Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-01
NEW LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE
Canadian Pac.fo and 500 Reads Establish
Headquarters in Omaha
PLAN TO LINK NEBRASKA ANO DOMINION
Move Lends Substance TO Lowey's Al
legged Purpose of Extending His
Road Into Omaha 90 Feed
Northern Markets.

The Canadian Pacihc-Soo line comblna-
tion for getting into Omaha and tributary
territory which was pointed out in The Bee
some days ago. is impressed with more
tangible force than ever by the arrival In
the city Of w. A. Kittermaster Of Chicago,
general agent Of the freight department for
the Canadian Pacific, the 500, the Mar
quette route and the Canadian Pacific
Despatch company and Henry Brown Of
the same combination for the purpose OF
establishing permanent headquarters here.
The gentlemen are now engaged In select
ing a location and will create a freight
office with Mr.. Brown as the agent. Mr..
Brown will also have a branch office in
Kansas City.
While It is the purpose to do only a
freight business for the present this move
lends substance to the alleged determine
tion OF President Lowry OF the 500 and his
Canadian Pacific friends to tap this terri
tory as soon as possible for passenger
traffic. The FEASIBILITY OF this theory is
established by the fact that Lowry and
the Canadian Pacific are Just now busy
with plans for a union Of their lines at the
Minnesota Canadian boundary. Lowry is
building an extension north and the Cana
dian Pacific one south from Winnipeg to
form the junction. Lowry is said also to
have mapped out his route down from the
Twin Cities to Sioux City and the matter
OF their getting Into Omaha will be an
easy one. AS was pointed out before such
. combination would connect the great
wheat fields Of Nebraska with the great
-four mills OF Minnesota and the constantly
expanding field Of consumption in Canada.
Hartman and MOhTatt.
Since he has gone west e. H. Hartman
is credited with definite schemes for head
ing off tanker Moffatt Of Denver in his
new Denver, Northwestern & Pacific in
vasion OF som OF Harriman's f~avorite terri
tory, Harriman's plan is said to con-
template the promotion by the Union Pa
cihc OF the Laramie. Hahn's Peake & Pa
cihc project, hurrying the road through
Routt county and on to Grand Junction TO
connect with the Denver Rio Grande. A
deal to this end is said to have been
made by Hartman with Isaac Van Horn of
Boston, head Of the Hahn's Peak road.
The articles of incorporation Of this road
called for the construction OF a line from
Laramie to Grand Encampment, a distance
Of 100 miles. Thirty-ive miles have been
graded, the bridge work done and the
rails for track building distributed, and
Niles Callahan Of Omaha has the contract,
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miles. Mr.. Callahan is the father-in-law OF
President Van Horn.
Harriman's whole idea is said to be TO
get for the Union Pacific a direct haul east
and west without going through Denver,
which city he proposes to punish for its
support OF Moffatt's schemes.
Gains and Losses In Receipts.
The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific have
experienced heavy slumps in their recent
earnings. For the month Of March the
Santa Fe fell behind in its net earnings.
$500 900 and for the month Of February the
Southern Pscihc lost S12, 454, while its
operating expenses increased S1e, e6I, On
the other hand the Union Pacific has been
making gradual gains. during the second
week Of April increasing its gross earn
ings i25, $50. making a total income for the
month OF s5ss. 14O.
II. G. Clark at AtchisOn.
H.lG. Clark, has been appointed super
intendent Of the western division and
central branch railway OF the Missouri
Pacific at Atchison, succeeding c. M. Rath-
burn, resigned. The appointment is effective
May 1. MI. Clark was general manager OF
the Chocktaw, Oklahoma & Gulf until that
road was absorbed by the Rock Island.
storms Injure Wires.
Report came to the Union Pacific that the
storms OF Wednesday night have
worked injury to their wires at intervals
along the line between here and Salt Lake
City. The service was considerably inter.
rupted yesterday.
Luis Jackson has been appointed in.
dustriaI commissioner for the Erie rail.
road with Offices at 21 Cortlandt street
New York.
DOCTORS ENDORSE HERPICIDE