Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
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The Illinois Central has closed con-
tract for 1000 freight cars of $4,000
pounds capacity each.
Articles of incorporation of the st.
Louis. Vandalia and Eastern Railway
have been filed in the office of the Sec
rotary of State at Springfield.
The Texas Legislature has passed the
bills introduced for the purpose of com
pleting the consolidation of the lines re-
Gently acquired by the Rock Island in
that State.
The new board of directors of the
Pere Marquette road has just authorized
the expenditure of $6,000.OOO for new
equipment for the system. This includes
an order for 5000 new freight cars
Western railroad officials have watched
bills before the western law-making
bodies this winter with more than ordi-
nary interest because acts have been pro-
posed in several States providing for
changing the method of levying taxes
ON railroad properties. In Nebraska Il
proposition making a radical change in
the old taxation system was defeated.
The proposal of the western railroads
to construe the Elkins act as giving to
the interstate commerce commission law
force and scope which will prohibit
granting the time-honored special con-
cessions to the proprietors and agents of
travelling theatrical companies has
brought these people to the point where
they are trying to devise means for get
ting back their old privilege.
The largest roundhouse in the world
is said to be the one which the North
western Railway has recently built at
Clinton. Iowa. On an average. so of the
huge 60-foot locomotives are stabbed
there every day. In this roundhouse
there are As stalls, each of them so feet
deep The great circular space open
to the sky in the center of the house
contains a turntable 20 feet in diameter.
From the edge of this turntabie ruA 80
pairs of steel rails.
Apparently steel cars have passed the
experimental stage. The STANDARD Steel
Car Company has received orders during
the last few days for cars to the value IF
over 100000 The Unioa Pacific
Railroad has ordered 500 steel stock cars
of an entirely new type and 800 all-steel
gondola cars. The Oregon Short Line
has ordered 800 all-steel gondolas and
300 steel stock cars The Great North
ern has ordered 500 double hopper bot
tom steel coal ears.
Passenger rates for the Grand Army
Of the Republic encampment 1T San
Francisco next August have been promul-
gated hy the chairman Of the TranScoa-
tinen.al Passenger Association. From
Chicago 70 San Francisco and return the
rate win be so and from Missouri river
points ii viii be $40. Lower Mississippi
river points are to be given a rate -
S4T.50 This i q little less than The
standard onc-way rate and amounts rs .
fraciiuu more than cent mile for the
round trip.
Railroads which are compelled to fer
n their trains across the Detroit river
hare determined 10 obtain bridge at
that point. Il possible The Michigan
Central and the Grand Trunk have joint
Is engaged George $. Morrison IS in-
vestigate the matter IS t. practicability.
ana he viii make extensive SURVEYS.
tests and Soundings in The river. with a
view II determining the best location
and the expense.
The Canadian Northern Railway Com
panv has purchased Fort Carr Park
and land north Of il al Winnipeg From
the Hudson Bay Company. The railway
company intends TO make It's passenger
terminals az Winnipeg second 70 hone.