Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-17
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The damase ssllt of Frank Maxzoal
ana vile ~ the santa Re TaIlrosd, at
Riverside. has been settled oaI Of
court. The railroad company paying
the plaintiffs ss!seg.
The Atehls0u. Topeka a Santa fe.
las declared the regular seIaiHsnnnai
dixisenA of Z pr cent. On il common
stock. payable June l. Books close
May n and reopen June IL
The Ann Arhor and the Detroit. To-
iado q irnntou roads have kicked
over the traces In the Ohio situation
and have given notice % the Central
Passenger association that they viii
s.II tickets 10 Ohio points nj the sum
Of the locals. considering the ONO
rates u /. cents per mile. i
General Agent G. Il. Benjamin OF
the Canadian Pacific steamship ser.
vice. Chicago. says n was the intention
of the Canadian Pacific to establish
an ali aronndthesworid service within
N short time. we have only one link
more TO complete the chain" he said.
.sThat Ia from Liverpool TO Hong Kong
through the Mediterranean"
The Rock Island win build q five
span steel and concrete bridge across
the South Canadian river. ten niles
South Of III Reno, Ok. which viii cost
100000. II will require the services
of 900 men a fun year 10 complete the
bridge. The Frisco n also locating
a line from Oklahoma City south 70
Hewitt, 1. r., whore IL VIII con.
meet with the Rock Island. Work on
this line will commence June l.. i
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operating OFFICIALS Of the milwaukee,
a 81. paul road have made a study OF
special cars for various commodities
handled. Just now they are turning
their attention particularly to specib'
caily constructed vegetable cars which
have attained great popularity, 50 tha'
the road has decided 70 increase ~
supply considerably. II has o about
300 or them In commission. II Is
tha only road west OF Chicago tha'
has thus far provided these cars ioi
thu benefit of Its shippers.
The Pennsylvania railroad Is asking
for bids on the rebuilding Of the Wes'
Penn division from Tunnelton e
BIairsviile. The road for that aus
lance Is to be made almost an all
line. with n reduction OF the grade
there, to the ruling grade on the div
sion. to t~hreetenths Of a degree. on
new tunnel and perhaps two bridges
win be required for the new line
which will also have two tracks and
WIN complete the double tracking o
the division. The tunnel contrac
will be let first, probably this week, A
that will take longest to finish.
Rock Island interests are said to b
behind q franchise recently obtained
for a new road, the promoter Of Wnicl
saws Il will be part Of q transcontinen
tai line. The Rock island now Y Y
nj Reno. TEX. From that city 70 Ben
son. A. T., ii the Phelps.D Dodge Cor
mar line. which II Il understood. !
ready 10 become part or the Rock y
land system whenever required. From
henson to the coast by way Of 70
Angeles IL less than SIS miles. Il
less than that distance to tidewate
M san Diego. and the building OF TIL
short extension would complete tn
system.
IN the district court Of Flagstaff I
the suit brought BY Ralph Camera
against the Grand Canyon Railwa
company IN the month Of August Las
to quiet the title to about half IN
station grounds at the railroad to
minus al the Grand CANYON, and ~
on part Of which stands the Gran
Canyon hotel and several oths
buildings. the court held that the !
lie 81 the railway company had 3
come complete before Cameron mad
the location OF the Cape Horn mimi
claim, upon which he relied for til
The case was tried at the Novemb'
Term and afterward arguments wei
submitted to the court upon briefs.
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Cry Of Warning Came Too lste.