Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1903 — THE RAILROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE RAILROADS

President Ramsey of the Wabash ia quoted aa declaring that the Gould lines east of Toledo will be consolidated within tke present year. There is to be no further reduction ia wool rates this season. It is understood that an agreement haa been reached by the rail and water associations. It is announced that the Big Fonr will begin doable-tracking the road on that part of the St. Leuis division between Terre Haute and Indianapolis at once. An official of the Soo line states that the work of replacing the light rails which have been in use. several years with heavy steel is to be carried throughoat the lines west of Minneapolis. At a recent meeting of the per diem committee of the American Railway Association at Cincinnati it was decided that if cars are delivered, there ia to be no per diem charge on them, even if waybill is not at band. Requests are coming to Chicago from the great railroad centers in the East for young men to take positions as stenographers in the offices. Of the roads. Young men are wanted who have both the ambition and the capacity to fill the Important places in the management of the roada in the next ten or fifteen years. There is a dearth of this character of help in the East. There ia decided preference for men as stenographers in most rtfilroad offices because of the policy being pursued which makes this position the avsoM for promotion to responsible places.