Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-01
OMAHA TAPS NEW TERRITORY
Secures Entrance Into Fertile Field
by Milwaukee Line.
JoBBERs LIKE NEW TARIFFS
First stock Train from Reliance, $. D..
Brings Twenty-Five Cars of
Cattle to south Omaha
Market.

Omaha has tapped another country new
to its commercial interests. BY means OF
the Milwaukee's line into the Chamberlain
and Rapid City section of South Dakota
Omaha projects its trade extension into n
fertile region not heretofore controlled by
any one center OF business. The first cattle
train brought down by the Milwaukee
arrived Monday and It contained twenty
two cars of cattle for South Omaha. The
shipment originated at Reliance, which Is
little place on the new road. The train
made schedule time and everything con-
nected with the delivery semes to have
been entirely satisfactory.
The Milwaukee officials, as well as bust
ness men in Omaha and the packing in
terests at South Omaha, are feeling good
over the prospects held out in this single
shipment. II the first train does that well
they are confident of building up large
and profitable business. not alone in live
stock but in every other line of trade, and
annexlng to omshs's steadily growing field
of patronage another very material ele-
ment of strength.
Much of this country tTaversed by the
Milwaukees new line has not been com
mercially tributary to Omaha for the
simple reason Omaha has had no effective
means of reaching It, but under the new
conditions II is brought into close contact
with the merchants of the Gate City and
1t will be thoroughly worked for trade
from now on. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
and even Chicago It was thought, might
reap greater beneflt than Omaha by means
of this new line, whose route and schedules.
1t was feared would not be favorable to
Omaha, but now that freight has begun
to move and an insight into the practical
- l..
The territory is Omaha's by right of loca-
tion and Omaha men say they propose to
keep their rights securely from the grasp
Of competing cities.
New Tariffs Please Omaha.
The Milwaukee has published freight tar
ins for it's new line from Pierre to Rapid
City. s. d. Omaha jobbers perused the
tariff sheets with much satisfaction. for
no discrimination against Omaha and in
favor OF Chicago and st. Paul is apparent.
1t was feared the road might make the
tariff from st. Paul and Chicago to points
on the new line less than the sum of the
Missouri river locals, but no such thing
was done. Local jobbers seem to be
pleased with the new tariffs, though there
is still considerable dissatisfaction with the
rates from Omaha to points in southeastern
South Dakota and an intimation is made
that a fight for readjustment will be made
later in the season.
Cut Rates from south.
The railroads of the south are making
remarkably low rates and expect to reap
harvest as a consequence. August IT,
the rate from New Orleans to Chicago and
return will be $15, the regular rate being
$50, and the round trip rate from Memphis
will be si2 the regular rate being s31 The
fares are put in at a time when southern
people want to go north. Railroads in the
west have announced reduced rates are
thing OF the past. The Illinois Central is
expecting to handle between 1000 and q. 900
on these rates between August II and Sep
tember 1.