Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-02
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
latest COhtriVanCs q Hartman a. Means
ofsupplying Dsmsnd for Ties.
SEsoURcfs CITING DANGEROUSLY LOW
Great Railroad Development suasests
Need of COnservinE Timber
supply or suaer Ma
terisI setback.

lnion Paeihc officials are considering tie
proposition OF establishing department Of
iorestry for that road 20 relieve the tie
situation for the whole Hartman system.
The demand FOR ties at present for new
construction ard to replace annually the
Ties which become decayed is enormous,
and. as the supply of good ties is run
ming short, MIR. Hartman realizes some
thing must be done to supply ties in the
9uture
A tie preserving plant is maintained by
the Union Pacific at Laramie, where all
ties used by the Union Pacnc are put
through creosoting process which pro-
longs the life OF tie several times its
natural existence. Little has been done
toward organizing the department, but Mr..
Hartman has had men in the field for
the last year and a half looking over
the territory to find suitable place to
buy and lay aside as a reserve where trees
may hep lanted for future use
Judge Cornish. vice president. now has
the matter under consideration. While
they may have enough timber on the
reserves now for immediate use still the
future must be considered. The idea Is to
have immense forest ranges where suit
able trees will be planted to insure the
future supply.
New Locomotive Monsters.
Eight OF the thirty-hve new engines
which have been bought by the Union Pa
cinc for use In Wyoming have arrived at
b. Cheyenne and have been set Up in the
shops at that point. These are enormous
consolidated freight engines capable of
hauling most any load over the hills at
that point The new engines are of the
go class for freight service and will con-
tinue to be received at Cheyenne until all
have arrived, They will relieve the pres
ent shortage of motive power in Wyoming
Hearing on Tariffs.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has announced the date Of October for a
public hearing on the question OF the
method Of publication OF tariffs. Repre-
sentatives of all the traffic associations
have been invited to appear before the
commission. This hearing has been
brought about by some arguments pre-
scented to the Interstate Commerce COM
mission by A. n. stickuey. president of the
Great Western. Some uniform system OF
publication Of tariffs will be considered.
New Rails and More Cars.
The street car rails on the Tenth street
viaduct have all been installed and the
company started Monday with half min
ute service going north. This includes
Farnam, Harvey and the Dodge lines.
Every available car has been pressed into
service. and the company viii make every
effort to handle the extra people without
hitch.
Railway Notes and Personals.
Eugent Duvsl has gone to Denver Sci,
Lake and other western points on a bust.
ness trip for the Milwaukee.
b. N. Rath has been selected to succeed
Warren Hillas as soliciting agent OF the
chicago Great Western In Omaha. Mr.
Hillis has been sent to Denver. Mr.. Raj
was formerly chief clerk to the assistant
general freight agent In Chicago
G. r. Spens, general agent of the Burl
lnaton, J. A. Munroe. freight traffic man
aGer OF the Union Pacific, and others, have
gone TO Chicago TO attend the hearing be
lore the Interstate Commerce commission
q Ne elevation case against the Unior
Il. M. Orr, assistant to General Manager
and Vice President Mohler of the UnIor
Pacific left Monday afternoon in a private
car for Vancouver and other northern
points. Mr.. Orr has ben recuperating rap
idly of late and has been able TO sit OF
the front porch and to walk up the stair
unassisted for several days. He was &C
compsnied by Mrs. Orr.