Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-31
NEW TERRITORY FOR OMAHA
Additional Trade Country Opened BY
Second Burlington Train to Northwest,
FOUR THOUSAND MILES DAILY SERVICE
Changes in the Time card Incident
to New Train Are Made
and Given to the
Public.


The Burlington officials have completed
the time changes incident to the new train
to be inaugurated February H. between
Omaha and the northwest.
This train was necessary because of the
increase OF business incident to new set
tiers and the large tourist business to
the northwest, and will make the second
through train over the Billings line between
the southeast and the northwest. 1t will
connect with a similar train on the North
ern Pacific at Billings. This will be the
Inauguration of over 1900 miles of daily
train service in territory tributary to
Omaha, and the Black Hills equipment
will be carried on the new train, including
the chair cars and sleepers. This will give
these passengers an opportunity to leave
Omaha at 4:10 y. m. instead of late at
night, as formerly.
The evening train from Denver will
meet with this new through train at
Alliance the next morning. Train 1874
will continue to run as now to the coast
with its through equipment, except in place
of the Omaha, Black Hills equipment It
will carry a chair car and standard sleeper
from Omaha to Alliance.
The new train from the west No. A,
will connect with the Northern Pacific,
No. 4. at Billings, leaving Billings at 1880
p. M, arriving at Omaha at 7:l0 a. m.
and connect with No. for the east. No.
~ will continue to run on the present
schedule with the present through equip
ment from the Puget Sound to the south
east. and also will carry the Omaha-Dead-
wood chair car and standard sleeper.
Trains No. 90 and 40 will be extended to
Broken Bow daily except, Sunday. These
ips 70 tha viii All a lOnR-fplt
want for people residing in the Black Hills
and Wyoming and northwestern Nebraska
and the change in time is of great benefit
to Omaha.
Another Headquarters Site.
The Union Pacific is said to be figuring
on buying the half block the south side
of Harvey street from Thirteenth to Four.
teenth for it's new headquarters site. Three
of these lots belong to A. J. Hanscom. and
while here recently to attend the wedding
of his granddaughter Mr.. Hanscom put
price of $4,000 a lot on his possession at
that place This was considered almost
prohibitive price. 1t is said wherever the
Union Pacific thinks of looking at a piece
of ground for the site the price Immediately
/ rises Mr.. Mohler says the headquarters
will be built, but he will give no inkling as
to the probable location.
school in the shops.
The Southern Pacific recently has jnaug-
urated system of instruction for shop
apprentices to give thels elementary
knowledge of the technical part of their
trade. The start was made at the COM
pany's shops at Sparks, New, by giving in
struction in mechanical srawing and a
small building was set apart for that spe-
cial purpose. The associate professor OF
mechanical engineering of the State uni
versity, ]. G. Scrugham, gives two even
ines week to the work. The results are
so far very encouraging, enough so to JUS
tify the company in extending the system
TO the shops at Ogden and Pocatello and to
add a course in electrical engineering. AL
though this work is not compulsory. nearly
| 80 per cent of the apprentices are taking It
| up and work is being done equal 70 that OF
freshmen class work in technical schools.
Old Tracks Are Removed.
] The Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis &
! Omaha railroad has torn away and re-
moved the old tracks at Florence. This
/ road, between Omaha and Tekamah, was
| one of the pioneer roads of the state and
was built in 1869. In 1889 a CUTOFF was
made through Florence, which rendered the
/ old route useless except for hauling coal
: and cinders to the water works station. A
/ controversy has existed between the rail-
! road and the water company ever since
the cutoff was built, the water company
! claiming the original line abutting its res
ervoirs was in the river and that the rail-
) road company had encroached upon its land
by moving the tracks further from the
! river. line known as the Omaha &
Northern has route surveyed and plated
| h,,u he ola IL
| of-way and the river. but as It is now in
| the river II probably will not be utilized