Page images
PDF
EPUB

The results of working for the year are as follow: Earnings, £4,234,791, less expenditure, £2,308,384; interest on capital invested, £1,541,427; surplus, £384,980. This result, compared with the deficiency of £35,079 last year, shows an improvement of £420,059. With the exception of grain and minerals (other than coal and coke), all classes of traffic contributed to this improved position. The earnings are 1550,775 more than those of last year. This increase in earnings was obtained at a cost of 21.10 per cent. The percentage of working expenses to revenue has been reduced from 59.50 to 54.51, being an improvement of 4.99. On 31 lines there was a loss, after providing for working expenses and interest, amounting altogether to $330,832.-Victorian Railway Magazine. Scarcity of Labor Hampers Construc

tion.

Canadian roads with extensive construction projects are hampered by scarcity of labor. On the Grand Trunk Pacific, up to the 15th of September only five miles of steel had been laid on the prairie section, although in the opinion of competent authorities 65 or 70 miles of rails should be down by this time. On the section which is being built by the Transcontinental Railway Commissioners between Winnipeg and Lake Superior Junction, the contractor is finding the greatest difficulty in obtaining men. He wants 2,000, and it is said has only 800 at work. The Canadian Northern is also meeting with some obstructions, but has made fair progress. About 500 miles of track will represent work for this season. Of this there are about 200 miles on the prairie west of Winnipeg, and about 90 miles in the direction of Hudson Bay. In Ontario there are about 100 miles, the same amount in the Maritime Provinces, and about 50 miles in Quebec. When the construction work for this season is finally closed the system will have completed about 4,000 miles of track for the 10 years of the company's existence-that is a mile of track a day for nine of these years, and two a day for the last one.Railway World.

Killed in a Wreck.

On November 29, Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway, very popular with both financiers and with the employees of the Southern Railway, was killed in a wreck of his private car, together with six other friends who were his guests. Mr. W. W. Finley, heretofore second vice-president, was elected president of the Southern Railway to succeed Mr. Spencer, deceased

MR. N. S. MELDRUM, vice-president of the Seaboard Air Line, is to retire on Dec. 1, when Mr. W. A. Garrett becomes first vice-president and general manager. Mr. Meldrum will remain on the directorate.

MR. W. A. GARRETT, general manager of the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, has accepted the position of first vice-president of the Seaboard Air Line. The entire operation of the road will be under his charge. He will be given a free hand in all matters. Mr. Garrett was general manager of the road since 1903, having previously served in various capacities on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, the St. Louis Terminal Co, and the Philadelphia & Reading.

MR. HORACE BAKER, general superintendent of the Southern district of the Missouri Pacific, has been appointed general manager of the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, succeeding W. A. Garrett, who resigned to go to the Seaboard Air Line.

MR. A. DE BERNARDI, general superintendent of the Central district of the Missouri Pacific at Coffeyville, Kan., has been appointed general superintendent of the Southern district, to succeed Mr. Horace Baker, of Little Rock, Ark., resigned. Mr. W. J. McKee, superintendent of the Eastern division, at Sedalia, Mo., has been appointed general superintendent of the central division, succeeding Mr. De Bernardi at Coffeyville.

MR. C. R. GRAY, vice-president and general manager of the St. Louis & San Francisco, has been elected second vice

president. Mr. W. C. Nixon, second vicepresident and general manager of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, has been elected to succeed Mr. Gray.

MR. GEORGE H. HEUSTIS, Superintendent of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico, has been appointed general superintendent, with headquarters at Kingsville, Tex. The office of superintendent has been abolished.

MR. J. E. STUMPF, trainmaster of the Springfield division of the Wabash, has been promoted to superintendent of the Moberly division.

Mr. Stumpf will be

succeeded at Springfield by Mr. C. E. Brown, trainmaster on the Decatur division. Mr. C. F. Handshey, chief dispatcher, becomes trainmaster on the Decatur division, and Mr. J. W. Jones, of the Buffalo division, is made trainmaster of the Moberly division.

