Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-09
A GREAT RAILROAD FEEDER.
The Grand Country That the B. & N. E1.
tension VII Open Up.
ABOUT NORTHERN NEBRASKA
A Laud OF Unlimftcd Natural Re
sources-How Lincoln viii be
HeIped-Oihcr Railroad News
Capital City Gossip.
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The Burlington route. n reaching its
iCutacles into the northwest corutrv is
entering upon The mos extensive line Of
WORK that corporation has ever adopted.
Thus spoke prominent railr1ad Official.
and the BEE man smoked and listened
THE people of Lincoln will find con
tinued the speaker that the new Grand
Island route into The northwest country
including Wyoming and The Black Hills
Tor a certainty and "a great deal more in
the possibilities, will do more for the city
and open up greater field for its
wholesale and manufacturing trade than
ANY movement our road has made since
the first train reaehcd this place from
the east. ] have recently been 900 miles
ahead Of the construction work on the
Grand Island extension and il is greRt
country up there, which paople unac-
quainted with the territory wholly fail TO
appreciate IL il country that in ten or
fifteen wears AT the farthesi viii be az
thickly settled and as profitable for traffic
a. the central counties in Nebraska are
at the present time. Water is abundant
IN northwest Nebraska. The land is
west Of the sand belt and there Is a good
deal of timber as well, while few people
appreciate that the Wyoming coal fields
are among the richest yet found IL the
west
The gentleman concluded by saying
that from the present rate Of work the
Burlington road was going to control q
great section of that country, and Lin.
coin was the practically initial point for
the road into that terrltory-a fact that
was worth great deal to the CITY ana 10
it, future trade and commerce.
ii is fairly surprising at the present
time to note the travel on the Grand Is
land trains TO and from this city a travel
that increases IN numbers instead OF de-
creasing IN tins dun season of the year,
when travel in every direction is on the
decline. 1t is all an index Of the wonder
tul change going on in western Nebraska,
and there II not tram on the Grand
Island division but that is crowded apd a
standing demand for more coach room
that the company will have 10 meet nj a
very early day.
Ii is q noticeable fact that p railroad
company will crowd ard inconvenience
passengers to degree that is good
grounds for a rot rather than haul an
extra coach over the line, and the mur-
murs that ARISE from people who travel
over any Of the L. d M lines, and espe-
cially the main line and Grand Island
divisions, are from the deeps, and will
moi much longer be suppressed ny the
company, which utterly talls hall OF the
time in furnishing the accomm odations
Tor passengers to which they are reason
ably entitled.
The B. d NJ road in its northwestern
extension has located is FIRST division
station out from Lincoln al the new town
OF Rayenna, north OF Grand Island, and
MIN f,fs ls
eating large yard and track room, and
where a round house VIII bG built. This
will be the making OF prosperous town
al that place and the way the road is
pushing TO the front il will not be long
until the traffic and travel west from Lin
coin viii be nearly, if not quite. as great
On this division as on the main line.
FAST TEA TRAINS.
he Burlington route is gust now en-
gagged in handling fast ten trains between
San Francisco and New York, the first
passing through here Saturday evening
consisting OF twenty-five cars of tea and
three OF SILK. Three other special trains
OF Ike nature passed through the city
yesterday and last night, and the time
made by those trains between Denver
and the Missouri river averages thirty
miles an hour, including stops. As an
index OF the freight traffic eastward
through Lincoln M the present time $50
markets Saturday between Il. N, and 5
y. m
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC
will have their track land and q train will
run over The line from Weeping Water
10 Lincoln one week from to-day" was
the remark OF an officia Of that road nj
the Capital hotel yesterday, "nnd The nd
vent OF the line vii he the cause of nuch
anticipation OF future greatness on the
part Of Lincoln people who expect much
fun, direct st. Louis line and third
route 10 Omaha. Upon The completion
OF the road suitable FOR fast running and
close time, regular Omaha and Lincoln
express tram will be put on that viii
commence the competitlon with the B. d
M. over the passenger travel between
Omahn and The capital city, and resi-
dents Of both places viii appreciate IL. ="
POLITICAL ASPECTS.
The rumor has been ufloat that Allen
Field was on the eve of Withdrawing q
from the congressional race and accept
ing position in the stHte senate but II
Will NOT do TO count upon. In the event
OF sneb change Of front on the part of
Field, what would become Of John h.
Wright and his promises that he should
himself be a senatorf Clearly the pow
ers that be should not cross themselves
and try 70 sbelye Wright In this way, and
IL is very evident 70 SECURE peace in the
not now over peaceful family the for
ner plans VIII have 10 be adhered 10
and the congressional delegation go 10
Field with him TO do the best be can for
himself ont Of il. The political sky ~
congressional affairs is very clondy in
this locality, 10 say the least and the de-
mise Of Paul did not assist the plans for
Church Howe in the least. IN fact, il need
occasion little surprise II the Lancaster
congressional delegation cuts Al lone and
lonesome fight in the coming contest.
W. Ii. Gonger OF Loup City, a membei
ot the past legislature passed SUNDAY in
tins city and was not entirely adverse to
talking politics, especially about his being
candidate for the stale senate Oi
course Mr.. Conger viii bs anti Van
Wgek and Of course he has n great many
supporters way of here in Lincoln, WHO
are ready TO assure him TINT success on
that issue is certain, but the Shermau
county constituency may cause Mr., Con
ger 10 learn that there il many Il slip
between the upper lip and the dippern
Senator Van Wyck Is expected in Lin.
coin to-day and he will speak af Different
points the coming week. under arrange
ments nna appointments made by The cen.
trRl Van Myck club.
M barney DOlHu n candidate for mar