Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24

Arrangements have been made which
will give the Illinois Central an entrance
into indianapolis.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad has advanced the wages Of
| its conductors and train men and has
granted ten-hour day.
A group of the minority stockholders of
Wells, Fargo & Co. have undertaken to
force a distribution of the company's sur
plus, which is said to be S5,O000O0 or
twice as much as the entire capita. stock.
Announcement has been made that the
Western Pacific, which is the Gould Pa
ciic coast extension. has made arrange
ments to operate a line of steamers be-
tween the port of San Francisco and the
Orient
The Postmaster General announced re.
Gently that changes in transcontinentaI
railway mail schedules have reduced tho
tine of transit between New York and
San Francisco, both ways, twenty-four
hours,
The Union Pacific will build an extern
sion of its Minidok and Southwestern
line from Twin Falls. Idaho, to the new
town Of Bull, distance of twenty mics.
The company also contemplates the build
ing of an extension from a point about
half way between St. Anthony and Mays
vile, in a sOutheasterly direction. to tap
the main line of the Union Pacific a lit
tie west Of Evanston, Wyo. In addition
1t will also build three other branches
in Idaho. the routes of which the officials
of the company are not ready to an
nounce.
1t has been announced that as soon as
the Santa Fe's Belen cutoff is completed
at least FIVE hours will be taken OFF the
present passenger schedules between Chi
cago and Los Angeles and Chicago and
San Francisco. The freight service viii
be shortened at least twenty-four hours.
Charles NJ Schwab and other eastern
capitalists are Interested in project to
build a new road from Vernon, Texas,
across the Panhandle TO Roswell, y. NJ,
a distance Of 300 miles. J temporary
survey has been made aad a bonus Of
$4,000 has been raisa in the townships
through which it VIII pass.
At a meeting in Cincinnati the general
passenger agents OF the central territory
decided that tickets for popular excur-
sions shall be at slightly higher RACES, dif-
fering according TO local conditions, but
averaging about % cents to the ticket.
This is ar outcome Of the 2-cent fare law.
The report that the Great Northern
railroad was about to begin transcon-
tinental line across Canada was confirm
ed By Vice President l.. w. Hill at St.
Paul. He also said they had secured their
terminals at Winnipeg and that they
would soon build to that point. A con-
tractor says that the road will be COM
pleted from Winnipeg to the coast within
eighteen months.
A new freight tariff on coal. which pro-
vides a reduction of 10 cents a ton and
which took effect April 1. was made pub
lie By the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. 1t was stated at the
Office OF the railroad in Boston that the
reduction vas made possible by decrease
in he cost of handling coal in transit,
and improved facilities at tide%ater
points.
The Pennsylvania railroad has decided
to burn up all wooden coal ears and TO
discontinue the construction of new ones.
Costly wrecks have been caused by the
use Of these old cars. which are frequent
ly crushed between the heavier steel ones
by sudden stoppage OF trains.