Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-07
Air Line into kansa. en-,

Air Line Into Kansas City
Reports from Omaha ! that MI
though II Is neither confirmed nor AZ,
MED al headquarters. there. Ii Is 4
fact that the Union Pacific Is .prepar.
Ing III gridiron Eastern Nebraska
with branch lines Of Us system.
AT presest . corps of surveyors Of
the Union Pacific II WORKING On 4
short line from Omaha toward the
southwest. The route 6 almost an
air line after leaving Gilmore. The
survey goes across the country. re.
gardIess of hills or hollows.
Outside of Union Pacific circles IL
Is stated on authority that the Omaha
line Will be pushed 70 completion III
the earliest possible date. anG may
strike Lincoln. Grading Is expected
10 begin within the next thirty days.
with the idea Or having Il Ii operation
late this year.
With the completion of this line.
the Union Pacific Will have d short
line into Kansas City from Omaha.
Several cutoffs are now being cos
structed IN Kansas and the Idea Is to
have them completed about the time
OF the finishing Of the Omaha south
west cutoff.
Another cutoff on which Union Pa
cific surveyors ARE working Ii be.
tween stromsburg and Lincoln. Al
the line now runs. eastbomd business
Into Lincoln has 10 com around by
Valley or Omaha. On the new line II
win come over the road being built
from Central city 70 Stromsburg and
then down over the new Stromsburg
branch. This branch will be fortyslx
miles In length.
Union Pacific surveyors are In the
field In the North Platte valley and
are running d line from Fremont.
northwest 10 Humphrey. where the
line viii connect with the road run.
ming from Columbus to Norfolk. III
Is expected that the grading will be
completed this season and probably
the track laid. The completion or
this branch Will give the Union Paci
fic a short line into Norfolk by way
or Fremont.
Notwithstanding the fact that sur
yeyors are now In the field and a new
line for railroad purposes h being
run between stromsburg and Lincoln.
there are many who doubt whether
such 4 line Will ever be built by the
Union Pacific. The surveyors have
been working the greater part OF tho
past week on this line and they are
told that their orders are to run 4 d.
rect line from Stromsburg to the cap
ital city.
The company has been spending al
great amount OF money IN the line
between the valley and Topeka dur
Ing the past two years. From Topeka
to Marysyille an entirely new line Is
being built. This line Ii completed
10 onaga from Topeka, and the XII.
patrick Bros. G Collins Co. which has
the contract. has recently added so
It's force Of between Onaga and
Morysville. Construction Of the con-
meeting link west Of Stromsburg to
Central City has been well started.
and this twenty-three miles Of road
viii be completed some time this tall.
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Prayer Aastributed 70 Railroad Man
Every trade has It's " peculiar
ye~rnacuIar, says Anna Carlson. II is
told Of a railroad mans recent con-
version that when the pastor Of his
church called on him for q public
prayer. he prayed as follows:
..Now I have tagged Thee, lift up
nv feet from the rough read OF NE
and plant them safely on the deck OF
the train OF salvation. Let me use
the safety lamp Of prudence. make all
couplings with the link Of lore, ald
keep ali the switches closed thar leai
on the main line Into the sidings with
blind ends. Have every scGaaphnre
block along the white line of hope.
that | may make the run Of life with
out stopping. Gle me The ten CEN
mandments as a working card and
when | have nnIssld ,.e tan ~ sthed
ule time and pulled into the ter n..sai
may Thou. superintendent j. tie
Universe. ray: well done. hon Yoyd