Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-01
Two Sets Of Rails from Chicago to
Banks Of Missouri.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
II Now the First Road 20 Operate
Parallel Lines the Entire Dis
lance Railroad News,

A double track, block system line OF
transcontlnental railway now reaches
out to the westward as far as Omaha.
This viii be in the way OF a distinct
revelation to the man who made the
trip across the plains 25 years ago
IN a prairie schooner Or on the emf
grant train OF the seventies,
The rapid development OF the great
agricultural states has been lost sight
Of to a certain degree in the discussion
that has arisen lately concerning the
commercial invasion Of China and the
far east, the occupation of the Philip
pine Islands, the annexation Of Hawaii,
and the whole general movement by
which America has suddenly become a
world power commerce has moved
ahead positively and relentlessly In the
direction Of the Pacific coast, raising
up new towns, building up old ones,
making factories and farms where Wild
prairie had been.
The result Is shown, In part, In the
necessity on the part of the Chicago q
Northwestern for this double-track
line, where great trains OF livestock and
grain move in long lines eastward TO
feed not only the eastern states, but 20
afford an outlet for the products OF
what Is now, more than ever beore,
the granary Of the world.
To the westward there Is also a con-
tinuous stream Of travel The North
western lines operate three daily
passenger trains from Chicago to the
Pacific coast One OF these, known as
the Overland Limited, Is probably the
most luxurious and beautiful train in
the world. Through Pullman service
10 Omaha, Denver Salt Lake, Port
land and San Francisco leaves Chica-
go daily heavily loaded with traffic
TO those points. As TO freight move
ments, the great double-track system
across the plains IL busy carrying man
ufactures for Aslatic Russia, cotton
cloths for the Chinese, various articles
required by the pioneers who have
crossed the Pacific To Manila and gone
north 10 the gold mines OF Alaska, as
well as the tremendous traffic for the
Dakotas, Colorado Wyoming, Utah and
the Pacific northwest, comprising the
product OF every known branch Of the
commercial activity,
II was In lS4S that the Chicago a
Galena Union, having been completed
from Chicago TO the Des PLANES river.
a distance of 10 miles, the first train
over the line opened the traffic TO
Chicago by stopping on lts way east
to take on a farmers load Of wheat
the first grain shipment by rail to
Chicago from the west. IL may be
Imagined that this wheat was hardly
destined for export and that the traY-
elers on this junket Of early days little
toWhat proportions this nucleus
Of a great railway system would grow
But the road grew and In 1910 the
line 10 Council Bluffs was complete, and
The Pawnees on the Platte and the Sioux
On the Missouri began 10 feel the crowd |
ms Of the white mans outposts. In !
$50 Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin |
had become well settled, while along |
he Platte the Indians still remained.
The Northwestern had, however, built |
4 line across southern Minnesota and
nto Dakota as Tar as WATERFOWL, with
.eeders 10 various points, while In
Wisconsin and northern Michigan
ines had been extended north into
he Lake Superior district through
1scanaba to Ishpeming.
The Chicago e. Northwestern Is the
ioneer transcontinental line It's little
% miles forerunner OF as, reaching
)ravely QUE to the great west has al
ways kep. Just a little ahead OF the
asst pace set for progress by the young
nan, who taking Greeley's famous adj
lice. has gone west, until the west and
he far east are ready to join hands as
me.
Double track trunk lines, heavy 10.
'omotiyes and palace-like passenger
rains have all come to the west large
y as a result OF the work Of this pioneer
me Elevated tracks In Chicago cleo
rio block signals daily overland trains,
md the steady reduction In time, for
,veriand passenger schedules have all
Jeen furthered by the Northwestern.
The completion Of the double track to
Omaha, The first double track between
rhicago and the Missouri river, puts
he road not only at the front as COM
Jared with the other western roads but
n advance OF many Of then eastern
ines that traverse country where the
population IL much more dense
The double track 10 Omaha Is part
II the general plan ON the part OF the
Northwestern. the Union Pacific and
he Southern Pacific to make the facili-
les for transportation between Chicago
md the Pacific coast as ample as pos
,ible a plan that viii doubtless result
n the continued improvement Of trans
continental service.