Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-02
CONTRACT LET lOR CUT. OFF
work Of Grading New Union Pacific Line
Goes to Denver Firm.
ROAD WILL GREATLY REDUCE MILEAGE
when Completed IL VIII Enable over
land 90 Compete for TrRdic
Between Omaha and
Lincoln.

Z. c. Bradbury & Co of Denver have
been awarded the contract for grading
the Union Pacific cutoff from Summit to
Lane and this firm will begin work al once.
Some work has been done by the Union Pa
clhc and the Denver firm will begin ope-
rations where the company left of and
grade for the double track as fast as pos
sible
officials Of the Union Pacific are anxious
for the completion of this work, as 1t will
materially shorten the route to the coast,
besides make a shorter route for the Union
Pacific to Lincoln. on the old tour the
| Union Pacific is in no position success
fully to compete for Lincoln business, but
the shortening of ten miles from Omaha
to Lincoln may make quite a difference
on the Lincoln business.
Car Shortage Grows Worse.
The car shortage situation continues to
get worse and both shippers and railroad
officials are losing their sweet dispositions.
Each tries to throw the blame on the other.
The jobbers say it is impossible to get a
car switched to their warehouses and the
railroads say the jobbing houses are filled
and many are receiving four cars per day
when they can unload but two and the
consequence is there is an accumulat ton
/ Of cars which is fast locking all terminals.
Railroad men are free to admit the sit
uation is growing worse and cars are need
ed on all sides. One grocery firm has forty
cars on the tracks of one railroad company
alone. The trouble is not confined to
Omaha alone but is general all over the
line. Cars are needed everywhere and
/ there are no cars to be had.
Hospital Fund in Eject.
When Union Pacific employees received
their pay checks Wednesday, each check
was found to be short 80 cents. This was
taken out for the Union Pacific hospital
fund which was put in operation November
l. for the first time in several years
DR. A. F. Jonas is chief surgeon and man.
ager of the fund and has appointed as
his assistants in Omaha the following med
ical and surgical staff: DR.. o. S. Hoffman
DR.. E. j. Updegraff, DR.. s. II. Smith, Dr.
c. c. Morrison and DR.. F. S. owen. EN-
ployes suffering from minor injuries and
mild cases Of sickness are requested to file
their orders for treatment at the dispen.
sary.
This trust fund augmented by contribu-
tions from the company. is under the man.
agement and control of the company, witt
the chief surgeon as executive officer. The
current expenses of the fund, after apply
ing all contributions of the employees, will
be provided by the company. The company
will at it's own pleasure collect and dis
burse all funds and will endeavor to secur,
the services of competent physicians ant
surgeons in all towns on the company
line, and will provide accommodations II
modern hospitals for the use of the slcl
and injured
Employees contributing to the fund will
be entitled to these benefits: Hospita
or surgical treatment at their homes Of
at the offices of hospital fund surgeons
medicines and surgical dressings; artificial
limbs and surgical appliances; accommo
dations at actual cost at designated hospl
tails, for dependent menbers of employees
families, same as paid by hospital fund il
case of an employe, and burial allowance,
in case of death in company hospital.
Railway Notes and Personals.
II. J. Phelps, district passenger agen
Of the Illinois Central at Dubuque, is il
the city.
Railroads are receiving numerous in
quiries concerning the home visitors rate
which are effective November q. a rat
of fare and one-third for the round tri
have been made to many points in tn
east by all roads to accommodate thos
who desire to visit their old homes.
A complimentary banquet is to be ten
the Rock Island, by the officials OF the UTnio
Pacific at the Omaha club next Tuesda
night. Mr.. Berry's successor as chief en-
gineer of the Union Pacific has not beel
introduced to the public.
The biggest tourist movement OF tn
season is on at the Union station al
though Wednesday ought to clean up tn
business. This is because of the one-wa
homeseekers' rates which have been in ei
feet and which expired October 81. Tues
day was the last day of sale all over tn
country, and the tail end of the bushes
is just passing through Omaha. TIL
Illinois Central train had twelve car
Wednesday morning and all of the road
were well patronized. The San Pedro lin
will get many of the passengers.