Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19

Recently, on the Rhodesian railway,
above Victoria Falls, FIVE and three-quar-
ter miles of track were laid in twelve
hours.
1t is reported that Vice President Todd
of the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad is to head a new interurban
railway system in Canada.
The steel combine of Germany is said
to have received orders for $4,000 tons of
iron Orders, ties and rails for the recon-
struction of San Francisco.
The trans-Alaska Siberia commission
of st. Petersburg has adopted the regu-
lations of the 'Loicq de LobeI' project
for uniting America and Europe by rail.
The block system now being installed
by the Lake Shore road has been complet-
ed and placed in operation between Ash
tabula and Buffalo. The system will be
extended TO Chicago as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
The New York Central railroad man.
agement announces that on Sept the
motive power of it's multipIex railroad
system, from the Grand Central station
to Highbridge, will be changed from steam
to electricity. At the same time the sys-
tenn will be changed from a left-hand to
a right-hand road, that is. the trains that
have been coming in to the left side will
be shifted over to the right, as they ran
before the alterations were begun. There
will be forty FOUR tracks in operation. Ev-
erything must be ready for an instantane-
Gus change at a given signal.
Railroad men are discussing with much
interest the great project of the b. +.
Yoakum syndicate to establish a new and
through line from the great lakes to Mex
leo City, with branch lines into the North
west. This line is to reduce the travel
ing distance between Chicago and Mexico
City more than 900 miles. The plan comes
to light in the purchase Of the Colorado
and Southern by Yoakum and it is under
stood that the syndicate has both a con-
struction and operating arrangement with
the National railroad of Mexico. The
Rock Island and Frisco systems are in
volved in the new route, and the Denver
Galveston line is to be extended into the
wheat fields of the Northwest. All of the
gulf ports will be tapped, and it is ex-
pected that the syndicate will come into
control of the Rock Island system, in
which case Yoakum would control the
largest group of railroads in the United
States.
There are 1900 miles of new railroad
line under contract or construction at the
present time in the United States.
The Pennsylvania railroad has prepar-
ed it's car order for 1907 delivery. cover
ing about 10000 steel cars. to cost ap-
proximately $23,O00,O00. The company
now has under construction 10000 steel
and steel frame cars
Delegates appointed by the Governors
of ten Southern States and representa-
tives of many industries in the South met
in New York to organize the Southern
States immigration commission to act as
a clearing house for labor for the South.
The Illinois Central railroad has given
notice of 81 rate between Chic 20 and
ST. Paul. This is understood TO be done
tc force the other lines in the territory
to abide by the traffic agreements.
Although the month of May is usually
considered by railroad men to be one of
the quiet months of the year, yet the earn
ings for the month on the New York Cen
trail lines breaks all records for a thirty
day period. Not only is the month rec
ord broken, but the earnings for FIVE
months, ending May 81. exceeds the earn
ings for the same period last year by
more than S100OO,OO0. And the last year
itself was a record breaker in the history
of the roads earnings.
Traffic officials of al the railroads cen
tering in Chicago report an unprecedented
demand for cars at this dull season of
the year. There is hardly line which is
not short Of the demand. Much friction
is arising from the difficulty of getting
cars returned to their owners
James J. Hill and Edward IL. Harri-
man are said to have agreed to arbitrate
their differences regarding extensions to
the Pacific coast territory. A stipulation
has been fled in the courts at Portland in
which both sides agree that Judge Arthur
L. Frazer shall act as commissioner TO
take testimony and TO decide the merits
Of the cases which have grown out of the
nntroyersy.