Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-23

Chinese and Japanese laborers are to-
be dispensed with by the Northern Pa
cifc and Great Northern roads.
The Vanderbilts and the Canadian lines
are again in row over the routing of
New England passenger business.
Seven roads west of the Missouri river
have practically decided to form IN in
Interchangeable mileage ticket bureau.
n Difference to recent Supreme Court
decision cents per mile is now the pas
senger rate of the Wabash road in Alicfi-
gan.
Among the equipment recently turned
out by the Pullman company are three
magnificent dining cars for the New York
Central road.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois AMI
Louisville and Nashville roads are plan
ming a limited passenger train service
between Chicago and New Orleans.
In the proposed extensions of the Chi
cagO Great Western is to he found sutii-
cient reason for the alleged eagerness of
the Hartman people to buy the road.
The roads in the Southwestern PassenA
ger Association have determined that BIZ
cycles are vehicles, and not baggage; con-
sequently no bicycles will be checked free
hereafter.
Grain went east from Chicago last
week to the amount of 2,772, 44J bushels.
Flour shipments amounted to 1880
barrels and dressed beef traffic footed
1856, 101.
The Northern Pacific road has assumed
control Of the Seattle and International
Railway and hereafter the line will be-
known as the Seattle division Of the
Northern Pacific system.
1t has been decided by officers Of the
roads east of Buffalo that during the.
coming summer season no rOund-trip
tickets east or west bound will be sold
between New York and Chicago.
The Santa Fe proposes to spend large
part of its surplus for improvements on
its lines during the present year. About
$4,00O,000 will be expended and the tele-
graph lines will be greatly improved also
According to present plans, the North
western road will cOlonize 10000 settlers
during 1901 on the timber lands of north
ern Wisconsin and the northern peninsula
of Michigan. In these two States the
company owns over 100000 acres OF
land.
The Southern Pacific Company has cs-
tablished a dairy and creamery depart
ment and will put experienced men in
the field to promote the business along
the lines of the company in Texas and to-
assist in finding markets for products of
the new industries.
Passenger officials of the Burlington
lines are discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
inaugurating a new system Of checking
baggage which would relieve the traveller
Of a great deal of annoyance. The pro-
posed system consists Of checking bag
gage direct from homes and hotels.
The promoters Of the Victoria, Van
couver and Eastern Railroad may abar-
don the project because the government
OF British Columbia demands, among
other things, that the company shall pay
per cent Of its gross earnings to the
government, must submit all contracts
for construction to the government for
approval, must build the road with
"home labor" barring all aliens, and,
worse than all, must make such rates for
transportation as the government thinks
proper.
James Charlton. chairman Of the
Transeontinental Passenger Association.
has issued ruling regarding circuitous
route rates for the Epworth League
meeting in San Francisco next July. The
chairman decides that no rate shall be APP
Piled through any gateway going or re-
turning which is less than the rate from
the gateway through which it is applied.
This viii make the rate from St Louis.
for example going via the Missouri riv-
sr and direct routes and returning via
Portland and St. Paul. $50, as the circuit
Gus route rate from ST. Paul has been
fixed at that figure.
During the month Of March there w5a
ordered a total Of 11.439 cars and 414
locomotives, as compared with 9.932 cars
und $50 locomotives for the correspond
ing month OF the previous year. Each
month Of the present year has run far
ahead OF the corresponding month Of
1890 in the matter Of equipment ordered.
A car kitchen is being experimental
with by the New York Central mana---
ment on its Empire State express AS
dining car adds much to the weight OF
Us train the serving 0f meals to patrons
has been a troublesome question. X has
finally been decided to put a small kitch-
en- in one OF the long coaches aud serve
meals on movable tables.