New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
BUDGET OF WEEK
In RAILROADS
transportation News and Com
ment, Charges and Happen
ingS in General.

II is definitely announced that the SAT-
Lake road Southern Pacifc). Will rnahe
Gan Diego its southern terminal. Begin
ming about January /, the road VIII run
trains into San Diego over the tracks Vi
tho Sante Fe from Los Angeles, conuhu-
ing this ARRANGEMENT until its own line
has been completed. Construction OF the
passenger station Of the Santa Fe VIII
begin January l.
The annual Thanksgiving Turkey Spe-
cial" from the great East Tennessee poul-
try district 10 the big Eastern markets
left johnson City on November q on the
Southern Railway. Stops were made at
various East Tennessee points TO pick up
cars. Thousands of 1--we turkeys were
shipped in special poultry cars, while re-
frigerator cars also handled dressed oirds
and eggs.
II is estimated that the Milwaukee
road" has spent SCI, $4,000 for improve
rnents completed and under course OF con-
struction. The largest single piece Oh
work is the double tracking of 2cO miles
of main line across the state oil
Iowa, extending from the MISSISSIPPI
River TO Council Bluffs. Nearly two-thirds
of this will be in operation at the emu
Of this year The improvements alone
cost over slS.0oo,OOO. This work is pre-
paratory to the general scheme TO I'M
prove the California service TO take care
of the increase in travel TO the exposition
in San Francisco.
Illinois grain shippers and producers ex-
pect a decision in few weeks from the
Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sion in the case of the Chicago Board OF
Trade TO compel Ave railroads entering
Chicago to absorb switching charges on
grain in the Chicago switching district
II is likely that a general campaign Will
be started soon for the education OF snip
pers and purchasers of commodities, look
ing to maximum use of the cars furnished
for loading. This subject was taken up
at a conference between a committee rep
resenting the Great Northern, Omaha q
500 lines and the Minneapolis Chamber OF
Commerce, at Minneapolis last week
The result looked for is relief from
shortage of equipment on the railroads
and congestion in the terminals.
stockholders Of the Illinois Central have
approved the resolution to transfer the
Memphis freight house 10 the Chicago
St Louis & New Orleans Railway to "a
cilitate the new blanket mortgage.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is looking
into the matter Of establishing rule
that employees shall live, or take their
rest. sufficiently near to their work 70
enable them TO report for duty at any
hour, day or night. with not more than
one hour Of necessary travelling between
their homes or resting places and the
point where they begin work. II is said
that men sometimes travel from fifty to
one hundred miles from the places where
they report for duty.
ARRANGEMENTS are said to have been
completed for the construction OF a rail-
way line from Odessa, Russia, TO Akker-
man. a new building to be used for ad-
ministrative offices is now under con-
struction In Odessa. II is planned TO start
on the new line early next year.
Newman Erb. president Of the Mime
apolis & st. Louis suggests that an as
socation be formed comprising all the
railroads in the United States TO finance
the purchase of 100000 freight cars. TO
do this 100000 would have to be raised
he says. and would be paid s5ooO,oOo an
nually in FIVE instalments. This sum con-
tributed by the railroads Of our country
distributed on a mileage basis, would