MR. A. D. LIGHTNER has been appointed superintendent of a new division of the St. Louis & San Francisco, extending from Springfield, Mo., to Memphis, Tenn. Mr. A. J. Sams has been appointed superintendent of the division extending from Memphis to Birmingham, Ala.

MR. M. W. MANSFIELD, Superintendent of the Indianapolis and Vincennes division of the Pennsylvania lines, has been appointed assistant chief engineer of the system, with headquarters at Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. Mansfield will be succeeded by Mr. J. W. Cooneys, superintendent of the Logansport division, who in turn will be succeeded by Mr. I. W. Geer, superintendent of the Michigan division of the Vandalia Railroad.

MR. F. H. WORTHINGTON has been appointed superintendent of the Michigan division of the Vandalia, with headquarters at Logansport, Ind. Mr. J. W. Coneys has been appointed superintendent. of the Indianapolis Terminal and Vincennes divisions with headquarters at Indianapolis, and Mr. F. L. Campbell, superintendent of the Peoria division, with headquarters at Decatur, Ill.

MR. M. E. SEBREE, trainmaster of the

Southern division of the Southern Indiana, has been appointed superintendent, with headquarters at Terre Haute, Ind., vice Mr. F. S. Lewis, resigned.

MR. GEORGE K. LOWELL, general superintendent of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, with headquarters at Chicago, has been appointed general manager of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton and the Ann Arbor railroads, in charge of operations of both roads. Mr. Lowell's headquarters will be in Toledo, O.

MR. J. O. VAN WINKLE, formerly assistant general manager of the Big Four, has been appointed general manager of the same road, with office at Cincinnati, Ohio.

MR. W. A. WORCESTER, formerly general superintendent of the L. S. & M. S., has been promoted to be assistant general manager of the Big Four, vice J. O. Van Winkle, promoted.

MR. JOHN J. BERNET was appoined assistant general superintendent on the Big Four, vice Mr. H. A. Worcester, promoted.

MR. S. A. NICHOLAS has been been appointed superintendent of the Missouri & North Arkansas, with office at Eureka Springs, Ark., succeeding Mr. E. O. Man, resigned.

MR. W. A. WHITNEY has been appointed superintendent of the Rio Grande Junction Railway at Grand Junction, Colo., vice Mr. W. G. Choate, resigned.

MR. W. DONALD, master mechanic of the Rio Grande Western shops in Salt Lake City, has been appointed to a similar position in the Missouri Pacific shops, at Little Rock, Ark.

MR. E. J. JENKINS, formerly with the Denver & Rio Grande, has been appointed master mechanic of the Rio Grande Western shops, Salt Lake City, vice Mr. W. Donald, resigned.

MR. R. GRIFFITH has been appointed master mechanic of the Colorado Midland Railway, with office at Colorado City, Colo., vice Mr. W. J. Schlacks, resigned.

MR. FRANK MALONE has been appointed general foreman of the Oregon Short Line, at Pocatello, Idaho, vice Mr. L. A. Richardson, resigned.

MR. A. B. PHILLIPS has been appointed master mechanic of the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad, with headquarters at Tonopah, Nev.

MR. W. E. WOODHOUSE has been appointed master mechanic for the western division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, with office at Calgary, Alta., vice Mr. J. Cardell, assigned to other duties.

MR. C. MONTGOMERY has been appointed assistant master mechanic of the Pere Marquette Railway, at St. Thomas, Ont.

MR. L. A. RICHARDSON, general foreman of the Oregon Short Line, at Pocatello, Idaho, has been appointed master mechanic of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, at Trenton, Mo., vice Mr. A. C. Adams, resigned.

MR. W. L. CALVERT has been appointed master mechanic of the Missouri Pacific Railway, at McGehee, Ark., vice Mr. R. G. Long, resigned.

MR. A. J. BALL has been appointed superintendent of motive power of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, with headquarters at Jackson, Mich.

