Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-30
ARRIMAy RESUMES WORK
Issues Orders for Operations in West
TO Start Again.
LARGE FORCES ARE ENGAGED
development Of the Country Along
the Lines Of the Union Pacific
VIII Move Forward
Once More.

F.. II. Hartman has set July l for the
date to resume his building operations IN
the west. This announcement, which was
made by A. L. Mohler, general manager
and vice president OF the Union Pacific,
will be received by the west with great
satisfaction, for It practically means that
the financial furry is all over and that
the railroads will begin to spend their
money in the development Of the west.
When the fine ncial depression struck the
country last faH Hartman ordered all
new work in the west to cease at once,
and thousands of men were thrown out OF
employment.
Large forces Of men are being shipped
out to North Platte and Cheyenne, where
the first moves will be made. The North
Platte extension from North Platte to
Northport will be built at once and the
Athol Borie cutoff will be finished as
soon as possible.
The Athol-Borie cutoff connects Carr on
the Denver-Cheyenne line with Borie on
the main line west Of Cheyenne. Work on
this line was nearly so per cent completed
when It was stopped by the orders from
Hartman. The new line will permit the
Denver traffic to get into Cheyenne with
out climbing the Athol hill. The work has
bulltItu NbliElutA NAo'ANh $500
the rains of the spring. making quite an
additional expense, because Of the knock
ing off Of the work.
Motor Cars in Demand.
The motor car service, which was in
augurated Sunday between valley and
Omaha, has proven highly successful and
popular, the cars being well filled Sunday
and again Monday morning. The cars rur
over the old track of the Union Pacific
through the towns of Willard, Papillion and
Avery, taking care of the passenger traffic
which was left out because of the change
to the new Lane cutoff. All the through
trains now run over this new road. The
principal morning train from the west fol
local service was No. 4, so that when thi:
was changed to the new line, the interme'
date points were left without service u
Omaha. The forty-first car is now in th'
course of construction at the shops and q
large force Of mechanics is turning GU.
these cars as fast as possible. Tire.
motor car trains now run into Denver from
the north, two doing local service and tn,
third stopping at the larger stations.
McKee VIII Have the Engines.
w. r. McKeen, superintendent of motive
power and machinery for the Union Pacific
mas assured Ine passenger department ina
he will be able to furnish all the large en-
gines needed for the immense traffic which
the Union Pacific will be called upon t
haul TO the democratic national convention
Extra cars will be added to all the regulal
trains, ample to handle all who desire Il
go from Omaha. The through business
from the east will be handled on specia
trains and will not interfere with the regu
lar bushes.
Machinery for the shops.
Machinery is being installed as fast a
possible in the new Union Pacific shops il
Omaha and 1t will not be long before thes
magnificent shops will be ready to put fl
full operation. Most of the machinery wa
bought for the new shops last fall and
considerable portion of IL has already beel
delivered. The huge travelling crane in tn
wheel shop was installed Saturday.
Two secret society conventions are to b
held in Denver this week to which there i
a considerable movement from the east
For the Kappa Sigma convention the Uniol
Pacific will have four extra cars. thre
from Chicago and one from New York witt
100 persons on Union Pacific No. II whlcl
leaves Omaha at midnight Monday. TIL
Burlington will have a large party through
Omaha Monday night to the Phi Kappa Ps
convention