Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-22

Recently, on the Rhodesian railway.
nbove Victoria Falls, five and three-quar-
ter miles of track were laid In twelve
hours.
1t is reported that Vice President Todd
of the New York, New Haven and HART
ford railroad is to head d new internrban.
railway system in Canada.
The steel combine of Germany is said
to have received orders for 5000 tons II
iron Orders, ties and rails for the recess
struction Of San Francisco.
The trans-Alaska Siberia commission
Of st. Petersburg has adopted the regu-f
latfons Of the "Loieq de Iobel" project
for uniting America and Europe by rail.
The block system now being installed
by the Lake Shore road has been complet-
ed and placed in operation between Ash
tabula and Buffalo. The system will be
extended to Chicago as rapidly as possi1
bic.
The New York Central railroad man
agement announces that on Sept. I the
motive power of its multiplex railroad
system, from the Grand Central station
to Highbridge, will be changed from steam
to electricity. At the same time the sys-
TEN will be changed from q left-hand to
a right-hand road, that Is, the trains that
have been coming in to the left side will
be shifted over to the right, as they ran
| before the alterations were begun. There
| will be forty-four tracks in operation. Ev-
erything must be ready for an instantane-
Gus change at a given signal.
Railroad men are discussing with much
interest the great project of the 3. f.
Yoakum syndicate to establish a new and
through line from the great lakes to Mex
leo City, with branch lines into the North
west. This line is to reduce the travel
ing distance between Chicago and Mexico
| City more than 600 miles. The plan comes
to light in the purchase Of the Colorado
and Southern by Yoaknm, and it is under
stood that the syndicate has both a con-
~struction and operating arrangement with
the National railroad of Mexico. The
Rock Island ard Frisco systems are in
eolved in the new route, and the Denver
Galveston line is to be extended into the
wheat fields Of the Northwest. All of the
gulf ports will be tapped, and it is sex-
pected that the syndicate win come into
control of the Rock Island system. in
| which case Yoakum would control the
largest group of railroads in the United
| States.
There are 10000 miles Of new railroad
| line undeF CONTRACT OF CONSTRUCTION at tNe
| present time in the United States.
The Pennsylvania railroad has prepaf-
| ed its car order for 1907 delivery, cover
ing about 10000 steel cars. to cost ap-
proxfmately s23,000,O00. The company
now has under construction 10000 steel
and steel frame cars.
Delegates appointed by the Governors
of ten Southern States and rcpresenta-
ttiyes Of many industries IN the South MET
lin New York to organize the Southern
1 states, :ssss:s.;sratinn commission to act as
a clearing house for labor for The South
The Illinois Central railroad has given
notice of a 81 rate Between Chicago and
st. Paul. This is understood to be done
to force the other lines in the territory
to abide by the traffic agreements.
Although the month of May is usually
| considered by railroad mer % be one Of
the quiet months of the year. yet the earn
| ings for the month on the New Fork Cen
trail lines breaks all records for d thirty
day period. Not only is the moEth rec
ord broken, but the earnings for i've
months, ending May 81, exceeds the earnL
lings for the same period last year ~
...o.s t..ts- d s {. coo eoa nd III. leat yexr
itself was a record breakar IN tie History
of tie roads earnings