Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

ing March and April. BY reason of the
location of the line from the gulf north to
Chicago which is a distributing point east
and west and north, the business continues
during most of the year.
Export Rates Go Up.
Export rates on -four from Missouri river
points took a soar upward Saturday OF
from Q TO cents, varying according to the
variance I'm ocean rates. The rate is now
made a combination of the lowest locals
via the gulf or Atlantic seaboard. Large
quantities of oats are also being hauled
out of Nebraska by the railroads, nearly
all being destined 70 the southeastern sec
ton of the United States, where large guam
titles are consumed. They are bought by
the larger elevators at Cairo. Memphis,
Nashville and other points, and from there
distributed to the consumers.
Dunlop Goes to Lincoln.
The report has got out that Frank Dun
lop, travelling passenger agent for the Great
Western for Nebraska, part OF Colorado
and the Black Hills, is to leave the service
of that company and accept one with the
Great Northern when that road opens
Offices at Lincoln in connection with the
Ashland cutoff within a short time. Mr..
Dunlop admits that he is making arrange
ments to transfer his headquarters to Lin
coin, but will say nothing definite regard
ing his going to the Great Northern. Rail-
road men extremely doubt that he will
leave the Great Western even II he goes
to Lincoln.
santa Fe Kills Time.
In the mad race for the vast continental
business the Santa Fe has stepped in with
great improvements and attempts to
shorten the line and time to the coast \
ninet -hve-mile cutoff has just been COM
pleted from Texico west. This necessitated
the construction of bridge across the
Pecos river, which is intended to withstand
the heaviest flood which can possibly come
down that waterway. Additional roads to
the number of 125 miles are to be con-
structed which will shorten the route to
the Pacific coast, avoiding the Ration and
| Glorietta mountains in New Mexico and
reducing the passenger time between Chi
| cago and San Francisco from eight to ff-
! teen hours.
Railway Notes and Personals.
Il. L. Sheehan, city ticket agent OF the
Burlington at Atchison, is in the city.
F. A. Nash, general western agent of the
Milwaukee, has returned from Chicago
W. l.. Park, superintendent of the Union
Pacific. has left for a trip TO the west.
! w. II. Brill. division freight agent of the
| Illinois Central. with headquarters at Chi
cago, is in Omaha.
f. c. Griffin, general agent of the freight
department of the Northwestern at Omaha
has gone 20 Minneapolis.
f. II Garfield. district passenger agent
OF the Erie, with headquarters at James
| town. n. Y, Is in the city.
o. c. Keith superintendent of transpor-
tation OF the Illinois Central. accompanied
| by f. y. Jones, superintendent of the Fort
Dodge division of that road, is in the city.
The Canadian Pacific has issued new
ticket which will carry passengers around
| the world on one ticket over the steamship
| lines OF that road which operates boats on
both the Atlantic and Pacific.
Superintendent Charles NJ. Ware of the
Omaha division of the Union Pacific who,
with his wife, has been at a hospital at
| Rochester, Mimi, for several weeks, will
! return 20 Omaha Sunday morning. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Ware underwent serious
operations, but have recovered fully.
Since the reorganization of the legal de-
partment of the Union Pacific. new firm
of attorneys has been formed. The firm
is known as Rich, Searle 4 Clapp, with
Offices in the Omaha National Bank build
| ing. Clapp and Rich are both with the
| railroad and have been partners before.