Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-05
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There will be a meeting of the Arkansas
lines to-day in ST. Louis to check rates
from that territory.
The Kaw valley potato diggers have al
most suspended operations as the price has
gone SO low that it is waste of money
to pay labor for getting them out of the
ground.
The railroads are finding great difficulty
in getting sufficient white pine to fill orders.
The price has advanced Sl.5O per 1000 since
July and another 80 cents is to be tackled
on August 20.
The rates on oak lumber from points on
the Iron Mountain, Jonesboro, Memphis
and points on the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis will be advanced cent per
100 pounds, effective September l.
George II. Jarvis, receiver and general
manager of the Louisville, Evansville &
st. Louis Consolidated railroad, announced
yesterday the appointment of w X. Nor
ley as superintendent in charge of transpor-
tation and telegraph departments. Mr..
Morley was at one time superintendent OF
the Pittsburg & Gulf.
A prominent official of the Northwestern
road said yesterday in reference to recent
reports: The present traffic relations be-
tween the Union Pacific and the North
western will not be dissolved come what
may, and the belief that such would be
the case has existed only in the, imagina-
ton of the officers of certain rival COM
petitive roads,
At present the Burlington and other
roads traversing the great western grain
belt are making preparations TO handle
the largest crop of corn ever raised in
productive section of the country. The
burlington has gathered information which
leads it to believe that this years crop
will far exceed that of any former ban
ner' season and almost double that of any
former average" year. While the reports
from all parts of the belt, which covers
Nebraska, Iowa, Northern Missouri North
ern Kansas and Northeastern Colorado, are
glowing. Everywhere in the belt the corn
crop is said to be safe under ordinary con-
ditions.
Three surveying corps have been started
out by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, under the direction of Chief Engineer
w. 7. Manning. of the Pittsburg & West
ern Railway Company, to make a complete
survey Of the main line of the Pittsburg 6,
Western, between Pittsburg and Akron.
The survey will probably require six
months to complete, and then extensive
improvements, costing several million dol
lars, are contemplated 1t is the intehtion
to bring the standard of the Pittsburg &.
Western up to that of the recently improv-
ed Baltimore & Ohio and place it in posi-
ton to more successfully compete with
other lines to the lakes.
Railroad men are confident that before
many more days are passed an official an
nouncement of the consolidation of the Sea-
the Florida Central & Peninsular will be
made. For some time it has been known
that efforts have been made to link the in
terests of the three roads. but very little
definite and authentic information has
leaked out regarding the matter John
Shelton Williams, president of the Sea-
board Air line and of the Georgia & Ala
bama road. and ]. William Middendorf, an
eastern capitalist, are said to be at the
head of the movement for consolidation.
If the roads are consolidated it is practi-
cally certain that a first-class traffic agree
ment will be made between the combine
and either the Baltimore e. Ohio or the
Pennsylvania. The running of through
| trains between New York and Floridian
points is one of the most desirable posi-
bilities of such an agreement.