Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-17
JOKE FROM DENVER
Railroad Men Laugh at Pipe Dream
of Progressive Journal"
EFFORT TO STEAL MoFFATT LINE
KruttschnItt, MObIer, Park and other
said 20 BE GOING About In
Rout County in Heavy
Disguise.

Railroad officials are aughing out loud
over the latest dope which has been
handed out by some writer for the Denver
Times in which he has Julius Krutt-
schnitt, A. l.. Mohier and W. L. Park
running around the country in disguise.
This bright youth has conceived the idea
that the Union Pacific is threatening to
parallel the Moffatt line in Colorado and
he imagined. he saw the leading Hartman
li~eutensnts sneak into Springs,
register under ssumed names and then
start on a tour Of inspection.
Here is one bright paragraph: NJ
Kruttschnitt and Mr.. Mohler are ac-
companied by John D. Isascs. consulting
engineer for all the Hartman lines and the
man who reports on new projects, and w.
l.. Park, general superintendent Of the
Union Pacific. Mr.. Mohler registered at
Steamboat Springs hotel as Jack Braitsh,
Mr.. Park as e. @. Gallant, Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt as Eugene De Long and Mr..
Isaacs as Sam 1. Hess, all OF Wichita,
Kan"
Think Of It. Some of the best known
men in the United States trying to dis
Euise themselves.
The truth of the matter was that each
man named in the wonderful dream Of
the bright youth was nearly hall way
across the continent from the place where
he has them in disguise.
A. L. MohIer, general manager of the
Union Pacific was in Omaha Friday, the
day when the wonderful discovery was
made. w. L. Park, general superintendent
Of the Union Pacific was in southern Cali
fornia as was also Julius Kruttschnitt and
Mr.. Isaacs was in Mexico.
MovinE Pictures at Frontier Day.
Robert Smith manager Of the advertising
department Of the Union Pacific, has gone
to Cheyenne and taken with him a number
Of photographers and moving picture ma
chine men TO take some Views Of the sights
during the Frontier day celebration, which
will continue this week. f. Buckingham
will head a party OF twenty-five cattlemen
from South Omaha and General Charles
Morton and Major Mccarthy will accom-
pany the party.
Milwaukee to the Coast.
The Milwaukee has iraugurated Its
Pacific coast extension from Chicago to
Seattle and Tacoma. Sleepers will be run
as far as Butte, Mont. from Chicago and
from Butte to Seattle day coaches will be
run. The distance between Chicago and
Seattle is AIT miles and one train a day
will make the through trip.
Omaha shows n Surplus.
The annual report Of the Chicago st
Paul, Minneapolis g. Omaha road will
show a surplus over all expenses of abou
$3.50, oO0. This Is an increase over 1905 OF
$500. 49,. The total operating revenue of th'
road was $13, 614. $40. of which freight traffic
contributed about 5000 900, and passenger
about 1900. 900. The balance Of the earnings
came from incidental resources. The operat.
ing expenses of the company were IS, S31, 22S
Milwaukee Cuts Rate.
The Milwaukee has entered into active
contest with older roads for the traffic Of
the Orient to the eastern part of thii
country. and for freight to the Orient. Al
indication of what the road intends to d.
is shown by one Of its first tariffs issued
which shows that the rate on machinery
from Chicago to the Orient is 81 per hun
dred, whereas the Canadian Pacific rate
for the same haul is tL4o. The cut was me
at once "
RAiIrOad Notes.
A. L. Mohler, general manage of tht
Union Pacific, has gone to Chicago.
e. L. LomAK, general passenger agent
of the Union Pacific, is in Salt Lake.
The McKeen Motor Car company has
sent three new cars west for use on thu
Oregon Short Line.
It is reported that one of the first move.
made by s. M. FELTON,, the newly elected
president of the Great Western, will b,
to move the headquarters from st. Paul t.
Chicago. .t..