Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-12
FOR THE SHOP ROOF
Forty-Fivs Tons to Go Into skylights Of
Union Pacific Building.
WORK is BEING RAPIDLY SENT FORWARD
shop and Machine shop VIII
BE Ready for Occupancy by
the First Of Next
Month. a.

Three solid carloads Of glass, forty-fve
tons in all, will shortly be set in the roof
OF the big new Union Pacific machine shop
in a series Of three skylights, the largest
in the United States west of Pittsburg.
There is some hope Of the lights being fin
ished by July 1, as the glass is all on hand
now.
These lights will be each 356 feet long.
The one on top Of the lantern will be
twenty-four feet wide, the full width OF
the lantern. The others will be in the roof
sloping down on either side to the edges
of the building. They will be each twenty
feet wide, and will be each half way from
the lantern to the side walls.
As soon as the side walls are completed
these lights will be put in and the roof
finished. Brick work on the walls now
reaches almost to the caves Of the roof.
Machinery continues to go in the building
and is being set on its foundations.
The pattern shop is so far advanced to-
ward completion now that Foreman Men
says 1t will be out Of the way by July 1.
The big building, too, he says, may be done
by then. In the meantime work is hustling
on the %turntable and roundhouse, the
foundations and wheelpits for the latter be-
ing. finished. Almost all the machinery is
now installed in the power house. The
force working yesterday was $50 men.
inspecting the Tracks.
superintendent Baxter Of the Union Pa
cihc, with Assistant Superintendent Ferris,
strated out yesterday for a tour Of in
spection, which will include the condition
of the tracks. From Omaha they carried
the roadmaster having charge Of the east
ern division of the road and all section fore
men on that division. The party will go
to Grand Island, from where the ~roadmaster
and section foremen will return to their
homes and the roadmaster and section fore
men Of the next division will be met by the
superintendent and assistant and carried
over the division to North Platte. The
third roadmaster and party Of foremen will
Join the superintendent at that place and
run to Cheyenne, the trip over the system
being made in the same manner.
HOmeward Bound Shriners.
At the Union Pacific headquarters 1t Is
learned that agents of the road at San
Francisco had made arrangements to send
back through Omaha over that line several
large parties of Shriners who did not go
out through the Gate City. On June 10,
Thursday, there will be a special train
from the west, bearing the imperial Mecca
party Of New York City, 100 strong. Then
on June 81, the Saturday following, will
come $50 more homeward bound to Column
bus, o. The runs between Omaha and Chi
cage and Omaha and Denver are not the
only ones to be shortened. The Wabash
now steps in with information that it will
do a little cutting of schedule on its own
account, and will clip the time between
Omaha and st. Louis one hour
Quicker Train to st. Louis. 20
The change of time card is set for about
June Is. This makes 1t seem that the prom
Used ten-hour run between the Gate City
and st. Louis will be an actual fact soon,
in plenty of time for the exposition. The
Wabash owns the short line for the run
by many miles now, and the improvements
in trackage 1t has been installing along
the old Omaha & st. Louis road since its
recent purchase of that property will soon
have brought that section of this line to
St. Louis up to the standard OF the Wabash
line everywhere.
Celebration at Sheridan.
Chiefs Plenty Cuss, Crazy Head. Shoulder
Blade, Old Grow, Fire Bear, Medicine Tail,
Pretty Eagle, Spar Hawk, Bird That Walks
on Ice-all these will be at the three days
carnival to be held at Sheridan. Wyo., on
July 3, 4 and 8. Then there will be about
1000 more Indians and as many cowboys.
The old circus and wild west show
features will be seen, only they will be
done on a scale Just 100 times as large
as they ever happen in the show. TIL
pony express will be held up by the Indians
all right and the cowboys will come swoop-
ing down and rout the red men, only
there will be a range Of many miles In
extent for the setting Of the scene instead
of a two-acre lot, and there will be 2,00(
men mixed in combat instead of two dozen
other details OF the program were re-
ceved at Burlington headquarters from
Sheridan yesterday morning. There will bt
a grand parade each morning by all par
Elephants In full costume, Indian games, {
stage holdup by robbers and a rescue BY
cowboys, roping and branding of cattle
breaking Of untamed horses, polo, bast
ball and horse races.
EIkhOrn's New Service.
On Thursday, June ~, the Fremont, Elk.
horn G. Missouri Valley railroad will in
augurate regular daily narrow guage pas.
senge= service over its new extension be
tween Deadwood and Lead City. in soutl
Dakota. These trains will make immediat,
connections with all through trains from
Deadwood on the main line. The Elkhorl
has been handling its passengers meanwhil,
between Deadwood and Lead in carriages
AS soon as the track bed is all substantial
and immovable the standard guage train
will be run right through from Deadwoot
Some of the fills on this piece Of track ar,
sixty feet high, and it takes months 70
these to settle to a permanent basis, con
slant additions and rehlling being require,
till that time in order to maintain tn
grade,