Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-01
CARMEN AT PAR IN SHOPS
Employees Being Put on BY Union Pacific
to Meet Heavy Demands
ONE HOUR A DAY EXTRA TIME ALLOWED
Enormous Grain Crops of Nebraska
Throws Tremendous Demands
on the shOpmen of the
Overland Route.


Skilled carmen are in demand at the
Union Pacific shops, where good men are
being put to work as fast as they apply
or can be secured This applies only to the
car department, for Superintendent Nc
Keen says the machine shops are running
at full capacity now and have been for
some time. The enormous grain crops in
Nebraska and all over the west is making
a heavy demand upon the car service de-
partment for every available car. so that
a hustle is being made to get into shape
all possible cars.
AS matter Of fact, fifty men have been
put to work in the car department in each
Of the last two days. and fifty more are
wanted. The men have returned to the
ten-hour day instead of the nine-hour re-
ceiving extra pay for the extra hour.
Motor car No. 2, almost a duplicate to
gasoline motor car No. 1, will be turned
out of the shops in a few days in a fin
ished state. No decision has been reached
as to where this car will be put into
service.
Railroads Short ON Cars.
Reports come that several of the rail-
roads are somewhat short Of cars to handle
the grain, which is beginning to move in
goodly quantities. Most of the roads deny
any shortage, while some others admit
they are having to hustle to handle the
grain that is being moved in various direo-
tions. The Missouri Pacific had to hustle
to get cars for the enormous wheat crop
which Kansas grew this year. consider
able part Of which was put right on the
cars. The price OF wheat was good and
the farmers thought that because of the
enormity of the crop and the good price
they might as we'll dispose Of what they
could. The northern wheat is not ready
and the Minneapolis millers took a great
deal Of mixing wheat from the south.
Corn also is moving, although the big
fall movement has not opened out. There
is good price on grain, which will be
raised II cent October l, and this Is some
inducement for the farmers to ship at this
time. The Burlington says it has not been
short of cars, but that the movement
started so suddenly 1t took a hustle to
get the grain cars in motion and to have
them where they were needed There is
considerable grain moving to Chicago for
export and corn is being sent in all direc-
tions for feeders, It having been realized
long ago that It was cheaper to ship grain
to stock than to ship the stock to the
grain.
New Shops for McKeen.
Jullub hTullSCnulILt director OF mainten-
ance and operation of the Hartman lines,
was in the city for a short time Thursday,
enroute east. He spent the time Of his
stay in company with w. r. McKeen, jr.,
superintendent Of motive power Of the
Union Pacific. Mr.. Kruttschnitt said:
Il suppose you have had full reports Of
the millions which the Union Pacific is
spending to improve the lines in Nebraska
and west. We are replacing miles and
miles of the old rails with new ninety
pound rails and are also working out the
double track scheme as fast as possible,
not only on paper, but on the right
Mr.. McKeen must have some new shops
and these probably will be started this
fall. The plans are about completed, but
you know about the plans for shops They
must be drawn, and then we have found
that the easiest way to suit everyone on
them is to nail them to tree and let all
interested parties take a shot at them.
I'VE have large forces of men at work
on the Maryville line, which will give the
Union Pacific a practical line from Omaha
to Kansas City. We have the line to To-
peka already, and the Maryville branch is
building, so by the use of the st. Joseph
& Grand Island to Hastings, we will have
an Omaha Kansas City line. The use Of
the Burlington line from Hastings to Kear-
ney has been chewed over considerably,
but nothing definite has been done"
Mr.. Kruttschnitt went west with Mr..
Hartman when the latter passed through
Omaha enroute TO the Olent