Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-06

nessee lawyer whose spirit revived an
old and languishing tunnel charter and
to whom credit Is given for the fnanc-
Ing and management of the great en-
terprise, had wired the president, 1.-THE
first official train Of the Manhattan and
Hudson Railroad company under the
Hudson river awaits your signal and
pleasure" McAdoo then stood by the
motorman while the train made the
trip to Hoboken in ten minutes. In.
Hoboken exercises were held to COM
plete the transfer Of the tunnel to the
operating company by the underwrit-
ing company. Later the occasion was
celebrated with banquet at Sherry's.
The estimated cost OF the system when
completed is $70,OOO,O0O. The Erie and
Pennsylvania stations in Jersey City
will be connected by the lower pair Of
tubes to the downtown terminals at
Dey street, thence connecting with the
present subway system, while the
Sixth avenue line will run to Thirty
third street near the new Pennsylvania
tunnel terminal and spur across
Eighth street connecting with the sub
way.
Regular trains began running at mid
night. They are composed of eight all
steel cars, with side door ENTRANCES,
and are run on three minute Roadway
during the rush hours. Actual time Of
crossing under the bed of the river is
three minutes and the distance mile
and quarter. At the center or state
line the tubes are nipety-fve feet under
the surface of the river and sixty feet
deep in the silt or ooze Of the bottom.
The Railroad Wage Issue.
The negotiations between the officers
and employees of the Southern railway
In respect to reduction of wages final
ly resulted in the statement from Presi-
dent Finley that the employees had
rejected the proposed reduction and
that the management, not wishing to
act In an arbitrary way, had requested
the chairman Of the interstate COM
merce commission to mediate between
them under the provisions Of the Erd-
man law.
Owing to the opposition Of Judge
Pritchard to the proposed reduction in
the wages of employees of the Sea-
board Air Line, the receivers of that
company, who were appointed by
Prltchard, have abandoned the plan.
The railroad commission Of Georgia
has ordered all common carriers which
contemplate wage reductions to notify
1t. with the figures and the reasons for
hug daF
the commission is satisfied.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has asked general conference
with seventeen southern railroads re-
garding the 10 per cent cut in wages to
be made on March l.
Harriman's Last Link Done.
The connecting link between the I'LL
nois Central and the Central of Geor-
gia is now finished, and by April Is the
Hartman system will be in operation
from ocean to ocean. This link is the |
branch line from Corinth, Miss, to
Haleyville, Ala, whence trains Will
run to Birmingham over the tracks of |
the Northern Alabama and Frisco
lines.
The Railroad Over Seas.
The first train opening the Florida
East Coast railway has reached the
temporary terminus of the road at
knights Key, which is only 1922 miles
from Havana. BY another year this
marvellous railroad built OH REINFORCED
arches out over long stretches
Of deep sea, connecting the string of
coral isles, or keys" will reach Key
West, whence through trains will be
carried on great ocean ferries across to
Cuba.
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