Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-28

the depot question. President Potter OF the
Omaha Bridge and Terminal company Is still
out OF town but Secretary Webster is much
pleased. This will bring the thing to a
focus" said he. and now the other roads
viii be compelled TO hsh or cut bait. My
Information Is limited to hearsay as yet, but
II. as | am informed. the Burlington pro-
poses to go ahead and build depot without
the consent OF any other railroad on earth,
the other roads will have to make other
arrangements at once. In that case we viii
build the deTot at the foot OF Farnam street
for the i've other roads entering Omaha.
As n matter OF fact. we would not be in
jured by the loss OF the Burlington The
connection with that road involved our chief
engineering difficulties, including an eNpen-
siye interlocking system, and we can build
tho depot and save enough on construction
to make up the rental that we would have
derived from the Burlington. | believe the
matter has now come TO a head, and we
will soon know whether we are TO have a
depot at the foot OF Farnam street or not
EXPOSITION DIRECTORS RESOLVE
A. the meeting OF the Board Of Directors
Of the Transmississipp Exposition assocla-
ton yesterday afternoon, the following reso-
lutions apprccative OF the action OF the Bur
lnEtOn were unanimously adopted
Whereas The Burlington railroad has
taken the initiative and has subscribed $50
coo to the capital stock OF the Transmissis-
s!ppl and International Exposition and
through it's officers has signled It's inten-
tiOn to commence at once the erection OF
suitable depot for the transaction OF its
business In this city, and
Whereas, The exposition could not be
made success without the financial support
Of the great railroad corporations here, nor
without the provision by them Of greatly
improved depot facilities, and,
Whereas This expression OF confidence
on the part of this great and popular rail-
road In the exposition and at this critical
time in the future of this city and state
will do much to encourage the ohicers oil
the exposition and induce liberal subsCrip-
tions of stock from other railroads and to
settle the depot controversy and in many
WAYS to improve the business conditions OF
the west, therefore, be 1t
Resolved That the thanks of the Board
of Directors of the Transmissssippi and
International Exposition be rendered to the
officers of the Burlington railroad for the
material assistance they have given at this
time to the exposition by their opportune
and liberal action"
ATTITUDE OF THE UNION PACIFIC.
Judge William Il. Kelly, general solicitor
Of the Union Pacific system, returned to
Omaha last evening from the east, where he
has been in conference with the receivers
upon the matters pertaining to the system.
To a Bee reporter who called at his resi-
dence Judge Kelly said that he could not
discuss the move of the Burlington road
regarding union depot matters, for he had
not even beard of it.
When informed of the announcements
that had been made by General Manager
HOldrege during the day. he said: Il have
just returned from the east, where l have
been for some time, and will leave on an
early train tomorrow for Salt Lake. Not
only have | not received official notifca-
ton of this matter but had not heard of
1t until you mentioned it. I have just re-
Ceived a package of papers from headquar-
ters that was told would make interesting
reading for me while on the train. l pre-
sumo they concern the depot question"
"Will the announcement of the Burling
ton have any effect on your reply to the
letter of that company of July last asking
the cooperation Of the Union Pacific in the
completion of the partly constructed depot
at Tenth and Mason streets?'
None whatever. That VIII be answered
at an early date without reference to the
developments of today. | shall be back
from salt Lake City in about ten days, and
will then have something TO say concern
ing this matter | hope that what you have
said is true. 1t will bring the depot ques-
ton to focus. We need proper terminal
facilities badly, and am glad the Burlington
has taken some action in the matter"
President Clark of the Union Pacific is on
a hunting trip down in Texas, and General
Manager Dickinson Is out on the western
part OF the system with some Cleveland
friends. Secretary Orr Of the executive de-
paTtment last night said that he thought
it inopportune to discuss the matter until
these officials had returned to Omaha Other
officials at the local headquarters of the Union
Pacific preferred to maintain a dignfed
silence concerning the matter during the
absence of their superior officers Most cf
them professed to be anything but surprised,