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Show . EAILWAY CIRCLES. A Telegraphic Kick From a IT. P. Division WHICH MAY RESULT IN TROUBLE A Mira.ile nbtcrfns Avoid ' I'aytBK Hard-Worked Operators for Overtime The Bissent Knciue In the World described Headlight Head-light Flashes From Pap and Xear. A. T. Palmer, superintendent of the Kansas Kan-sas Pacific division of the Union Pacific, haa pTjced a construction upon Ute rule regard, ing overtime as granted to the Order of F.ailroad Telegraphers some time since which the operators pronounce entirely inconsistent in-consistent and if pursued is one which will make no end of fuss, perhaps leading to complications of a serious nature. The rule In question states that operators employed more than fourteen hours per day or compelled com-pelled to do telegraph work which will necessitate ne-cessitate their being on duty earlier or later than the time necessary to. constitute their shift, whether it he eight or twelve hours, shall he allowed overtime, over-time, to commence at the expiration of time which ends the hours of duty. Mr. Palmer reads this in a very amubing manner, for instance: The operator at some small tation on his division is called at 5 8. m. to report and sell tickets for a time. lie handles han-dles the train and leaves the office. By the time of agreement this office should be closed at 5 p. m. and the operator off duty. Instead at 1 p.m. he is agaiu called upon to sell tickets, hustle freight, answer questions and tend switch lights bis duties holding him until 7:30 or 8 o'clock. In the latter case he Is not required, however, to "O. S." (report by telegraph to the dispatcher) the train, r nd on this miserable pretext Mr. Palmer Pal-mer is going to come out and refuse overtime. over-time. The operators think itisthe intention to do them and unless the terms of agreement agree-ment are carried out to the letter, the operators operat-ors will seed a grievance committee to in-: in-: tervlew Mr. Dickenson. TJicgeat Knjrine la the World. The biggest locomotive in the world, a ! New York paper pays, will begin to-morrow to draw the f asttst train in t he world, the Empire State express, between New York and Aibaay. The monster has driving wheels 7 feet 3 inches in diameter, with 8 feet spread. It weighs sixty tons exclusive of Uie ender, and the weight on each side, of the four driving whetls is ten tons. Its length is fifty feet over all, including the Headlight Flashes. The quarterly meeting of central traffic compilers and rate clerks has been called for Tuesday, October 4. The Lackawanna & Pittsburg, now in the hands of a receiver, is to be sold on the 20th lust, by order of the court. The passenger business over the Philadelphia Philadel-phia division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was far heavier this summer thau ever before. The Philadelphia fc Reading Coal company com-pany is arranging for the establishment of a brauch wholeale yard in Omaha. It is proposed to carry from 5000 to 10,000 tons. London holders cf the Pennsylvania's securities have decided unanimously in favor of President Roberts' administration. If there is any change it will be solely at his request. Denver passenger rates from Chicago will fco dow n acain, but not to the $13 figure. 1 he Atchison yesterday announced its intention inten-tion of making a $85 round trip rate to meet competition of the Alton. The incentive is the V. C. T. U. meeting in Denver, October 20--J5. Fifty-four members of the Engineers' and Firemen's Brotherhood of the iSanta Pe road met with t'ecoud Vice-President A. A. Rob-in.Hon Rob-in.Hon and the general manager on the 12th inst. in Chicago. A scale for the ensuing year was signed and some trivial differences were amicably settled. The Butte, Anaconda & Pacific road, a Montana enterprise, is to be built at once. Butto aud Anacouda will be cocnected by roil first and then it is possible the road will 1t extended northward to connect with the ('p at Northern at Missoula. Marcus Daly is the leading spirit ia the enterprise. It is probable that the following will constitute con-stitute the new Wabash board of directors: O. D. Ashley, George J. Gould, Edgar T. Welles, Henry K. McHarg, C. J. Lawrence, James F. Joy, 8. C. Reynold., Thomas H. Hubbard, Joau T. Terry, Russell Saje, Francis I'avy, C. C. McKe aad Dr. Wyckoil, tne 1 ist named gentleman being a soa-in-la.w of tha late Sidney Dillon, who was a member of the board. |