Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-26
IMPROVED SERVICE.
ADDITIONAL RAILWAY MAIL
CLERKS ALLOWED FOR X. C.
DIVISION OF MILWAUKEE.
New Service to Be Installed Soon
Small Wreck on the Burlington
Rate War is Closed.-New Engines
Railroad Notes.

The railway mail service on the
Kansas City division of the Milwau-
kee is to be greatly improved within
the next few days. Three additional
clerks have been allowed and three
acting clerks will be appointed within
a short time.
This additional help will give an OPP
portunity to reorganize the line At
night two clerks will run through from
Marion to Kansas City and in the day
time two clerks will run from Kansas
City to Ottumwa, separating here, one
going TO Marion. and one to Davenport.
The improved service will be espe-
cially welcome to the residents of
towns along the cutoff line as it will
insure speedier delivery for their mail
At present none but pouch mail is car
ried on the cutoff trains.
Milwaukee officials in this city say
that they expect the new mail service
to be installed next Sunday or Monday.
Iowa and Missouri Railroad.
The following from the Des Moines
Capital regarding the proposed Iowa
and Missouri railroad will be of inter-
est W llldlly OLluluWdHS.
The promoters of the Iowa & Mis-
souri, railroad, who recently complet-
ed survey of line from Des Moines
south through Warren and Marion
counties, to the Missouri line, which
was made under the direction of B.
Schneider, are now engaged in secur-
ing options on right of way and on
mineral lands adjacent to the survey.
The work of promoting taxes has been
about completed and in nearly every
instance the company has succeeded
in having voted by the townships and
town taxes of from to 5 per cent The
taxes are all payable upon the compile
ton of the line from Des Moines with
in two years. and all right of way and
mineral right options are being taken
for the same period.
Prospectors have commenced work
on much Of the mineral land under op.
ton to prove the coal measures. and
when thisIwork is completed it is the
intention of the promoters to take their
data east and try to finance the under.
taking.
A representative of the company
said today that it is the intention to
build purely a coal road, and that the
prospects are good for the construc
ton of section south from Des
Moines for a distance of seventy-five
miles, which will be sufficient dis
lance to open UP practically all of the
coal properties under option.
A Small Wreck.
A spreading track on the west divi-
sion of the Burlington caused small
wreck between Hastings and Malvern.
Engines 1918 and 1041 were pulling a
construction train and on a new and
soft piece of track overturned. Con
ductor Oswold, of Red Oak, had his
right arm dislocated and shoulder bone
broken. Fireman Robinson had leg
badly bruised. Brakeman w. G. Emer-
son had his left ear cut. The men
were on the engines at the time. The
second engine entirely overturned and
the tank of the first locomotive was
pulled onto it's side.
Rate War Over.
The Union Pacific and Burlington
roads have announced joint rate on
grain from Nebraska points to St.Louis
and East st. Louis, raising the
rate 1 cent. The same roads, in con.