Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-08


G. NJ. Hunt has been appointed gen
eral superintendent of the st. Louis,
Memphis and Southeastern Railroad.
The st. Paul Terminal and Transfer
Company has been incorporated at st.
Paul, with a capital stock of $15O,000.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road has put on a new sleeping car ser
vice between Chicago and Eagle Grove,
Iowa.
The Santa re has acquired possession
of the California Eastern Railroad which
runs from COTS to Marvel, a distance of
twenty miles.
The directors of the Wabash Railroad
met in New York and authorized the pay
ment of the usual 3 per cent semi-annual
interest on the debenture A bonds.
The gradual evolution of an electric
line between Milwaukee and Chicago has
spurred the steam roads to renewed eff
forts in the direction of faster time.
The Illinois Central will expend $1O,-
100000 or more in double tracking and
providing depots and shops on its lines
between Fulton, KY, and Memphis,
Tenn.
With the completion Of work on the
western division, the Chicago, BurIing-
ton and Quincy Railway Company will
have practically a new double track main
line through the State of Iowa.
Some confusion arises in counting the
time to be made by the Burlington fast
train from Chicago to Denver, when the
fact is not taken into account that at
McCook, in southwestern Nebraska, all
the watches are set back one hour on
trains going west. There the mountain
time begins and the central time ends.
Geo. J. Charlton, general passenger
agent of the Alton road, Is in receipt OF
postal cards from Joliet, ILL.,, bearing a
recent date, reading as follows: Five
years ago / used your road to Joliet and
haze never used any other since" The
writer does not sign his name, but gives
his. number, which indicates that ne is
still in the penitentiary. He seems TO
have a keen appreciation Of the forms Of
tramp" advertising.
The South and West Railroad has
brought the Ohio river and Charleston
road and the purchasing company has au-
thorized the issue n 100000 In bonds
to complete the construction. The plan
is to connect the Virginia coal fields with
North Carolina points.
Although there was negative to the
proposition to continue the homeseekers'
excursion istes during the summer
months by the roads in the Western Pas
senger Association several Of these roads
have given notice that they would put
IN those rates during the months Of June
to October. inclusive.
The Santa Re has decided to build the
line from Portales on the Pecos Valley
line in New Mexico 10 Albuquerque. This
Ne, make the Santa Fe main line 200
miles shorter.
Statistics OF railroad casualties for the
year 1901 show that in England during
the course Of that year out Of tia mill
ions OF passengers whirIed along behind
the iron horse, Dot single one met his
death through an accident TO train--a
remarkable record. There were misnaps.
Of course. and some persons were killed
any many injured. but not one 81 the for
mer was a passenger. and the number Of
the latter was about 800 short Of che cor
responding figure Of 1900
The disturbance in southwestern grain
rates and in rates east from Kansas City
resulting from the action Of some Of the
southwestern roads in bidding for the
traffic 10 gulf ports il giving freight traffic
men trouble.
The railway mileage Of the Unite3
States has passed the 2D0,0O0-mile mark.
The figures at the close 81 1901 were ap-
proximately 199.525 miles. and the con
struction for the first six months u 1892
brings the total up TO 201 80 miles. the
track laid during the first half Of this
year on Is lines aggregating 2y314 miles.
This Is nearly 500 miles in excess Of the
new mileage for the FIRST SIX montS= <
1901, wheu 1,617 miles were built.