Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-02
Railway Notes and Personals.


+. l.. LatimeI, chief of the signal service
OF the Burlington railroad is in the city.
Louisville will hold a street fair and car
niyal August q to % and a rate from all
points within nifty miles has been granted.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
will give picnic at Diler August 10 and
the railroads have granted a rate of a fare
and third from all points within fifty
miles.
Because of the pressure of business the
Rock Island has been compelled to put on
an an extra sleeper on the night train, from
Omaha at $50 in the evening for the west
The Burlington has announced some ex-
ceptionally low rates to Deadwood, Lead
and Hot Springs S. D., from all points in
Nebraska and South Dakota. The rate is
$40 to Hot Springs and SIS to Lead and
Deadwood, except where one standard first
class fare for the round trip is less.
These promotions in the general freight
ONCE, Union Pacific railroad, effective Au-
gust !, 1905, were announced Tuesday: Guy
ID. Thomas, assistant tariff clerk promoted
to assistant rate clerk; Leslie ]. Campbell
succeeds Thomas as assistant tariff clerk
Maurice Moore succeeds Campbell as clerk
on tariff desk; Thomas Lewis succeeds
Camplejohn succeeds Lewis as clerk on
tariff desk.
W. j. Harahan fourth vice president and
general manager Of the Illinois Central. ar
rived in Omaha Monday evening and left
Tor the east Tuesday morning He was &C
companied by his family and a party of
making leisuTely trip of inspection over
the line ana had brought the young folks
along as sort OF vacation for them.
the city sightseeing.
The Railway World in it's last issue
sad: "brancn lines of the Union Pacific
IN Kansas and Nebraska will shortly be
supplied with gasoline motor trains, and
the United States postoffice authorities
m 6@ye ' sd steps to utilize the Improve
Mail cars with at least fifteen feet Of
space for clerks are 10 be used and a
rapid service will be instituted to take
the place OF that now carried in mixeS
passenger and freight trains"
The Burlington has announced a number
OF reduced rates for the month Of August.
at Chicago, August l6-11, a rate OF a ia re
and a third has been announced. For the
fare and a third from all points within
ntty miles. Deadwood has been given a
rate from all nearby points because the
circus is coming to town. For the Old
Settlers home coming picnic and fair al
/ Western, August l6, a rate OF a fare and
been made. rho Big -Four log It'ii Roli hSs
association picnic at Dewitt has been given
a rate OF rare and third from points
2s-a ''''' -"s ua'e Is august
! H.. f, Carter travelling passenger agent
/ OF the Union Pacific, with headquarters al
| 81. Paul, was in the city Tuesudy TO draw
ms pay; lie says the report OF travel 10
Portland through the st. Paul gateway Is
bogus ana that they could not begin 10
| handle 10000 peaple a day through that
point He said, however, that the travel
was enormous and that most OF the people
/ who were going that way would return
| through Omaha and Denver, and thie
would give them a chance ia see more
| country. while Il would cost the Traveller
no more. The northern roads are ex-
/ periencing the same difficulty in caring foI
! the sudden great influx OF travel that the
| Omaha roads have, but equipment will be
provided so that all will be taken care OF !
! b. A McAllaster land commissioner OF
/ the Union Pacific. was enthusiastic Tues,
/ day morning at his ofice over some sample
/ wheat he had received from some terri,
/ tory in Colorado which had never grow
| crops OF any kind before. Mr. Mohler
i general manager OF the road said they
| ought 20 grow wheat there, as he had hat
| to raise the track around there all yeai
| because OF the quantities OF water which
/ had fallen. While in the city Saturda,
| Mr.. Hartman signed forty deeds OF con
| veyance to Colorado lands which the lant
| department Of the Union Pacific has dis
| posed OF, the laws requiring that these
| deeds must be signed by the president OF
] the road. Land In the west Is booming
/ said Mr.. McAllaster, and land that "a,
formerly sold for Is cents an acre has beer
! raised TO $50 and n.I5, with lots OF buy
! ers. Irrigation projects are also making
large demand for some Of this TailroaC
] land"