Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-13

\ union station to cost So, 900 is to be
erected in Henderson, Tenn.
Between Rochester and Buffalo sixty
two passenger trains run daily.
Crop reports from points along the
western railway systems continue pessi-
mis:ic
The Chicago and Western Indiana will
elevate its tracks in Chicago. Cost, &c.
100000
The Pullman company will rebuild it's
Wilmington, Del, plant, at a cost of
$25O.OO0.
Officers of the Burlington railroad are
considering a plan for the pensioning of
their cOmpany's employees.
Officers of all the big western roads are
now busy watching the crop reports that
are being sent in almost hourly.
Earnings of the passenger department
of the Chicago Great Western are show
ing wonderful increases compared with
last year.
Aug. 1 the engineering department of
the Burlington and Missouri River road
will be moved from st. Joseph to ST.
Louis, Mo.
Arrangements have been made by the
Grand Trunk to establish a through
sleeping car line from Chicago to Port
land, Me.
Rumors are again rife Of a merging
of the Great Western and Wisconsin
Central with either the Hartman or the
Morgan-Hill combination.
Officers of east-bound roads have been
H..
ing a fee. of % cents for the issuance
of trip half-fare clergy permits.
There are more than $4,000 clergymen
and others of the religious class who
are entitled to the half-fare rate on the
Central Passenger Asso, iation roads
Vice-President Brown of the Lake
Shore is now making a thorough inspec-
ton of every mile of that system for the
purpose of familiarizing himself with the
road.
Extensive improvements are to be
made in Michigan City, Ind, by the
Michigan Central railroad. The town
has consented to allow the course of one
of the streets to be changed to permit an
enlargement Of the railroad yards.
Passenger travel on the roads west
bound from Chicago has attained such
proportions that several of the lines are
now refusing business. One road the
other day absolutely declined TO sell tick
cts to three large parties bound for the
Rocky Mountain districts.
!. \. Fillmore, who has resigned the
positica of manager of the Pacific sys-
TEN + the Southern Pacific Railway af-
ter almost a lifetime Of meritorious SER
vice. will be paid $1,000 a month by the
company till the end Of the year and a
pension of $500 a month thereafter as
long as he lives.
During the last six months 1877 miles |
of new track have been laid in all parts
of the country and the probabilities are
that NJ the end OF the year fully 5000 /
miles of new road VIII have been con
structed. Almost all the work has been |
done in the States west Of the Missouri |
and south of the Ohio to the east OF the |
Mississippi. Nineteen Southern AMI |
Southwestern States have contributed |
about 1900 miles Texas leading with |
POS miles. followed by Oklahoma with !
81 miles and Georgia with 1Gj miles |
The great central Western States OF Wis
consin. Illinois. Michigan Indiana ant |
Ohio. together 50 far furni.. only eighty
seven miles while the Empire State |
shows only ten miles and the New Eng
land States have nothing completed and |
practically nothing contemplated. The
great railway companies are doing most |
Of the work Of extension.
Rates on cotton fabrics from Chicago
and this district 10 al Southern points
were advanced July / The merchandise /
has been advanced from fifth TO fourth /
class
The management Of the Union Pacific 1
Railroad Company is sending out invita-
tons TO join a private excursion to view
the recent wonderful engineering work |
on the lines Of this system IN Wyoming !
50 heavy Is west-tOund passenger
travel now that the Pullman c0np.-,y is
being severely taxed 70 furnish snficienT
cars. The Northwestern. Darlington.
Rock Island and other roads have been
short on frst-class Sleeper cut of Chi.
cage for several dayz-