Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-28

Work is to be pushed on the Fort
Wayne-Butler link of the Wabash road.
The convention of the Order of Railway
Conductors will be held in st. Paul,
MINI.
Machinists on the Santa Fe system
proper have been given increases N their
wages.
Across Picturesque Illinois and Iowa"
is the title of a pamphlet just issued by
the Northwestern road.
More than $1O,OO00OO is to be expend-
ed this season for improvements by the
railroads centering at st. Paul.
Officers of the Michigal CIntral Rail
road are arranging to make another test
of the electrical illumination of Niagara
falls.
Sheep raisers in the Northwest will
benefit by concessions in rates to be made
to them by the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern.
The Omaha branch of the Northwest
ern road has begun to operate the line
from Emerald to Spring Valley, Wis,
twenty miles long.
Earnings of the Wabash for the third
week in April amounted to $314,4TS,
which is an increase over the correspond
ing period of last year.
An order for twenty-five new engines
has been let by the Santa Fe company.
This is in addition to the recent contract
for fifty locomotives.
Gross earnings of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul system for the last week in
A vrs1 =
So, 900 over last year.
Officers of the Burlington. Santa Fe
and Union Pacific lines met in Chicago
TO perfect plans for the pooling of all
government sailor business.
What is said will be the largest grain
elevator in the world is being built in
West Superior, Wis. 1t will have a ca
pacity of 100000 bushels.
An officer of the Northwestern road
says that within forty days the old ques-
ton of finding enough cars to handle the
business will be again presented.
The Rock Island has received 500 new
freight cars from the Pullman company.
The Rock Island is also building about
1900 cars in its own shops. The same
road is also TO receive q number of new
engines.
Railroad passenger travel throughout
the country this year will DE the greatest
in history, according to the estimates of
Chicago traffic officials. The volume Of
business. the! say, Will be larger than
ever before.
Six of the Big Four through trains are
now equipped with new cars from bag
gage to sleepers. They are uniform in
color and size and Of unusual length.
Their appearance is striking and they
are attracting considerable attention.
\ passenger rate war has started
which Is likely 10 assume serious proper
tions. At present only rats from Kan
sas City 10 points in the East have be-
come involved. but the Indications are
that the rates from Chicago and other
Western points TO the East viii suffer
4 large reduction.
Officers Of the roads west Of Chicago
are beginning TO oppose the diferential
fare principle thar prevails East.
Three roads have added 70 the mem
bership Of the Western Passenger Asso-
cation Burlington. Cedar Rapids sd
Northern, Burlington and Northeastern
and KeosuS anl Western. The organ
izatiou now includes thirty-six roads
Tie worS Of rebuilding bridges on the
Niekel Plate hne Is being pushed. Seven
e the more important bridges on The
read are now being Reconstructed. steel
replacing wood and stone being substi-
rugel fo- pile foundations. Grades are
being reduced and the roaabed IS also be
Ing improved.