Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-18
GOTHAM WANTS MOTOR CAR
New York Will Get McKeen's No, for
Trial and Exhibition.
GOES TO GILMORE AND BACK TODAY
At Noon VIII he Placed on ENhibi-
ton at Ninth and FarnRm,
where Public May
View Il.

Motor car No :, turned out by Superln-
tendent of Motive Power McKeen of the
Union Pacific, is to be sent to New York
after today. That is, the car is to make
one more trial trip and then be placed on
exhibition in Omaha and if all is satisfac-
tory after that-and there is no doubt about
tit will be taken to New York, where
scientific and unscientifc interest over the
motors has been whetted to a keen edge.
The car will make some trips out of and
around New York and then. at Mr.. Harri-
mans request, be placed on exhibition In
Gotham.
Today the car will run from Omaha to
Gilmore and back At noon it will be sta
toned at Ninth and Farnam streets, on
the Union Pacihc's tracks in front Of the
general headquarters building, where the
public may inspect 1t. From until p. m
today it will be Illuminated and the public
may visit 1t then, being escorted through
by Mr. Mckeen or some one who UNDER
stands and can make full explanation of
every part of the car.
recently this car ran from Grand Island
TO Omaha, a distance Of over $50 miles, on
an average speed OF thirty-four miles an
hour. From Elkhorn to Omaha il made
forty-four miles and its maximum speed
was ffty-three miles an hour. 1t has, like
the six that preceded it, proven remark
able success. From the first these cars
made great Impressions on +. II. Harri-
man and all the higher officials Of the conf
pany and Mr.. McKeen has been the re-
cipient of much praise for his work. 1t is
said each car has b.an an Improvement
upon its immediate predecessor. Eastern
as well as western railroad men are en-
thusiastic over the results already and yet
tn he achieved nv these cars
Northwestern Gets busy.
Ben T. White attorney for the North
western, announced Tuesday morning that
his company had put a force Of men to
work tearing down all buildings possible
and the work would be rushed that ten
days would be allowed for the condemna-
ton proceedings and that then the cru
SADIE would be extended to those buildings.
1t is the desire Of the company to lose no
time in the performance Of its arduous task.
Grill and Others Go Up.
Several Important changes have been an
nounced for the Illinois Central road
which will affect several Omaha men, as
well as w. II. Brill, formerly of this city.
Charles McCarty, division passenger agent
of the Illinois Central at St. Louis, has
resigned and this gives way for several
prOinOuOnS all aIOnB inc me W IL
Brill formerly district passenger agent
at Chicago is appointed to succeed Mr..
McCarty r, J. Carmichael city passenger
agent at Chicago, will succeed Mr.. Brill
and j. " TedfOrd, city passenger and
ticket agent of Omaha, will succeed Mr..
Carmichael; j. o. Linton, assistant city
passenger and ticket agent at Omaha is
promoted to be city passenger and ticket
agent II. w. Howard, chief clerk to AS
sistant General Freight Agent Weitzel in
Omaha, goes to Kansas City to become
contracting freight agent
Big Rush for Land.
Tuesday was the regular day for home
seekers rates and the trains were crowded
! with people seeking the available lands Of
I the west. Never in the history of the set
B Element OF the west has the influx OF
/ legitimate settlers been as great as it is
| this spring. on every date on which rates
/ are given to points in the west the rail-
/ roads have all they can do to handle the
/ crowds. ID. elem Beaver had a personally
] conducted party of over thirty over the
Burlington for the northwest. The triT
/ this time will be to Mullen and vicinity
with many stopping of At points along
/ the route. Mr. Deaver has an elaborate
/ system by which he is able TO show pros
pective settlers where the available lands
are located, and many are making use OF
this bureau Of information
deed was filed Tuesday transferring
| from William G. IRE to the Chicago 6
Northwestern Railway company a part
of two lots at the corner OF Thirteenth and
Chicago streets, in the territory to be used
for freight yards by the company. The
tract transferred was an undivided halt
interest in the south IS feet Of lot No.
and the south IS feet Of the east 2 feet OF
, lot No. OF block SO. The consideration
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