Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-07
POSTAL AFTER A NEW ROUTE
Presses Negotiations for Right Of Way
Along Union Pacific in Three States.
NALLY AND BURT HOLD A CONFERENCE
n Mackay Company Secures This
Competition with western Union
Omaha's Prestige M Head
quarters VIII he Increased.


the near future begin the erection of lines
along the Union Pacific right OF way be-
tween Cheyenne and Denver and over
good strip of Nebraska territory. The
Mackay company is bending every possible
effort in that direction. General Superin-
tendent Eally of Chicago, who has general
supervision of the PostaTs western affairs,
has just left Omaha after a consultation
with President Burt OF the Union Pacific
regarding this matter. 1t is understood
from Union Pacific headquarters that while
no definite arrangement has yet been made,
negotiations for the right of way TO the
Postal are still on and may result in that
company securing the concession that will
enable II to string a long stretch OF wires
parallel and competing with the Western
Union.
1t is reliably stated that IL these conces-
sions are granted and the company gets its
line In from Cheyenne to Denver and along
the route contemplated in Nebraska, IL will
only be a question OF time until IL will Sc
cure concessions for the extension of its
lines further west along the Union Pacific.
The Postal officials are leaving no stone
unturned, IL Is said. that will facilitate
their scheme. If their arrangements are
carried out it will make Omaha a much
more important station for the Postal
Mr.. Nally expects to be in Omaha again
Monday, when possibly negotiations will
be completed for the right of way between
the points named.
StiISveII to Rival Hill.
The projected Kansas City. Mexico &
Orient road, of which Edward Dickinson,
formerly general manager of the Union
Pacific, is vice president and general man
ager, is to become an active and persistent
rival of James ]. Hill, according to Presi-
dent Arthur E. Stilwell, and in fact will
rival the Hartman or any other lines
whose purpose 1t Is to cultivate Orient
trade. Mr.. Stilwell appreciating the fact
that his route, when completed, will be the
shortest to the Pacific coast from the Mis-
souri, river. has given it out that he intends
to make a strong bid for Orient business.
He says his line will be 500 miles shorter to
the coast than the next shortest road and
! for that reason he will be enabled to knock
| the bottom out of present-day rates, which
will furnish him a good starting point for
| entering the Hill-Harriman race for across
water trade
Hill is bending every EFFORT to divert the
| bulk of trafic to the Orient through his
Puget sound outlet, while Hartman is
| striving just as earnestly to send it out
| through the Golden Gate at San Francisco
and the match is an interesting one. But
when Stilwell cuts in with his short line II
| certainly will be even more interesting
| Stilwell will not only have the advantage
| of this shorter route, but will have a fine
chance of taking leading part in con.
trolling the great southwest. and this will
add prestige to him. Stilwell is said tc
have fixed upon this scheme with all the
| tenacity of his determined character Re.
volving in his mind the memory of the
| tight squeeze which certain older and ther
more potent financial and railroad kings
gave him in Wall street few years ago
he doubles his determination not to be out
done on this score. Altogether railroad
men think the outlook is most promising
for a real good fight to finish between the
heavyweights.
Graphic Picture of Boston.
The passenger department Of the Micni
gan Central has issued a unique little folde
giving a brief description of Boston anC
also "of the best way to get there" to
gether with an account of the foundation o.
the public schools, an historic feature O.
this historic old town. illustrated with ar
tistic engravings. The object Of the foldel
is to meet the demands of the pedagogue
who will attend the National Educationa
associations annual gathering in Bostoi
from July to 10. The little book give
very interesting accounts Of the numerou
places of renown and interest, but is re
markable because 1t gives them in the styl
of literature that was in vogue when tn
colonial days were the days of youth
when Bunker Hill and Faneuil Hall were ii
their prime and Jediliah Morse was bus,
collecting data for his famous gazetee
which came out in 1910. The work is
work of art.
Major buchanan Builds Home.
Major ]. r. Buchanan, formerly genera
passenger agent of the Fremont, Elkhor
& Missouri Valley, is in the city on a yisi
and looking out for some private business
Major Buchanan is about TO erect a hom
at Waukesha, Wis. to which place he wen
on retiring from active railroad service 4
Omaha and is here to consult his architect
For some time railroad gossip has ha
Major Buchanan slated for the chief exec
utive position of the Southwestern Passen
ger association, whose reorganiza ton ha
been anticipated but has not vet oom
, aboutA II Major Buchanan was given thi
position, for which his friends hold him $
highly qualified, he would be officially sta
} toned at St. Louis.
General Passenger Agent Lomax Of IN
: Union Pacific has gone to Chicago to cor
a suit with executive traffloe officials regard
4 ing general plans for the new year.
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