti abolitionist actions.
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Atchison
Atchison, Kan
Tom Rhea
Pardee Butler
Monda
Idaho
Nellis Sees Whisky Sales at Tarogoy Botel and Billiard Halls
Councilman Luther M Nellis testified last night that he observed three drams of whisky sold and money exchanged at Tarogoy Botel and alleged beer sales in a room next to Copeland hotel billiard hall. The council debated licensing acts and set a six month minimum license with a fine schedule, aiming to curb billiard hall operations and raise revenue amid reform talks.
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McCollum
Luther M. Nellis
Mc. Nellis
Copeland
Nellis
Neilis
Topeka
Kutts
First Ward
Gritey
Year
Lcense
Katz
District Court
Griley
Snyder
Nell
Weber
Wolf
Howe
Shimer
Swendson
Tincher
Jewell City
Net- Nix
Neifts
Willard Halls
T. Howe
Fifth Ward
Ways and
City Ways and Means Committee to Oversee New Budget Plan
The Ways and Means Committee, led by Councilmen Neil, Ryder, Griley, Nettis, Howe, and Swendeon, will tighten city finances starting April 1. They will collect departmental expense estimates, align with charter limits, and draft appropriations to prevent deficits while ensuring bond and debt rules are followed. Mayor Bergundson announced a temporary armature replacement for the light plant, with new commutators considered. The council also reviewed paving, sidewalk, and refunding bond proposals.
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Ways and Means
Neil
Ryder
Griley
Nettis
Howe
Swendeon
Commantes
City of Tay
Ste
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