Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-01
LOO ar. TP lINS

LOCAL TRAINS.
The Union Pacific has acted wisely in
deciding to have a local passenger
train between Columbus and Omaha,
with connection at Valley with the
Omaha & Republican Valley trains
from the Stromsburg district, If it is
their intention to also have train
from Beatrice, reaching here in the
forenoon, it will make the situation
still better. In this connection, if they
will run their freight and live stock
trains on the Omaha & Republican
Valley road, so they will arrive here
early in the morning, in time for the
daily South Omaha market, and have
them leave here at night, it will give
the business men in the country
chance to come in and sell their grain,
produce, cattle and hogs in the forenoon
and buy dry goods, salt, lumber and other
necessary articles during the day, with
plenty of time to reach their homes at
night. The freight trains leaving here
in the evening will carry their pur-
chases, in time to reach them early
the next morning-eally enough
to sell them during the day. This is of
the greatest Importance to our friends
in the country, especially on Saturdays,
when the farmers ''come to town. to do
their weekly trading. Some complaint
might arise about the mails, but this is
of no consequence when they run
against the laws of commerce.
The local passenger train referred to,
will be convenient for LADIES' to do their
shopping, and others seeking the amuse-
ments of the city, such as the matinees,
base ball games, celebrations, etc. To
accommodate these the return trip to
Columbus, Stromsburg, and other places
should be held sufficiently late to enable
these throngs to reach the trains.
If it is not the intention to extend the
train to Grand Island, by arran ging tie
trains on the Norfolk, Albion, and
Cedar Rapids branches at Columbus.
and the branch lines at Grand Island,
so they will reach Columbus and Grand
Island i'll the forenoon and return at
night, it will enable those two flourish
ing cities to become important trade and
travel centers for the surrounding dis
utlSVo, Wigh otuuld Vic pIluClDdl DdSC
of supplies.
But under all circumstances the live
stock trains on those branches should
be run at convenient hours for the South
Omaha markets. In short time this
will require an extension of the train
service to a convenient connection with
Omaha, ii it is not Immediately neces-
sary.
On the Fremont & Ellshorn Valley
railroad the run can be conveniently
made from Hastings, Norfolk, Oalsdale,
via Albion, Geneva and Creighton. So
all of these trains can reach Omaha by
noon, picking up their passengers on
the way, and distributing them at night
on the return trip. AS it is, the Lincoln
& Norfolk train arrangements are ex-
cellent, reaching Omaha at 1918 a. IN.
and returning at 5l5 p. m.
The local train service on the st.
Paul & Omaha road IS no accommoda-
tion at all beyond Blair. There ought
to be a train from Sioux City, Harting-
ton, Randolph and other places into
Omaha every morning not later than III
o'clock, leaving here on the return trip
about q p. IN.
When this is done and the trains
made permanent, with the people in di-
rect communication with their princi-
pal home market at Omaha, the inter-
vcning country will settle up rapidly
and the agitation for building a rival
road will cease.
On the Missouri Pacific the train SER
vice is worse than useless. There is no
reason why it should not be as good at
Omaha as 1T is ut Atchison, Leaven-
worth and Kansas City. We fail to see
why these cities should be built up at
the expense of Omaha. III the manage
ment will put on tram from Falls City,
with Lincoln and Nebraska City con-
nections, reaching Omaha in the fore
noon, and returning at night, with
freight and live stock trains at con-
venient hours. the Missouri Pacific will
find n bag of gold at the end of each
run, and they win need no spectacles to
find it.
These local trains are the foundation
OF the prosperity of Omaha and the
west. Just so fast as circumstances per-
nit they ought to be extended in every
direction, and by all means, when the
most convenient hour is selected, they
should be run without change from year
TO year.
THE Sioux City Jo,nmal struggles la
boriously through q column OF asser-
tions and contradictions to prove that
the thrifty hamlet Of northwestern Iowa
holds the key to the business of north
Nebras kg. aud that il is useless for