MR. C. L. ACKER, roundhouse foreman of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, at Philadelphia, Pa., has been appointed master mechanic of the Toledo Railway & Terminal, to succeed Mr. H. A. Ball, resigned to accept service elsewhere.

MR. J. MCMANAMY has been appointed road foreman .of locomotives on the Pere Marquette, with headquarters at Grand Rapids, Mich.

MR. S. J. ASK has been appointed assistant road foreman of engines on the eastern division of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

MR. C. W. ROBINSON has been appointed traveling engineer of that portion of the Indianapolis Southern R. R. Co., between Switz City, Ind., and Effingham, Ill.

MR. CHARLES M. STUART has been appointed master mechanic of the Shamokin division of the Philadelphia & Reading, at Tamaqua, Pa., vice Mr. G. S. Allen, retired. Mr. Stuart was a former locomotive engineer and has held the position of road foreman of engines on that division for some years.

MR. W. C. A. HENRY has been appointed superintendent of motive power of the Pennsylvania Company in place of the late M. Dunn. The position of assistant superintendent of motive power, formerly held by Mr. Henry, has been abolished.

MR. GEO. H. PICKERT has been appointed master mechanic of the Colorado division of the Union Pacific Railway at Pullman, Colo., vice Mr. G. Thompson, resigned.

MR. J. B. DORSEY, formerly master mechanic of the Denver & Rio Grar le, at Leadville, Colo., has been appointed master mechanic of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway, with headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind.

MR. M. HASSETT has been appointed general engine dispatcher of the western division of the New York Central & Hudson River, at Buffalo, N. Y.

MR. W. E. FARRELL has been appointed general foreman of roundhouse and shops on the Big Four, at Columbus, O., vice Mr. H. E. Malone, transferred.

MR. H. E. MALONE, general foreman of roundhouse and shops of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, at Columbus, O., has been appointed general foreman of shops at Springfield, O., vice Mr. S. C. Smith.

MR. WM. ELMER, formerly master mechanic at Pittsburg, on the Pennsylvania, has been transferred to Altoona, in the same capacity, vice Mr. Thomas, promoted.

MR. E. B. NORRIS, general foreman of the Altoona shops of the Pennsylvania, has been appointed assistant master mechanic at the same point, vice Mr. M. Davis, transferred.

• The Journal.

Published monthly, 301 Society for Savings Bldg. CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CHARLES H. SALMONS, Editor and Manager.

Address all matter for publication-Correspondence, Technical and Link Departments, changes in Division Addresses, Special Notices, names and address of Outside Subscribers and all changes in JOURNAL address to C. H. SALMONS, S. G. E., 301 Society for Savings.

No reading space will be sold for advertising purposes under any circumstances

Financial Department.

Address all money matters to W. B. PRENTER, F. G. E., 306 Society for Savings Building. Send New York or Chicago draft. Express money order or Postal order; never send personal check. Roster of Membership.

Send the name and address of all members Initiated, Reinstated, Transferred, Expelled, Suspended, Withdrawn and Dead to the F. G. E., as per Section 16 of the Statutes. Also all orders for Subdivision supplies.

Advertising Department.

All correspondence relating to advertising in the JOUNNAL should be addressed to W. N. GATES, 409 Garfield Bldg., Cleveland, O.

TRADES JA COUNCIL 5 EPTIVALS

JANUARY, 1907.

New Year Thoughts.

The year 1906 has been prolific of good to a degree that most of us may look back to it as the banner year. Business has been sufficiently good to give all an opportunity to provide for wants quite liberally. The B. of L. E. has had a very satisfying increase in membership and with it increased confidence in its efficacy as a means of protection to the individual and collective interest of its members, and incidentally, the home and the family; and with these betterments naturally come higher aspirations which involve the whole fabric of society, the church, the school, the state, the financial welfare of the community, as good earners are good buyers, and the whole community is benefited by the independence each one may feel who can supply his own needs, and with this feeling comes a higher and better citizenship.

