Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Low RATE COMPACT BROKEN
Never Again, Say Railroads, but
Union Pacific Does.
REDUCED FARES TO KANSAS CITY
Special Rates Are Made to Lumber
mems Convention and Once Again
an bronchial Agreement
II Smashed.

Although the announcement has been
made that the railroads Of the west would
refuse during the year 1909 to make any
reduced rates, a break has been made by
the Union Pacific, which announces some
remarkably low rates for the meeting of
the Southwest Lumbermen's association
at Kansas City, January % to January IS.
Announcement has been made that the
roads during the year expected to make
the 2-cent rate the minimum as well as
the maximum as required by law and that
no conventions would be able to secure the
reduced rates. This policy was adopted two
years ago and was carried out for a year,
but last year several breaks were made.
Several state fairs were given low rates.
the Nebraska state fair being given 1
cent a mile by the Union Pacific and Ak
Sar-Ben was given 1 cent a mile by the
Union Pacific and a fare and a third by
the other roads. Then the railroads
frightened up and announced that a new
policy would be adopted and the Corn ex-
position secured low rates east of the
Missouri river. but none west.
Then. came another announcement that
further meetings of high officials Of the
roads had been held in Chicago, at which
il was announced reduced rates were a
thing of the past. On the heels of this
comes the announcement of the Union Pa
cific that from points in Kansas and Ne
braska and Colorado a rate of one fare
for the FOUND trip will be given to the
lumbermen's convention from January % tc
2s, and besides on January Is, a specia'
train will be run from Denver to Kansas
City on which the fare will be $3.50 fol
the round trip, the usual fare for one way
being S14.35. This lower rate is good fol
one train only.
,.. Park story Fiction.
Local railroad officials take no stock ir
the announcement that w. l.. Park is &c
become head of the operating department
Of the Hartman lines, a story which
minated from Denver, Mr.. Park, who IL
| general superintendent of the Union Pa
cific and is recognized as one of the leading
operating officials of the country, is nov
on special work for Julius Kruttschnitt
who is in charge of operation and man
tenance Of way of the Hartman lines
When he was assigned to this special worl
it was reported that he was simply lookinl
over the Hartman lines to report where
any Improvement might be made In thu
operation Of trains over mountain grades
Railway Notes and Personals.
Charles r. MandeI is now travelling pas
senger agent for the ClInchfield route.
Andy Traynor, general baggage agent o
| the Union Pacific, has gone to Chicago.
C. E.. Spens. general freight agent OF thu
Burlinton, left Saturday for Denver for
short trip.
J. c. Lovrien has been appointed as
sistant general passenger agent of the Rocl
Island at Kansas City, vice J. A. Stewart
d. Glenn Beaver, superintendent of tn
homeseekers' information bureau of tn
Burlington, who has been confined to hi
home for some weeks with throat trouble
is again at his desk.
The approach from the Tenth street via
duct to Union station will soon be read!
for use by carriages and leans. While l
will not be completed until warm weathe
the dirt will be filled in. so that team
Sherman gravel will be added. The rul
for carriages is now in use by those VIII
can pass the dirt wagons.