Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-26
RUMoRS ABOUT TICKET OFFICE
IL Involves Board of Trade Corner
and Stirs Railroad Men-Three
Stories Are Ahoat.

Commotion existed in the city railroad
Offices yesterday because Of a widely
disseminated report that some road would
move its uptown ONCE into the Board Of
Trade building. first floor corner front, at
Sixteenth and Farnam streets, as soon as
improvements now In progress there are
completed.
1t was said that no lease was yet signed
for the place, but that three local railroad
Offices were vieing with each other for the
corner. These were the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul, the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific and the Wabash. Oficials in
charge at each office named. however. fatty
deny that any change on their part is con-
templated.
The fact remains that George & Co., who
handle this building. are apparently fxing
the room designated for occupation by a
railroad Office. Every special arrangement
necessary for such a purpose is being made.
The firm. however. says that it has com
pleted no arrangements for occupancy with
anyone.
Which road will move there is a puzzle.
All admit that it is a most desirable loca-
tion. with advantages Of floor space and
square room and two fronts as we'll. But
the Milwaukee people insist that they are
still after the Mandelberg corner in the
Paxton block across the street; the Rock
Island officials say they have a two years
lease yet on their present location, and
have spent much money on permanent fix
lures, while they will shortly spend more
on Improvements, so il is preposte-ous TO
think they will move; lastly, the Wabash
men say they would like the place, but that
the price is entirely too steep, and they
will not go there. George & Co. have
recently approached the Wabash on the
matter. They ask SO. 600 for the lease be-
sides the rent. -Four years are yet to run
on the lease.
AS a last stab ii was suggested that the
Burlington was going up there. This
caused the faces Of Milwaukee officials to
light up, as they said they would then knock
out the wall between their office and the
Burlington and occupy the whole corner at
Fifteenth and Farnam. The Milwaukee is
worse pinched for room than any Of them.
Lake shore to Move West.
Another great step in the progress - the
western country toward greater inn nee
in national railroad affairs is mara.d By
the removal OF Ell the general Offices { the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway
company from Cleveland TO Chicago, which
has just been announced, to take place as
soon as the new Lake shore-Rock Island
passenger station at Chicago is completed.
This will be the first road having Chicago
as its western terminal 20 have general
officials located il the Windy City. A Few
others, such as the Baltimore & Ohio and
the Michigan Central, have general passen-
ger agents there, but the operating, audit
ing and trafic headquarters remain In the
east. The projected move by the Lake
Shore will bring every oficial save Presi-
dent Newman and Vice President Brown,
who will remain in New York City. They
have advocated the move since their first
connection with the Lake Shore. They were
formerly Chicago men.
Four new stories will be added to the sta
ton TO be used for the general Offices. The
change involves the moving Of about 500
officials and employees from Cleveland. The
station will now be thirteen stories high
and is TO be completed by January l next.
The officials to be moved, together with all
their respective department help, are:
General Manager P. S. Blodgett. Assistant
General Manager P. P. Wright, General su-
perintendent A. H. Smith, Chief Engineer
E. A. Handy. Assistant Treasurer and As
sistsnt Secretary Nicholas Bartlett. Auditor
r. II. Hill, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent A. J. Smith, General Baggage Agent
J. l. Freeman, General Trafhe Manager @.
J. Grammar. Purchasing Agent F. H.
Greene. Lumber Agent r. A. Bury. Super
intendent Of Telegraph William Kline. Car
Accountant H.. J. Merrick. Chief Claim
Agent W. T. Smith, superintendent Of Mo,
tive Power Waldo H. Marshall. superin-
tendent Of Car Construction John Kirby,
Mechanical Engineer Fl. p. Ball.
Railway Notes and Personals.
Superintendent Baxter and Assistant Su-
pertntendent Ferris OF the Nebraska divi-
sion Of the Union Pacific railway. have
gone west together.
Thomas G.. Mcclellan. general western
agent Of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St
Louis railway. with headquarters at ST.
Louis, is In Omaha.
The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad operating department reports news
of general rains practically covering the en-
portion.
A special Pullman will carry Mr.. Earhart
and a party from New York City through
Omaha Saturday on the Burlington enroute
for Denver. The members viii be in this
city all day, coming in at 7:45 a. m. and
remaining until AZ p. m.
Assistant General Passenger Agent J. o.
Phillippi Of the Missouri Pacific railway
has returned from a trip over the central
branch. and brings bad reports of crop
conditions in Kansas. Winter wheat"
saws he. lis already damaged 50 per cent,
while the ground is hard and in bad con-
dition for other grains 10 come
General Superintendent D. Hardy OF the
Superintendent c. NJ. Rathburn Of the
same line. were in Omaha over night on
an inspection tour. They went south yes
teTday morning on No. IS, leaving al 10
O'Clock. They were riding in the private
car Magnolia