Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-26
New Time Gard Of the Burlington
viii Take Effect July 9.
WILL MAKE FAST TRAINS FASTER
From Chicago to Denver in Twenty
Five Hours-Extra Mail Service Is
Assured-To Build a Railroad in a
Day.

raster Time on It's chicago
Denver runs Sunday, July 6. The gen.
eral plan of the changes that will take
place "a outlined at a meeting of the
officials of the road held in Chicago
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
and the details Of the alterations will
be made Immediately and the time
cards issued ready for use N week
from the coming Sunday. According
to the information received from
those who are well informed on the
matter the changes consist chiefly in
the alteration of the time of some of
the through trains with the view to
shortening the run between Chicago
and Denver for through service. This
change is in accord with the plan that
has been discussed for some time and
weeks ago.
1t is learned from local officials that
the fast freight meat runs will be
hauled over the main line of the Bur-
lington by way Of Creston for the Kan.
sas City traffic. 1t is also stated that
passenger train No. 13 will be contin-
ued as a local train between this city
and Creston instead of putting on an
other local train as has been consid-
cred during the past few weeks.
Fast Service.
BY the new time card, which will go
into effect on July 6, the Burlington
will shorten Its already fast service
between Chicago and Denver by over
one hour in time. This will put the
schedule of the Burlington on an
equal with that OF the Northwestern
and Union Pacific and thereafter Bur.
lington trains will make this run in
practically twenty-five hours. Train
No. / which by the present schedule
leaves Chicago at 4 p. m. will in all
probability leave that city one hour
later and will 60 speeding through
the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska
and Colorado for the distance of over
1000 miles at a high rate of speed,
reaching Denver the following after.
noon at 500 o'clock, ten minutes ear.
Her than at present. Another of the
BurHngton's flyers, the Omaha train
No. g., which leaves Chicago al 6
o'clock will according to the new
schedule leave that city forty minutes
later than at present arriving In ON
aha at 1880 the following morning,
fifteen minutes earlier than by the
present time card. OF the east bound
trains Nos. 6 and u will be put on
faster running time. The Chicago spe-
cial from Denver to Chicago will leave
the Colorado capital at 5:15 p. M,
one hour and fifteen minutes later
than at present and will arrive in the
\ 1lliy1 pk TOE &l@ yNpt
evening one hour ahead of the sched-
ule now in effect. Train No. IL will
also be put or faster running time.
1t Is stated that the details of the
new schedule have not as yet been
definitely stated. According to pres.
ent indications, however, there will be
practically very little change in the
time.
Local and Freight Changes.
1t is stated that the change in the
fast meat trains between this city and
Kansas City will or the new time card
be run via Creston. This will put all
the fast freight to be handled over this
route on the main line for the greatest
| possible distance and will make the
handling of it much easier for the
trainmen. 3
When questioned this morning with
regard to the possibility of installing
another train for the local passenger
service between this city and Crestor
local officials. stated positively thar
there would nothing of this kind take
place in the new schedule, but thai
train No. 10 would still continue tt
take charge of this traffic.
Mail Service.
According to information received
the increase in the mail service for the
Burlington, which was predicted in
the Courier some time ago, is prac
tically a settled fact, and that the ex
ira service will be inaugurated at as
early a date as the equipment a be
secured and the necessary arrange
ments made. This mail service viii
include a railway postofice on trair
No. 10 ~west-bound, and or No. 6, east
bound. 1t is the opinion of those WHIT
are in close touch with the doings O.
the mail officials that at the time this
mail service is inaugurated that tn
No. 13 run will be made on fast time
1t is also stated that the Peoria ant
Des Moines railway postofice, which
is now attached to trains Nos. 8 ant
Ito will, after the opening of the eX
tension between Oskaloosa ant
Tracey, be put upon the Burlington
and Des Moines branch. The inaugu
ration of this mail service will cal
: for the addition of about twenty-on,
mail clerks and it's support will II