Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-05
FOR OMAHA NAN
A., W. Brook Becomes Traffic Manager Of
American Fast Freight Line.
cuT N PACNNe HOUSE PRODUCT MTEs
No h Road Meets the Reduction
Made by chicago Great west
ern-Big improvements Of
Missouri Pacific.

A.. w. Brock. who recently left the Bur
lington Offices In Omaha after several
years service as chief clerk OF the gem
eral freight department, has been up
pointed traffic manager Of the American
Fast Freight line. with headquarters in
Chicago. He succeeds c.. B. Fiske in THU
position.
Mr.. Brooks new station is regarded as
q very substantial and pretentious one and
his friends Ia Omaha learn Of his ADVANCE
ment with great pleasure. When he left
Omaha Mr.. Brock went to accept a place
with, the American LiDseed company OF
Chicago. and his new position is the put
come of that move.
The American Fast Freight line oper-
ates tracks connecting various mills OF
the. American Linseed company with other
railroads at several of the most impor-
tant cities Of the country, the eastern ex-
tremity of the circuit being Buffalo, NJ.
T. the northern Minneapolis, the south
ern st. Louis and the western Omaha.
Mr.. Brooks appointment as trafHc
manager OF this concern became effective
August /.
Great Western f. Alone.
None OF the Omaha roads has "a vet re.
ceived notice from it's general headouarters
to meet the reductions in freight rates, on
packing house products made by the Chi
cago Great Western between Kansas CITY
and Chicago ana Mississippi river points.
All have been in Communication regarding
the situation and some developments are
looked for within the next twenty-four
hours. While the Great Westerns action
does not directly affect Omaha, most freight
men believe 1t will extend to this territory
ana they look for a general mix-up.
something must be done to keep the Great
western In line. said an official yesterday
morning.
In connection with the Great westerns
initiative Of this reduction the rumor that
President stickney wants to sell HE road
is revived. 1t is said that he has taken this
means Of calling attention to the fact that
his Is one of the few independent western
roads, and that It is on the market for the
highest bidder. Against its powerful rivals
1t is urged that the Great Western has
found the task of getting a fair share of
business so trying and severe since cuts
and rebates have been installed that its
management has concluded to offer the
property to the bis financial interests who
are gobbling up all the independent roads
available.
This version is not given general Gre
dence in Omaha. hoover. One prominent
railroad man said: Il can't accept the
theory that stckuey wants to sell. There
was a time when I thought he did. but his
road paid well last year, l understand. ana
1t has been acquiring and building to some
extent which TO me indicates that the prom
erty is not for sale. / thought at nrst that
the building of the road into this territory
from Fort Dodge was a bluff just a feeier
thrown out for a purchaser. but 1 have
changed my mind on that point"
1t is said that the Great Western is push
Ing its construction work on this new line
as rapidly as possible. Some unavoidable
delay has been encountered as q result Of
the failure to get structural iron necessary
to complete the bridge at Fort Dodge.
Missouri Pacino improvements.