Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-13
STEEL WORK GOES RAPIDLY
Supports for Walls and Roof Of New Shop
Being Erected,
SOON READY FOR MASONRY CONTRACTORS
william II. Dodd, Wen Known In
Railroad Circles Here. Passes
Away In ChicaEo-RRiIrOad
Notes and Personals.

Notes and Personals.
Eight Of the thirty eight huge steel
trusses which will support the walls and
roof Of the new Union Pacific shop build
ing are now in place, thus completing four
Of the nineteen arches which will cross the
building from side to side. The four trusses
which form the eastern half OF these
arches were erected in a very short space
Of time, as they required no intermediate
support fastening between the outside walls
and where they met the other trusses at
the center Of the building.
At the present rate a very few weeks
only should be necessary for the compile
tion OF all the raising Of the steel for this
building. and then the contractors who
have this portion Of the work in charge
will make way for the ones who will build
the walls.
Meanwhile good progress is being made
with the raising of the power house roof.
1t ls now up almost to the required eleva-
ton, and masons have already begun to fill
in the space below with brick. Not only
must the thick walls be built up three
feet to the roof, but the gaps that we're
torn In them at intervals OF ten or twelve
feet all the way around must be filled in
again. The jacks rest in these gaps on
scaffolding projections. The walls between
these gaps will be built up to the roof till
its weight can rest on them, then the Jacks
can be removed and the gaps themselves
filled up to the required height, thus giving
a solid wall again.
At the new pattern shop location every
thing is now practically ready for the
raising Of the steel, which will be a small
matter as compared with that Job on the
larger building. There will be only a dozen
or so trusses and these will be of a lighter
construction than those in the big shop,
and. therefore, much easier to assemble
and to raise in place.
Death of william NJ. DOdd.
General Passenger Agent Kniskern Of the
Chicago & Northwestern at Chicago yester-
day telegraphed to Union Pacific passen-
ger department headquarters here news OF
the death of William NJ. Dodd, which oc-
Cured yesterday morning in Chicago. Mr..
Dodd had till a year ago been general agent
Of the Northwestern at Chicago for many
years and for two decades had been in the
employ Of that system there. Last. year
he accepted a position with the National
Printing company. He and Mr.. Kniskern
were always close friends and the intimacy
continued after Mr.. Dodd had severed his
connection with the Northwestern
Mr.. Dodd was widely known among rail-
road men In Omaha and he possessed more
friends in theatrical circles than any rail
roader living, according to Union Pacific
officials. He was a great favorite with all
actors who had ever come in contact with
him. He was still In the prime Of life,
being about 40 years of age, and leaves a
family.
Passenger OhiciaIs Meet Tuesday.
Passenger Trafic Manager Eustis of the
Burlington system has set a new date fol
the meeting OF the passenger officials Of thu
road to fix final details of the new time
card schedule changes. The gathering will
be at st. Joseph on Tuesday, April 10, an(
General Passenger Agent Francis of thu
Nebraska lines says that two hours will
suffice to clean up all the work. This Il
because oil the important parts, such al
the terminal times, are already determined
and only the intermediate work needs do
ing. Mr.. Francis says hat no change,
have been decided upon since the first an
nouncement and that everything will doubt
less be left as stated at that time. 1t 4
possible that no representatives of the op
Grating department will be present at tn,
meeting, although General Superintendent
Calvery Of the Nebraska lines and Crane
Of the Missouri lines are expected.
G.. o /. CornweII Makes a Change.
C. o. Cornwell, for four years chile
clerk of the freight department Of tn,
Wabash road here, has resigned to accep
a position as chief clerk Of the traffic de
partment OF the Cudahy Packing compan!
- nAA ~. N---vI 49,. -.I
known among Omaha rallroaders and wa
an efficient traffic man, his ability in thi
line winning for him the offer from tn
packing company. Before coming Il
Omaha he was agent for the Memphis roat
at several important stations in Kansas
and so has had much railroad experience
]. W Corey, who has been connected will
the Wabash ONCE at South Omaha. ha
been promoted to succeed Mr.. Cornwell a
chief clerk here.
Railway Notes and Personals.
C. c. Bowlus, resident manager of tn
Fruit Despatch company at Kansas city
is in Omaha.
o. o. Van Den Berg. travelling ,freigh
agent of the Louisville e. Nashville roa'
at Kansas City, is in the city.
s. H.. Dare. general western freigh
agent Of the Plant system. with h~eadquart
ers at Cincinnati. is in Omaha.
Pete Simons, travelling passenger agen
OF the Hamburg-American steamship line
with ; headquarters at ST Paul. is 4
Omaha. q"
John r. Barrett, the new travelling
freight agent of the Missouri Pacific rail
way, has gone out through Nebraska o.
his first roundup.
Tom Hughes, travelling passenger agen
OF the Missouri Pacific railway out. o
Omaha, has returned from a weeks tri
through North Dakota and Minnesota.
General Superintendent Calvert an
Division Superintendent Bignel OF tn
Burlington road nave returned to Lincol
here.
Tom Godfrey, city passenger agent 10
the Missouri Pacific railway, and ToI
Hughes, travelling passenger agent for IN
same line, have gone TO Excelsior Spring
Mo-, to spend Sunday,