Show RAILROAD NOTES the union pacific has withdrawn its express guarda and for the first time in a year express and mail matter is crossing wyoming without an escort six men arc ah acted by the change four here and two at rawlins the guards were put on at a time when numerous gangs of bad men were reported to bo operating I 1 an increase of wages ia given engineers and firemen on the great ern railroad by a new schedule which became effective at 10 yesterday morning engineers who have been getting 4 per miles will get and their firemen will bo advanced to engineers will get per day of ten hours less one hour for dinner and 2 per day engineers firemen conductors and trainmen of alic Halti moio omo road will ask the officials next week for more wages one of the western lines has asked chairman maclhod of chicago to have all the roads in the passenger association vote on a proposition that no reduced rates shall bo made to employed emp loyes of other railroads unless on request made or approved by tho president vice president or general manager of the road the present rule is that half rates may be to employed emp loyes of kotlier lines and to of their families when requests are made by executive traffic or operating the plan to restrict such requests to presidents vice presidents afta general managers cannot be carried out unless all lines vote forit A number leavo already sens chairman charlton their votes against the plan |