Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-12

of business without accidents and annoy
ing delays.
Where do they cross I.eavenworth
| Street,
| Within n few feet of tho point at
which the Belt line now crosses it on
grade.
| from this point2
BY parallcling tho Belt line.
is the line from l4th and lizard north
an elevated liuep
| 1t is until il has crossed the railroad
tracks and Nicholas street (which is the
only important thoroughfare), and then
1T drops down TO the surface, connecting
with the various railroads entering the
city from the north.
What is this line for?
To enable the railroad companies en-
tering Omaha from the east to reach
the level plateau lying north OF Nicholas
and east of Fifteenth, to secure shop
grounds, yardage, etc., and to reach
| East Omaha, and those entering Omaha
from the north to reach the union depo,
and terminal grounds of the Nebraska
| Central Railway company at Fifteenth
! and Chicago streets
What is the line to the Little Papil-
lion creek for?
To allow eastern railroads entering
Omaha over the Nebraska Central
bridge to build out of Omaha into the
state of Nebraska.
How much is the Nebraska Central to
receive for building thes lines?
Two hundred and fifty thousand
| dollars, but not until the lines arc COM
| pleted.
Can the Nebraska Central railway
keep the other railroads from crossing
its bridge and using it's lines for five
years, as charged by the enemyp
No. The proposition provides that
they shall be allowed to run their loco
motives, passenger and freight trains
over the bridge, and over all these lines
on fair and equal terms, and upon tho
payment of just and reasonable COM
pensation, and if they cannot agree the
arbitrators shall have power TO decide
what is just, fair and reasonable, and
enforce their decisions. This provision
also takes effect Immediately.
What next does the Nebraska Central
proposep
To build q union depot to cost $780,
10000, which shall be in keeping with
the other public buildings of the city of
Omaha and large enough to accommo-
date all railroads which may desire to
use it.
Whore is it located?
AT the corner of 18th and Chicago,
opposite Jefferson square. and within
three blocks of your postotiice building.
How does this location suit you?
Don't you want a Union depot which
you will not be ashamed to have your
friends enter when they come to Omaha?
Do you think the building of this
depot wonld stop the building of the
one at Tenth street2 Would it not
rather hasten it?
Don't you think it would be to the ad.
vantage OF the city to have two union
depots 30 that strangers would have an
opportunity to see something of the
central part of the city?
How much does the Nebraska Cen tral
| get for this improvement?
$l50,00000.
When?
Not until the depot is completed and
the Nebraska Central and at least one
other railway are actually using it,
After twenty years of waiting are you
not willing to devote this sum for this
magnificent improvement if you are not
to pay for the same until you actually
secure it?
Is this depot and the depot tracks fifty
feet up in the air, as it has been repre-
sented by the enemy?
| No. The depot and all of the tracks
on the depot grounds are on grade.
Have we offered you too many things
at once?
Is there any part OF it you don't wantp
Is there any part of it unnecessary?
If we build II bridge only, do you
think that other railroads would come
in and build everything else without
| subsidies?
We thought so once, but found that
they would not come in unless they could
secure depot facilities and good connec-
tions with South Omaha, where the
most important freight business is to be
| secured.
Do you think the aggregate (S75O,0OO
is a very large sum to give for these i'm
portant improvements?
"Perhaps it is, but you may know that
the Union Stock Yards company in the
last seven years has given away much
more than this amount to secure the
location at South Omaha Of the various
packing houses now there, and recently
offered almost half OF the above sum to
secure the location of one additional
house, knowing that by doing so it
would increase its business for all time
and soon get back in extra profits
through increased business the enor-
nous outlay.
What has done more to promote the
; growth and prosperity of Omaha than
the liberal policy pursued by the Stock
Yards company?
If the enemy tells you that our plans
are not properly drawn and that tho
scheme is not feasible, tell him that the
plans have been examined by some of
the most eminent engineers in the
United States and the arrangement pro-
nounced to be first-class in every
respect
If he tells you that our route through
the city ruins n large amount OF pro-
perty, please examine the route your
self and you will be surprised to learn
| how devoid of truth this is and how
many hundreds more in number would
be injured bv any other route which
could be selected inside of the Belt rail
: way.
If he tells you that the road should
run on the surface, tell him that he is
behind the times; that the important
cities of the country are compelling
the railroads to elevate or depress
their tracks; ask him how he would de-
wise scheme that would interfere 80
!, little with the use of the public streets
for other purposes AS the plan which is
described, ask him why this line should
| ka pus had nwav from N front Of the ma N