Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-19
ALL GRANGER ROADS PREPARE
FOR THE LARGE ANNUAL
MOVEMENT OF CROPS
Cut by Burlington May Precipitate
Rate Warfare Eastern Roads Civ
Ing Passes ?-steeI Passenger Cars
Are in Favor-RaiIroad News.

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lions of new locomotives, vigilant In
spection of the new rolling stocks. and
orders from the mechanical depart
ments to put the motive power in the
best possible shape, are encouraging
indications to the farmers Of the north
west, who are soon to have bumper
crop for the railroads to rush to mar
ket. They take these active prepare
lions to mean that the railroads are
making strenuous efforts to reduce the
annual fall congestion and shortage OF
cars to a minimum for the corn-haul-
| ing season of 1906.
Each Of the grain carrying roads
entering Minnesota are making addl-
tons to the equipment, most OF which
were ordered a year ago.
| Another preparation for carrying
the fall crop is in the completion OF
new lines which saves long hauls for
the farmers as we'll as It increases the
output by opening new sections.
y Another Reduction Made.
The Burlington has made another ro-
duction of IL cents per 100 pounds in
Nebraska grain rate schedules from all
local stations in Nebraska to the
Missouri river, the new rate to be-
come effective today A previous re-
duction of IL cents was made several
days ago in the proportional rate be.
tween the Missouri river and the Mis-
sissippi river, Chicago, Peoria and com.
mon points.
Railroad managers of Omaha are
said to be greatly stirred up over the
action of the Burlington, and the
statement is made there that rate
war now seems inevitable.
| The Great Western started the
trouble by making a fight because of
the payment by the Union Pacific o.
elevation charges at Omaha. The ag-
gressive attitude of the Burlington is
looked upon as an effort to force the
of elevation charges.
All the roads except the Union Pa
cific stand pledged to the policy of not
paying elevation at any point, as they
claim they fear it is in the nature of a
rebate and not lawful The Union Pa
cific, however, stands on the same
ground as it did before, when the in
terstate commerce commission decided
! it might pay elevation charges to the
Omaha Elevator company and the
| Mississippi Grain company in
order to secure an immediate return
of it's cars at the erd Of the line. The
Union Pacific, since that time, has
strengthened it's position by publishing
the tariff, which carries with it the
payment of elevation charges to all
elevators which perform the service at
Omaha, South Omaha, Council Bluffs
and Kansas City. This removes the
weak part of the question by making
the payment open to all instead of sim
ply to the Omaha and Trans issis-
sippi companies.
Powerful Locomotives.
With few exceptions the thirty new
passenger engines which have just
been delivered to the Burlington for
use In the fast service between Chi
cago and Denver are the most power,
full locomotives in the United States
The aggregate weight Of the bunch is
| 11,220,0 900 pounds. Each is rs feet
long and weight 1877 tons, and it's drive
wheels are "a inches in diameter. The
boiler tubes are 81 feet in length. Each
tender holds $4,000 pounds of coal and
5000 gallons of water. The machines
are numbered from $500 to 1929. Each
engine is heavier by $1,000 pounds
than any passenger engine heretofore
used on the Burlington system. The
nearest in size are the "p 8" engines
whose weights are 317 900 pounds each
They will be able to handle the heav
lest trains with an ease and speed not
attained by any other locomotive.
Roads Giving Passes.
A disturbance has been created in
eastern trunk line railroad circles by
the busy circulation Of reports thai
some of the lines were unlawfully issu
ing free transportation. The New
York Central, Lackawanna and On
tario and Western have been named as
violating the anti-pass agreement Of
the trunk line presidents Presidents
of these roads have made unequivoca
denial of the charge and have sale
that never before have their lines sc
rigidly and conscientiously complied
with the law and lived up to the agree
ment as they have this year.
Steel Cars Are in Favor.
After long and careful investiga
tion and numerous experiments, E. H
Hartman has decided to replace the
4 wooden cars on all the Hartman limos