Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-08
"RUMBLINGs BY RAIL.
Another whirl ut the Belt Line Road
An Injunction Secured Against
IL BY the Union Pacific.

A train of 10 cars loaded with tea, en-
route to various eastern points, from San
Francisco, arrived here yesterday, ovel
the Union Pacific road. The journey
from San Francisco to Omaha, a distance
of 1900 miles, was made In 90 hours,
which is the fastest time for the trans
portatlon of freight on record. Five
more such trains are now on the way,
which In addition to the fast
time, also stands out as the
largest consignment of tea ever
handled by one railroad company.
This brings up, for favorable comment,
the wonderful progress being made, by
transcontinental railroads, for the hand
ling of through freight.
A slight mistake was made in yester-
days BEE relative to the Union Pacific
making q lease of the Oregon Short Line
road for an outlet to the Pacific coaot.
The Item should have stated that it Is
leasing the Oregon Railway & Navigation
compapys track. The contract is made
by and between the Oregon Short
Line and tie Oregon Railway 81 Navigs-
tlon company. The Union Paclfi, and
Northern Pacific being government roads
| hey are debarred from making contracts
70 guarantee on the securities of other
Dads. With the Oregon Short Line,
however, they can make traffic agree
mepts for the use of their tracks.
A very severe hail storm struck be-
tween Alba and North Loup yesterday
morning, doing great damage to growing
crops. Passenger train "a, on the Black
Hills branch of the Union Pacific road,
was coming eastward at the time aud the
hail broke every window light out of the
north sike of the cars.
S. 81. FL. Clark and his belt line rail-
road scheme are again In the meshes of
an unfortunate entap clement, this time
receiving their knock out from the hard
hearted and s~oulless Union Pacific
crowd. 1t will be remembered that when
Mr.. Clark left the Union Pacific he took
the Belt line project alorg with him, ex-
pecting, of course, that some day he would
oWn, control and manage tho enterprise.
But the fstes, coupled with Judge
Dundy's court, seem to be rather against
him. Ono night not long ago, Mr..
Clark, Frank Murphy and j. M. Eddy
held a meeting, and took up forty-two
hundred dollars worth of the capital
stock which gives them a majority of tho
shares, and they partly organized the
company by e~lectipg Mr.. Clark pres
ident. That meeting was ad-
that another should be held on the 9th
instant at which time preparations would
be made to begin active operations at
once. Learning of this move the Union
Pacific people commenced to prick up
their ears and look about for some reme-
dy to stop 1t. Yesterday their attorney,
MI. Poppleton, went before Judge Dun
dy, In the United States distrlcut court,
with a petition praying for an injunction
restraining the Belt Line COM
pany from taking, any steps
whatever towards the building OF
their road. Az Mr.. Poppleton was
compelled to leave last evening on o trip
to Boston, Judge Dundy granted a tenn
porary order holding good until he re.
turns, when the motion for q perpetual
Injunction can be argued.
A gentleman who claims to be we'll
posted stated to the BEE reporter last
night that Mr.. Clark and his associates
have everything In READINGS, to go ahead
with the road and put 1t through this fall.
The same authority gave it as a matter OF
knowledge to him that the Union Pacific
is trying to play a game of freezs.ous,
When Mr.. Clark left the corporation,
said the speaker, they coolly told him to
take his belt line scheme with him and
he did go. Now that they see it Ia a good
thing they want to get it back.
Judge james Savage, United States
director of the Union Pacific road, left
for Boston last evening to attend q special
mesting of the board. He was accompa.
Med by Mrs. Savage.
John Ql!gley, swltchman In the B. &
M. yards, was so unfortunate as to have
q thumb taken off Last night while coup,
ling cars. DR.. Dyssrt, surgeon for the
road, attended him and dressed the
wound. If there ahould come another
war John would be exempt.
As a mark of respect to Gen. Grant,
the U. p. headquarters will be closed
this afternoon.
j. r. Buchanan, general passenger
agent of the Sioux City e. Pacific road
was in the city yesterday.