The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

summer and the promoters are
working with that end in view. If
the line can be gotten through to
Spokane, the Canadian Pacific
would be willing to take it over,
while under the present circum.
stances with the line only extended
as far as Republic there is not
enough inducement for the C. P. r
to take 1t.
For the past "a hours the com
mercial wires and the various rail
way telegraph lines have been un.
certain and have caused much de.
lay to traffic.
The Big Four and Chicago &
Northwestern railways suffer the
effects Of an open switch, causing
the derailment of passenger trains
in both instances.
1t appears the accident on the
Northern Pacific near Missoula was
caused by an empty engine getting
a start without being manned
through the throttle's leaking
steam.
The Oregon Railroad G. Naviga.
ton companys steamers, which
have been tied sup for two months
on account of the engineers strike
are again plying between San
Francisco and Portland on schedule
time.
The Northern Pacific railway is
experiencing no little annoyance in
its fight to keep up the supply OF
coal for its engines and other i'm.
mediate requisites. 1t is furnishing
coal for the Great Northern com
pany and will do so until the min.
ing on the Washington & Great
Northern railway has been thrown
open.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cif1c Railway company up to the
present time have had no trace of
the robbers who held up the Kan
sas City Express near Davenport,
Iowa, November %.
The elevated railroad employees
Of Chicago will have a union form
ed by Wednesday and will immedi-
ately approach the management for
a schedule of wages to coincide
with the existing conditions.
The Santa Fee has purchased the
California Il Nevada railway, UNI
completed, for $4,000.
There was 1851, 246,S41 paid in
salaries to the various railway en-
plOyes in 1900. The record of 1901
though yet incomplete, will be an
| increase. There is movement
which expects to prove that the
raise in freight rates will offset the
increase in wages which have be-
come so popular of late.
The Southern Pacific has ordered
100 chair cars from the Pullman
company.
The Denver & Rio Grande have
ordered $50 cars from the American
Car & Foundry company.
The sum of $S.000,000 will be
spent on construction in Missouri
by the Rock Island railway.
The Canadian Pacific has order
e. so new coaches.
The Southern Pacific will spend
100000 in colonization of south
western Louisiana and southern
Texas. Land is being sold at the
rate of 100000 acres per month.
General Superintendent Sumner
j. Collins of the Wisconsin Central
railway announces a raise of IS
for all telegraphers.
The Burlington is double tracking
between st. Joe and Omaha.
The Washington & Great North
l\NnV'c tnrr,,ina1 h,i inc
have been completed at Republic,
b. G,
The president of the o. r. & N.
confirms the statement that the
trainmen will receive a 10 per cent
increase.
The Denver. Northwestern & Pa
cific railway, a proposed line from
Denver to Salt Lake, is, according
to reports, backed by the Rock
Island.
The Santa Fe may build a con-
nection with the Denver & Rio
Grande railway. If it is attempted,
the building of line $50 miles
from Needles, Cal, to Cedar City,
Utah, will be necessary.
The Oregon Short Line railway
is to build a branch line from Co
rhine, Utah, to Malad City. Idaho,
distance Of 40 miles
The interstate commerce has
made an attack on the rates in
effect on the Santa Fee.
The railroads of Colorado have
virtually agreed to insist that pass
engers coming into Colorado pro-
duce certificates. at least from
those who appear to be invalids.
The object is to prevent the spread
Of tuberculosis.
The latest thing in the way of a
lasting tie for n railroad company
Is just out and appears to be an eco.
nomical invention. The new tie Is
made of leather and will be given
a trial by the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific lines.
General Manager l.. NJ Johnson
of the Mexican Central, with head.
quarters at the City of Mexico, and
who has been in the service of that
line for 10 years. has rendered his
resignation and will retire from
railroad life