Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-26
The North-Western v
Build From This End.


In this mornings Nonpareili is pub
lished an article regarding the improve
ments which the Northwestern will
make on their right of way between
this city and Council Bluffs. The fol.
lowing is portion of it:
There Is every reason to believe that
the west end of the road will be the
next to be dorble-tracked; at no point
on its line does the Northwestern have
a greater traffic than between this city
and Missouri Valley. Not only is ths
present single track used by the main
line trains, but the trains from
the north over the Sioux
City 4 Pacific and the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley routes also
come into Council Bluffs over the
same track. In speaking of this a To-
cal representative of the company said
yesterday; "While have no definite
information as to the plans of the COM
pany in this matter, am inclined to
| believe that there is much truth in the
rumors that the next section of the
company's double track will be put in
between Council Bluffs and Missouri
Valley. If, at any place along its line
the road needs double track it does
between these two points, for.the traffic
is 80 enormously heavy at times that
it is very difficult to handle 1t on one
track. 1 know that it is the policy of
the company to push the completion
of its second track as rapidly as pos
sible and rather believe that during
the next summer most of it will be
completed"
EARLY OPERATIONS PROBABLE.
|. 1t was stated yesterday that the
work on the second track from this
city east would begin as soon as the
weather conditions are sufficiently fav-
orable, perhaps within the next sixty
days. The work will be rushed and a
large gang of men and teams will be
put to work at both ends of the line.
Except for short distance immediate
ly west of Mo. Valley, it is not expect
ed that the second track will leave the
route of the present track, but will fol-
low it within the company's present
right of way. Near Crescent City the
company has. during the past summer
been at work Strengthening out its
track and at the same time an addi-
ftional embankment has been made
for q second track.
i In McClure's Magazine for February,
Hamlin Garland will give q sketch of
daily life on the trail, with which he
has lately extended his acquaintance
(alresdy large) by horseback ride OF
q thousand miles on it. The paper
will be illustrated With drawings from
!, llife'by E. L. blumenschein.
II A couple Of ladies who started out
to find bible for an old lady met with
disappointment from many, but this
1morhing they found that at least one
: chf1stlan man was left. He purchased
IL bible and sent it to them for the old
lady.
Peter Larson and family arrived ir
:, the city this morning from Sweden
and will spend few days here the
guest of Erick johnson, before contin
ping on their journey to Wahoo.
q julie Walters aside Tracked" com
/, jpany was in the city this forenoon en-
D route to Sioux City.
. Rev. A. L. Sarchet Ph. ID the stated
clerk of the Presbytery of Council
Bluffs, will be present at the dedica
: tion Of the Presbyterian church on tn
! 10th.
8 Attorney Frank Tamisiea Is looking
G after legal business in Omaha thi