Every thoughtful person knows that organized effort has had a very large place

in making conditions as desirable as they have been in 1906, as they know that the B. of L. E. and other railroad organizations make possible the larger benefits to come for 1907. Nature is liberal with its provisions for man and beast, but requires something of those who are to profit from it. Nature provides food for birds, honey for bees, but it does not take food to the beast nor honey to the hiveeach must work for it; and so we must work for every good thing that comes to us, and by this law of work comes progress, development and supremacy, and this applies as well to organized effort as to individual effort.

New Year's day is the period of new resolves, but we have little faith in resolves to do things radically differing from the custom of the individual who makes them, but they often do good. It is the product of a thought in the right direction. It is planting a seed that if properly cultivated will bear good fruit, and we hope each member of the B. of L. E. will make a resolve and, be in possession of an inherent desire to live up to it. He who does that will reap the fruitful benefits of his resolution. Among some of the good resolves that come to our mind are: Be temperate in habits, economic in expenses, strict in business methods, punctual in everything. Make every obligation a fact in practice whatever the nature of the obligation may be--if to the law and members of a labor organization, know first what the obligation implies, then if you like it maintain your manhood by living up to it. Resolve to do your share of the work and give your personal influence to strengthen the order. It is from the aggregate membership that benefits

accrue.

Under present conditions the individual standing alone is without influence to correct undesirable conditions, but all those who stand apart in train service are beneficiaries of the energetic efforts of others while they weaken the influence that is working for a common good. May they make a resolve to join the ranks of the workers for those benefits and to help with their personality and share of the cost.

The indifferent member who has to be prodded to pay his dues should take this opportunity to think of his obligation and his duty, and to realize that he hampers those who do the work of the Subdivision and whom he expects much from. If the business of the order is not conducted as you think it ought to, be resolve to be at the meeting and tell what is wrong. If we have occasion to complain, let this complaint be of conceivable things and specifically state what they are. When we have occasion to find fault let each be prepared with a remedy for the things complained of. If you do not get your JOURNAL or your address is wrong, write the Editor. If you have time, write something for the JOURNAL, which will interest the members and help to improve it.

There ought to be at least one in each Subdivision who will resolve to try to get one of the premium watches, and in doing so, help himself to a good watch, help the JOURNAL department, and indirectly, the widows' and orphans' fund.

May the year 1907 be the most bountiful of good results of any year in our experience, and the greatest happiness come to each individual. May our fellowship grow nearer the personification of the Golden Rule, and so secure a united effort in the common cause of helping each other, and in doing so help ourselves. This will insure the greatest prosperity and usefulness for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

[blocks in formation]

The trustees in charge of the fund will be the Chief Justice of the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, a representative of labor, and a representative of capital. In addition to these there is to be a committee of six to be known as the "Industrial Peace Committee," composed of three representatives of labor and three representatives of capital, who shall decide to whom awards shall be made for distinguished service in promoting equitable industrial peace.

This award has none of the features of the coal strike commission, except that it offers great inducement to make strenuous efforts to bring the opposing factions together and to freely discuss the differences, which in itself is a very long step toward industrial peace. The best feature to our mind is the influence it would have in dignifying labor. It recognizes that there are two interests, the employer and the employee, and that the employee has a right to a voice in fixing the conditions under which he shall serve.

That

is a long step and should be appreciated by all laboring men. We all want industrial peace, but organized labor does not want it at any price that may be fixed, and without any regard to its needs. We earnestly hope that the majority of the prize winners from this fund for having been instrumental in creating industrial peace just to both sides may be leaders of organized labor, whose honesty of purpose has been so often questioned by those who know little of them and who do not know that every wise, honest leader must of necessity become a buffer between contending forces, for so long as there is selfishness there will be the need of a strong element in between to keep the scales of justice reasonably balanced.

To win one of these prizes the industrial peace pact must be recognized as just to both the contending parties, but it offers no hindrance to demanding better conditions for service rendered if conditions warrant it, and yet be a prize winner for being instrumental in a peaceful solution.

There is one thought in connection with this we hope will strike in with

« PreviousContinue »