The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS REAL ESTATE DEALS
News Picked up at Depot, Siding
and Round House.

The Wabash, by accepting a lower
proportion Of the Minneapolis rate on
wheat and rye products to points east
of the Illinois-Indiana state line, has
reduced the rate on -four, Chicago to
New York. from / to 16 cents. In
addition,the milling in transit privilege
has been granted. This tends to neu
tralize the advantage which flour mill
ers in st. Paul and Minneapolis have
had under the previously existing
rates.
Acting on the assumption that the
large projects for railroad construc-
ton in the west will attract a great
number of laborers, and will also serve
to call the attention of other persons
to attractive possibilities of western
settlement, passenger traffic manag-
ers Of roads leading to desirable loca-
tons have made preparations for
movement of homeseekers largely in
excess of previous years.
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The western pass committee has as
sumed jurisdiction of the issuance OF
passes to land and immigration
agents. Hereafter quarterly or trip
passes will be issued only to such land
and immigration agents as are regis.
tered by the roads with the western
trunk lines committee fifteen days
prior to the issuance of the transpor-
tation. The practice of issuing a trip
pass for every party of four people
will be discontinued.
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1t has been agreed by the western
roads to renew homeseekers' exour-
sion rates for the first ana third Tues
days in each month, beginning with
May. The rates will be one fare plus
81 for the round trip.
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The Rock Island route has ordered
new engines, big fellows
of the 1900" class. These are for
freight service, and are even bigger
than the locomotives used on the Bur-
lington.
Poor Sam McFerrin, the Iowa Cen
trail brakeman who lost both legs by
falling under a car at Coalield, is not
getting along very we'll lately. In
deed, his condition during the last few
days has been far from satisfactory
to DR.. ]. @. Barringer, of the Central,
who has supervision of the case, and
just at present there are fears enter
tanned for his recovery. At first after
his removal to his home on North B
street in this city, McFerrin seemed
doing nicely but at present the sur
geons shake their heads doubtfully
IN discussing the case.
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With practically the same equip
nent, with numerically approximately
the same force of empfoyes, and with
the same cost of operation,
he Iowa Central during the month OF
February hauled 5000 more cars than
n the corresponding month the year
before. Inc 1acC is lts own comment
lpon the work of the present superin- |
endent and his force of helpers.
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There's a big attraction for many |
people in railroad coal. 1t is an at '
raction that makes thieves of honest
men in other regard, and all of the !
strenuous fighting of the legal and |
detective forces of the roads cannot
overcome. Even now, when coal may
'e had, in face of the warning arrests
which have. been recently made along
he line, the Central is suffering some !
wherever coal is stored
long it's line. In Oskaloosa the coal ,
,ile's temptation is counteracted by
he fact that the piles are day and