Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
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Passenger officials of the Northwestern
| predict an extraordinary movement or
| account Of the national encampment Of
| the G. A. r. at st. Paul.
The Illinois Central railroad now car
| ries nearly every pound of its fruit in its
own cars, this company having in service
| 1900 of its own refrigerator cars.
The Virginia Corporation Commission
yesterday declared the Churchman 2-cent
! railway mileage act of the Legislature in
conflict with the Constitution of the
United States and therefore null and void
| and entered an order dismissing the pro-
ceedings.
The Indiana Railroad Commission
handed down a decision by which the Van
dalia Railroad Company VIII be compelled
to make a general reduction Of SO Is per
cent in the rates charged for all classified
freight from Indianapolis west to the In
diana State line.
Because of the rising of the Salton Sea
the Southern Pacific is reported to be
about to move its main line in that vi
cinity for the fifth time. The waters are
now approaching the track, and it is
thought it will be necessary to create the
new line within sixty days.
Under express instructions of George
J. Gould, the Western Pacific is making a
special effort to secure 1000 laborers in
addition to 10000 men now at work in
Utah, Nevada and California. Construc-
ton work is to be rushed with all posi-
BILE speed, and to that end agents have
been sent into the middle West and North
west in an effort to secure the needed
workmen.
The anticipated action of the Wisconsin
rate commission fixing cents a mile as
the maximum passenger fare has been de-
layed for several weeks in order that the
st. Paul road may present new arguments
against the proposed rate
An effort is being made to obtain the
cooperation of eastern trunk lines in the
endeavor TO secure ruling from the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture that will enable
the railroads everywhere to receive con-
signments of meat for transportation by
stamping the way bills to show that the
car has been sealed by government inspec-
tors.
Executive officers of the Union Pacific
road in Chicago are planning to build sew
eral large greenhouses along the main
lines of this company in Nebraska, Wy
oming, Utah and other districts, with the
object OF having at every table in every
dining car over the entire system a bou-
quet Of freshly cut flowers at every meal.
The Erie has just placed orders for
1000 new freight cars. From the Stand
ard Steel Car Company have been or
dered 800 drop end steel underframe gon-
dola cars forty-fve feet in length. These
are for delivery in January, 1907. For
delivery in December next the Erie has
also ordered 800 fat cars, to be built by
the same company.
The Grand Trunk has spared neither
pains nor expense in erecting at Battle
Greek, Mich, a station which not only
amply meets every need of the travelling
public, but is also a delight TO the eye of
every lover of the beautiful. The gen
eral design of the building is a modified
mission style, while the construction IS of
Maine granite and paving blocks laid in
Flemish bond.
AT the offices OF the New York Central
railroad in New York It was said that
there was no statement 10 be mode coz
corning the reported bid OF SlS00O.09o
by the New York Central for the South
ern Indiana and Chicago Southern rail-
roads.