Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-27
TO EXTEND LINES
MILWAUKEE RAILRoAD is PLAN.
MING BIG IMPROVEMENTS IN
NORTHERN IOWA
Extension Of Line From Aberdeen to
Tacoma and From Chamberlain to
the Black Hills Will Necessitate I'm.
provements to Iowa Lines.

Along with the spirit of progression
outlined by the management of the
milwaukee comes the information
Ihat the company contemplates max
ing extensive improvements in Iowa
during the present year. AS is gen
orally known the Milwaukee is plan
ming two of the largest railroad build
ing jobs attempted in this country in
years, viz: The extension of the line
from Aberdeen to Tacoma, Wash, and
another extension from Chamberlain,
3. d., to the Black Hills.
Iowa will be benefited by these ex-
tensions to the extent that the COM
pAhy will fs.rtr 1t necessary to improve
the lines in this state in order to han
ole the increased traffic. 1t is the in.
tentlon of the company to put Du-
buque on the Black Hills line, and to
do this the Turkey river branch will
be rebuilt and an extension made from
West Union to LAWYER Trains will
then be operated through Sabula and
Dubuque and west over the Turkey
river branch to the line which passes
through nothern Iowa. The Turkey
river branch is quite crooked at the
present time, and it is the intention
to take out the curves and lower the
grades. The present line runs only
to West Union. By building an extern
sion to Lawler connection will be
made with the main line of the com.
pany in Iowa and a direct and easy
route will be secured to the Black
Hills when that extension is made.
The rebuilding of the Turkey river
branch will be an immense piece of
work and will mean the expenditure
of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Milwaukee will also carry on
Its extensive work which has been
started between Marion and Omaha
The new bridge across the Cedar riv-
er at Covington is being rapidly
brought to completion and trains will
be running over the new track early
in the summer. The work Of straight.
ening the track was carried on last
season as far as keystone.
@ Must Rush Cars
Il All local consumers of coal, who
We been storing quantities of this
nmodity owing to the fears of a
miners strike, to release as soon
possible the coal cars which are
q into Ottumwa
he commercial agent of the Bur.
ston received the advice yesterday
q has conveyed the information
zen to him by the car service and
light department of his road to a
eat many of the consumers who
nave cars on their premises.
The information is being issued to
all agents along the line of this road,
an, mt Of ipoI 10
the demands of the public for cars
The Burlington operates through
extensive coal fields in and through
out Illinois, and the empties are be-
ing fastened to these points with all
possible rapidity.
The central and lower portion of
the state of Illinois is thickly thread
ed with coal, and the Burlington
touches Cuba, Centralia, Canton and
many other mining towns which are
being flooded with demands for car
loads of fuel.
4. The mine operators have clamored
mat the consumers receiving carloads
sof coal instead of unloading immedi-
ately, have tendency to retain the
cars for several days. With these con-
ditions prevalent in many cities where
immense shipments of coal are made,
the effect upon the mine operators is
soon felt.
The coal consumers who are
receiving carloads are advised to
release the cars as soon as possible,
in order that they may be fastened
back to Illinois according to the or
ders of the car service and freight de-
partments.
Roads Test Motor Cars.
ia. The motor car question Ia one that
egitating operating officials of the
American railways more than any 9TH
err. Extensive experiments are being
carried on by nearly every large road
in the country, and in some cases,