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Show THE WORLD ON WHEELS. Tho Oritur of Hatluny 'oi,daetort la Convention Con-vention at Nt. I.ouii. This week the order of railway conductors con-ductors holds forth at St. Louis. There are several hundred delegatos present and they are having a great time. The (ilobe-I)emocrat has interviewed a number of the delegates. Here is what a Denver & Kio Grande conductor said: !'Ve will give the traveling pub-!io pub-!io a better entrance into the heavenly realms than any other road," said M. J. Giierin, of Salida, Colo. "The Kio Grande, as, of course, most every one knows, runs over the highest ground in America, and gives passengers an opportunity op-portunity to ga.e on as pretty scenery as can be found the world over. Our trallic never varies much, the travel being equally as heavy in summer as it is in winter. Tho scenery is always there, and people look at it when they feel so disposed." Trouble Id Camp. There is trouble among the order of Railway conductors anil the Hrother-hood Hrother-hood of Railway conductors. It is reported re-ported members of the latter have been admitted to the former order and have sown seeds of discontent. Katlroad Rlpplea. To raise or not to raise the salaries of the trainmen is the question with Union Pacific Clark. Charles Albergur, formerly with the Atlantic & Pacific and more recently with the Denver & Kio Grande as city passenger agent at San Francisco, has been appointed train agent with the Southern Pacific company. The youngest litigant on record is Richard Jones of St. Louis, whose age is 0 months, ami who is suing tho St. Louis, Kansas Cllv & Colorado railway for $.r)(H)0 for the death of his father, who was killed in a wreck. The convention of the American Ticket Brokers' association opened at Kansas City on Wednesday. Oscar Grnshell of Salt Lake is among the members present. Samuel T. Fisk of Toledo, founder of the association, is in tho assembly. Jay Gould is said to be dissatisfied with" the dismissal of Freight Traffic Manager Leeds. He expected, in view of the frank position takeu by the Missouri Mis-souri Pacific in the matter, that a vote of censure would be all that would be imposed by tho western advisory board. |