Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
CONTEST IN COLONIZATION
Burlington Official Insists that His Line is
in the Lead.
PLANTING COLONIES IN BIG HORN BASIN
Details for the settlement of -Four
Hundred Families Near Fenton Are
Being Arranged Missouri
Pacific improvements,

THE Union Pacific is Just one year be-
hind us in its move to c~olonize in Wyo-
ming" said q Burlington ofhcial yester-
day. 1.-The step is merely one to Offset that
already taken by our line in the sam state
and it presents another interesting phase
OF the bitter conflict between the Hill and
Hartman railroads wherever they come
into competition or contact. As a matter
of fact, the Union Pacific is far behind the
Burlington in the present venture, and II
realizes this fact. Anything it may do in
Wyoming now will not suface to regain
what 1t has lost there.
What has aroused the Union Pacific
most Immediately is probably not 30 much
the progress the Burlington is making In
Wyoming itself as the injury 1t is INJECTING
on the Unon Pacific in other districts by
taking away it's resident population and
planting the people in this new Burlington
country.
For instance, since the Toluea-Cody
line has been opened we nave taken 500
Mormon families and put them In along
that new railroad. They came, Of course,
from the heart of the Union Pacific realm.
This is not gratifying to that system, SO
now 1t will endeavor to establish a counter
colony in a different portion of Wyoming
in an attempt to evershadow our work in
the same line.
Despite what the Union Pacific may do.
we will continue our colonization work.
The Big Horn basin is the main seat Of our
work, and this section will be the
scene Of almost all Burlington activity and
construction for some years to come. Many
new lines will be built penetrating different
districts of the basin.
Just now details for the settlement Of
many families near Fenton, along the Bur-
lington and Bench irrigation canal. are
being completed. and at least 400 families
will be taken into the basin this year"
Fixing Up Omaha-Kansas City Line.
The Missouri Pacific is making earnest
of Its intention to improve its line be-
tween Omaha and Kansas City along the
plans outlined by Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent Styles in The Bee some months
ago. Mr.. Styles said at the time that 100
miles Of the distance would be rebuilt in
1902. that between Willis. Kan. and Union,
Neb. In support OF this news reached Mis-
souri, Pacific ofices here that ties and
rails for this reconstruction were already
distributed from Willis as far up as Falls
City. and would now be scattered the rest
of the way to Union. Falls City Is almost
half Of the way from Willis 60 Union
Meanwhile from Willis to Atchison the road
has already been perfected. and from there
to Kansas City it is up to snutf ip eVery
particular.
With this work completed. there will b
only the distance between Union and omahi
that is not completely transformed. and
this will be attended 70 next year. A
great benefit that will follow the rebuilding
will be that the Missouri Pacific can ther
better 1.-The time between Omaha and Kan,
sas City. The new heavy steel rails thai
are to be laid viii stand for anything il
that line.
Promotion for David Patterson.
A circular just issued by General Man.
ager H. n. Nudge OF the Atchison, ToPeks
& santa Fe Railway company announces
the appointment Of David Patterson. for
merly OF Omaha. TO the position Of division
master mechanic OF the New Mexico and
Rio GrsRde divisions 81 that read.
This advancement crowns thirty-fouI
years Of active railroad work in the me
chanieal department by Mr.. Patterson. HI
was for twenty-nine consecutive years In
the employ OF the Union Pacific system and
rose step by step from the position Of ma
chlnist's apprentice. which he held a
| North Platte in 1865. TO his present position
MI. Patterson WAS In turn an apprentice
m~achinist and toolmaker at North Piatts
and Evanston, general foreman At DenvsI