Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-28
MOVING TOWARD The RIVER.
The Burlington Laying Its Rails
Under Difficulties.
REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION
A Township Ticket Named-SOuth
Omaha's Chief Clearing His
Bluffs RecOrd-The Churches
The Race Entries.


Yesterday morning the c., B. Il Q. railway
company put a large force of men at work
laying a track from the end of their spur
track at Stewards packing house toward the
river. About there months ago the city coun-
Gil granted that corporation a right of way
down first avenue on the south side OF the
track, and the Rock Island a
right Of way along the same avenue on the
north side. The Northwestern has had a
track to the river along this avenue for sew
eral years, and the other companies, reallz-
ing that the extensive territory of the eastern
bottoms would be specially occupied by lum-
Der and coal yards, wholesale houses and
manufacturing enterprises after the opening
of the aew bridge, began casting about for u
line to that portion of the city as soon as they
saw the bridge nearing completion. fhe
Rock Island has thus far made no move to
lay a track, but it is understood that this
work will be commenced very shortly. The
is not disposed to allow the
to enter its territory without being duly
compensated. The former company has a
spur track from its river track to the packing
house, and this spur track the 20" must
cross. The Northwestern yesterday kept an
engine and line of freight cars stand.
ing on this track, and a gang of
men busily employed in unloading material,
evidently preparing to put in switches or
sidetracks. There was no trouble over the
matter, for the 'Q' men went around to the
other side of the Northwestern train and con-
tinued their labors. The work is being
rushed and will be completed by tomorrow
morning. II is the opinion of railway officials
that the matter will be amicabiy adjusted as
soon as certain papers are signed.
Said a well known local official yesterday,
1.-The roads will all extend their tracks to
the river, or make traffic arrangements with
other lines that have tracks down there to
do their hauling. There will undoubtedlyb be
Il vast amount of business done down there
inside of the next year. The q and the
Rock Island will both get their share, and
the Northwestern will not be left out in the
cold. TIL Milwaukee aud Union Pacific
will probably make arrangements to go down
other streets if the council will grant a right
of way. Omaha lumber yards and a number
of other enterprises will surely come across
the bridge, as property on the west side of
the river is altogether oo'valuable to be oc-
cupied by such plants. The roads are not
making this move for nothing. Inside of
two years the whole distance between this
city and Omaha will be built up solid, and
broadway real estate will sell by the front
foot. Nearly one thousand new buildings
are already contemplated on the bottoms,
and contracts are let for a large part of
them"
II tell you that the public generally has no
idea Of the vast amount of work that is laid
out. Warehouses will go up, and these by
the dozen, and that is why the railroads are
getting there with a rush. Without a single
exception, every wholesale implement house
] in this city has bought land down there for
| the erection Of new buildings. 1t means a
great deal, and we all want a little Of the
cream"
The motor line management has made ar
engagements to have trains run to the river
on the day of the bridge celebration, Octo-
Der 30. The Northwestern has refused to
do this, and it is surmised that the "Q' is
rushing its track through for that purpose.
The officials of the road will vouchsafe no
information concerning the matter, but this
is the general supposition. The cars of the
motor line will not begin to furnish trans
portation for the enormous crowds which
will be in the city on Tuesday next, and this
is the only. way in which transportation can
be provided.
MIR. Alworth, Of the Northwestern, states
that the Rock Island does not desire to build
a track of its own, and has joined with the
''Q'' in building a joint track. The North
western has always had a right of way
there, and desires to put in switches and
side tracks for the manufacturing enter
prises to be established there.
The Burlington has covered the entire line
by laying short stretches of track in numer-
GUS places, and will Join them at their
leisure.