Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-18
COLD CAUSES TRAIN DELAYS
Storms and Falling Temperature
General in the West.
RUMORED H. S. CABLE WILL QUIT
Great NOrthern show Car, C~arryinH
Exhibits for Omaha Exposition,
is Making Quick Tour
Of Nebraska.

with the sudden cold spell and storms
throughout the middle west comes a deluge
Of reports from the railway offices OF de-
iayed trains and missed connections in
Omaha and the west. Railroad officials
look upon the first cold weather Of the
fall only as a warning and preparations
are then made by all railroad employees to
guard against delays.
Most Of the reports Of trainmen sent into
the Union Pacific and Burlington offices
give insignificant reasons for delays.
Steam pipes that have been idle during
the summer rave become defective or there
are leaky joints in the connections between
cars. These are mere details, but trainmen
seem never to discover the trouble or
seek a remedy until cold weather really
sets IN.
Several trains we're late at the Union
and Burlington stations during the day
and train schedules are demoralizsd. West
Of Omaha considerable trouble is reported
owing to storm and the cold weather. The
Burlington fast mail from Chicago, how
ever, rolled into the station this morning
on time. adhering to its fine record Of over
100 days with the train late but three
lines.
Cable May Drop out.
There is a rumor in local railroad circles
that H. s. Gable, general superintendent
Of the Rock Island lines, in the central
district, is to sever his connection with
the company. His resignation will come, II
is said, as an aftermath Of the death Of
his father, r. r. Gable, at Davenport,
last Friday.
H. S. Cable is a we'll known figure in
Omaha railroad circles, owing to his close
connection with affairs on the lines In
/ - "a. aa-At-a ri a H. a. -
one of the wealthiest men in Iowa and Il
ls said that his son will devote his efforts
to his fathers interest and the admins
%tration Of the vast estate.
Great Northern show Car.
One Of the exhibit cars sent out by the
Great Northern railroad, containing pro-
ducts Of the Milk River valley Of Mon
tana, is now in Nebraska and will be
whlsked about the state for short stops
before going on exhibition at the corn
show. The first stop made is at Lincoln.
The second car is now being equipped with
exhibits which will come direct to the corn
show.
Both coaches are model xhibit cars and
are in charge Of demonstrators. The Hill
lines have gone to considerable expense
In building the cars and In collecting
exhibits from the states Of the great
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Of a passenger car and are specially
arranged for show purposes.
Special Cars Go Through.
Two special cars passed through Omaha
during Wednesday; one contained a detach-
ment of soldiers from Jefferson Barracks
st. Louis. bound for Fort Russell, chey'
enne. They came In over the Wabash and
were transferred to the Union Pacific.
The private car "Kemble' arrived ovel
the Milwaukee road from Chicago carrying
a party Of mining men. headed by L. B
Newly, for points in California. On thu
return trip they win pass through Omaha
November a..
Railroad Notes and Personals.
Edison Rich, general attorney for tn,
Union Pacific railroad, has gone to Chi
cago on a case before the Interstate Com
merce commission.
John Scott, county commissioner-elect
has gone on an eastern trip, including
stop at Boston.
G. T.. Ransom, civil engineer for the Chi
q IL 4