Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
AND BACK IN A DAY
New Burlington Train Service is
Ordered.
AFFECTS WEST PART OF STATE
Residents of McCOok, HOIdreEe and
Hastings Can soon GO Home on
Train Leaving This City
at Midnight.

A one-day trip to Omaha and return by
people who live along the line OF the Burl-
inFton in Nebraska will soon be possible.
For some years PEOPLE living IN the interior
towns have been unable to visit Omaha, do
their shopping during the day. attend a
theater and return that evening. A year
ago the Union Pacific took care Of its
patrons by putting on a midnight train
from Omaha to Denver. and now comes the
Burlington with the announcement that
residents Of McCook. Holdrege. Hastings
and other interior towns will have the
same service. The Burlington train which
now leaves Omaha at midnight goes to
Lincoln and then TO the northwest. II IL
determined to extend this train on to Den
yer.
The new card will show a morning train
from Chicago to Denver. which Will pass
through Omaha at midnight. and a morn
ing train from Denver to Chicago. which
will not help Omaha so much, because II
will pass through this city about ESQ a.
m. A new train. No. 16. will be added from
| Chicago to Denver. with a similar return
ing train. making three Chicago-Denver
trains each way a day.
The announcement will meet with the
hearty approval Of those who live in the
interior towns and the plan will be a
great help to Omaha.
Mckeen Home from Pacific.
w. r. McKeen president OF the McKeeh
Motor Car company, has returned from a
six weeks trip to California. where he has
been recovering his health and incidentally
watching the working Of the large number
Of Mckeen motor cars in regular service
on the Southern Pacific.
The cars in California are giving splen-
did satisfaction" said Mr.. McKeen. w
are now working on car No. s., and the
orders coming in are keeping the $50 men
we have employed busy trying to supply
the demand. There is a growing demand
for this car all over the country. A dele
CATION was here from the east Saturday
and waited over until Monday for my re-
turn To arrange for securing some Of the
cars"
Models of PIock signal.
The Union Pacific Is installing a NINA
ture electric automatic block signal in the
window Of its city ticket office at Thir-
tenth and Farnam streets. one Of these
was placed in the window Of the city Of
flee at Denver and it attracted so much
attention that the passenger department
has had nine more models made at the
Omaha shops and these will be placed in
the company's windows in the leading
cities OF the country. A model was taken
by W. L. Park. general superintendent of
the Union Pacific, to the meeting of the
operating and engineering officials Of the
Hartman lines and II attracted great in
terest The model is worked continually
by electricity. lined Oy a clock,
Something for Rate Clerks 20 Do.
Rate clerks on the Union Pacific. North
ern Pacific and Great Northern are busily
engaged in checking up the transconti-
mental rates TO western intermediate points
to ascertain what changes are necessary TO
conform with the order Of the Interstate
Commerce commission in the Spokane and
Denver cases. ]. c. Stubs, head Of the
traffic department Of the Hartman lines,
has announced that no decision will be
reached as to whether the order will be
contested until the exact effect Of the
orders can be learned. This order not only
reduces the revenue OF the railroads 10
intermediate points one-sixth. but will also
necessitate a complete REIMBURSEMENT of
western freight rates.
Railway Notes and Personals.
Ralph T.. Stubs has been appointed as
sistant general freight and passenger agent
OF the Southern Pacific for Arizona and
New Mexico, with headquarters at Tucson,
succeeding NJ. O, Bicknell, who resigned.
Mrs. E. II. Hartman. accompanied by
her daughter Carol, passed through Omaha
Sunday evening on a special train enroute
from California to New York.
W. J. COlvin. agent Of the New York
Despatch line al Omaha. has been appointed
general eastern agent Of the same COM
pany at New York City. Mr.. Colvin will be
succeeded in Omaha by W. J. Bengal from
the Chicago office OF the company.
Railroad reports show that farmers all
I through the state are getting anxious for
the frost to leave the ground that they
! might start spring blowing. Winter wheat
is looking fine and should yield a big crop
! because Of the heavy SHOWS and rains Ne
braska has had.