Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22
ON THE RAIL

Bananas are a particularly slippery
subject to handle with the railroad
people these days, and circulars have
been issued by all the roads in the
banana business to their employees to
be especially careful during the cold
spell to see that the bananas are
neither too cool nor too hot. In, other
words, the bananas must be handled
as carefully as infants on the bottle
The Illinois Central is accounted 1.-THE
leading banana line. Solid banana
trains are made up at New Orleans and
come as far north as st. Louis, where
1 they are broken and the cars go in va
'rious directions. The opening of the
new station at Omaha has created a
commotion among the lines there that
have hitherto controlled this business.
The Missouri Pacific and @. have done
the business, but the Illinois Central
is now working for piece of it on it's
line by way of Freeport. The trouble
that must be looked out for now is
overheating. The cars of bananas
starting at New Orleans are but half
ripe, and the finish is put on during the
trip. OF course, there is danger of
frost in cold weather and trainmen, in
their anxiety to save having frozen
bananas, often close the ventilators
tight. In consequence the fruit ripens
too rapidly and arrives just on the
point of decay. So it is that a good
banana nurse is needed with every
consignment to watch every change of
the weather and wind, and fix the ven-
tilators just so. At this time the
wholesale fruit men frequently send
their own men down as far as st.
Louis to care for the banana cars all
coined by the railroads who give
transportation to the banana men just
the same as stock shippers get passes
for looking after cattle and sheep This
relieves the roads of responsibility
But still there will be worrying until
the days OF bitter winds and suddei
changes to the cold are past, and ven
tilators can be lert open with safety.
w. G. Collins, general manager OF
the Milwaukee road, has announced
that it has been decided to build its
new road into GAINESVILLE on the lin
south of Darien and Emerald Grove
The officials of the company are salts
fled that this is the best grade ana
shortest route. The road will &
through the village of Walworth AM
pass through Frank Randall's farm
about a mile south of Darien, through
the farms of Charles Liddie, L. Tur
ner and j. Seaver, crossing the presen
railroad on the west side of the bi
bridge between Darien and Al.
len Grove. According to tn
Libertyville Independent, the ex
tension of the branch, after leay
ing Fox lake, ILL.,, is to be to LAX
Geneva, Williams bay, Delavan LAX
and Delavan, according to the last sur
vey. Lake Geneva city and Delaval
people are greatly in favor of the las
proposition, it is said, and are offerins
inducements TO the company, provid
ing the line is erected through thos
places. Everything considered, thi
would be the most feasible route, b.
they will have a chance to compete
with the Northwestern for Lake Geh
eva passenger service and at the same
time have more direct line to Delh
van lake. The erection of such lihe
would penetrate the lake regions of
Lake county and also two of the most
popular resorts in southern Wisconsin.
The timely discovery of broken
wheel by the engineer of the
st. Paul Chicago limited train
on the Chicago & North
western road, due in Madison eabh
evening at 5:45, was all that averted a
terrible accident day or two since.
The train pulled into GAINESVILLE from
the north one hour and thirty minutes
late. Twelve miles beyond Barabbo
the engineer while examining his en-
CINE at small station discovered that
the mammoth steel tire on one of the
large driving wheels on the engine was
Just hanging on. 1t was all but on.
The engine was at once uncoupled from
the train and sidetracked. Then a mes
sage was sent to Baraboo and another
engine was on the scene after an hour S
: delay. Had the discovery not been
made and the tire slipped off while the
train was running at high rate of