Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-08

false work till the permanent trusses can
be put in. We must have the track across
the bridge first, for the other material can
be carried there only by rail- 1t is being
assembled at verdigris.
There are 400 men working on this new
line now. with about 100 teams. New grad
ing outfits are coming in every day. how
ever. Grading has just begun, except for
the heavy piece Of rock work Just west Of
Eiobrara. which was started on February Is.
That is now half done. $4,000 cubic yards
being taken out. This cut is a little over
a mile long, along a blum Of solid rock
bordering the river. The dirt grading Is
being carried on at many different points
along the line. Three miles are already
completed.
Just now the extension is %sixty-nine
and one-half miles long from verdigris.
It runs twelve miles north to Niobrara.
fourteen miles west to Boyd county, thirty
two miles through Boyd county north and
west to the Dakota line and twelve miles
into Gregory county, South Dakota, tapping
Fairfax and Boonesteel. | covered the en-
tire line with a team and wagon. Resident
Engineer w. c. Armstrong is in immediate
charge OF the work.
II stopped at Fremont on the way up.
There is nothing new in the union station
situation there. We have decided to build
one, but have not determined Just where
to put It nor how much to spend on IL.
The trouble just now is that we have not
sufficient ground on the site which we
prefer"
New Manila Mail Service.
Arrangements have Just been made
whereby the mail service to Manila will
be greatly improved. Hereafter there will
be no breaking OF bulk on Manila and Hong
Kong mail, due to the adoption Of a new
route by the steamships. News of the
change was received at Union Pacific head
quarters yesterday and will be heralded
widely.
The change consists Of the establishment
OF a monthly service to Manila via Homo
lulu, Yokohama and Nsgasakt. The return
will be made via Hong Kong. Heretofore
the trip has been to Hong Kong first, where
the Manila mail was cut out and sent on
down to Manila on local boats. The first
ship of this new service leaves San Fran
cisco Tuesday, April s.
Fast Time on Central.
A remarkable burst OF speed was made
last Saturday night by the Illinois Central
"~Cannonball' No. 2, westbound from Chi
cago. With Engineer Clark in the saddle
Of locomotive No. 232 this train shot like
a yellow streak across .twenty-nine miles
OF country in twenty-three minutes, max
ing a full start and a full stop in that
time as we'll.
The run was from Logan. Ia, to Council
Bluffs. No. 2 was late, and that was the
incentive for the run. Engineer Clark says
he can do more than that with the Can
nonba1l."
Arlington Bridge Nearly Done.
General Superintendent Hughes Of the
Fremont, Elkhorn G. Missouri Valley rail-
road announces that the new bridge over
the Elkhorn river at Arlington, Neb., will
be completed this week. Work was begun
on this construction last fall and trains
have been running over false work for some
months, while the coming Of the single
truss was awaited. This was delayed far
beyond the expected time by the steel
shortage, but the truss arrived two weeks
ago and is now in place. 1t is 10 feet
long.
Agent StimsOn I'm Omaha.
S. r. Stlmson of Peoria. ILL.,, arrived in
Omaha yesterday morning to take up his new
duties as agent here for the National
Despatch-Great Eastern line via Grand
Trunk main lines. Mr.. Stimson has been
agent for the Great Eastern line at Peoria
previous to the consolidation. Charles F.
Rogers, whom he succeeds here. will leave
for his new position as general agent for
the National Despatch-Great Eastern line
at Kansas City Tuesday night.
Railway Notes and Personals.
Northwestern Agent Melville of the
Frisco line has gone to Des Moines.
Commercial Agent e. F. Serviss of the
Frisco line has gone to Kansas City.
John Mellen, travelling passenger agent
for the Chicago g. railroad
Is In Omaha.
George Vallory, general agent for the
Burlington at Denver, passed through
Omaha Monday enroute for Chicago.
George Morgan, assistant general freight
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad at Chicago, Is In Omaha,
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