Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-16
RAILROADERS ARE
QUITE OPTIMISTIC
Visitors in Omaha See Good Bust
ness Outlook Ahead, but No Elk.
tensions Are Promised.
CAPITAL TO QUIT ITS HIDING

Omaha is filled with visiting railroad
men coming in from other sections OF the
country and oil are optimists, seeing good
business in sight for next year. although
they are not predicting anything in the
way OF extensions Of lines in this or other
territory
Vice President Blabon of the Chicago
Great Western, accompanied by his as
sistant. c. r. Berry. arrived after a trio
over the company lines. and. relative to
The conditions and the outlook, the for
mer said:
The Chicago Great Western has mo
cause for complaint Our business Is
good and we are looking for a continue
ton OF the improvement, at least until
the movement of grain ends. Westbound
business is equally good. Omaha taking
large quantities OF grain and heavy ship
ments Of live stock from Iowa and Mime
sofa.
"On this trip have been over prac-
tically all our lines. and In all sections
find business better than during last
fall. with indications that there will be
4 marked Improvement in the future. In
the country towns merchants have let
their stocks run low, but now with the
high prices maintaining for all kinds of
farm products. merchants are buying
freely, anticipating good spring and
summer trade.
Much wheat UnsOId.
II estimate that through our territory
and in Nebraska and Kansas in the sg-
gregate, there is still abou, Is per cent
of the wheat crop of last year unsold
and i'm the hands of farmers, being held
tR Tty,ao
the corn is practically all in the hands
of the farmers. though the present high
prices ought to start this cereal TO NOV
ing within a very short time"
k up in our section of the country"
said Superintendent Young of the Bur
lington. with headquarters at Alliance,
Neb.. I'VE do not bank on vast guam
Titles of grain, but last year the farmers
raised crops that were of the bumper
variety. Considerable of the wheat has
been sold, but there is still large guam
tity in first hands. but the present high
prices are going to start it to market
shortly.
The present winter has been one Of
the mcst favorable ones that the stock
men of western Nebraska and Wyoming
have ever experienced. The animals are
coming through the winter with little
feed except that picked up on the range
and on account of there having been no
storms. the losses have been at the low
est minimum This applies to both cattle
and sheep.
sheep Ready for Market.
"Sheep will start to market within the
next week. and the run will be heavy,
probably greater than last year and
perhaps up to the maximum of the big
years"
j. A. Reeves, general freight agent of
the Short Line, with headquarters in Salt
Lake City, spent the day with Union Pa
cific officials and said:
Utah IL in good shape this winter The
weather has been mild and cattle and
sheep are coming through in good coYrdi-
ton. Sheep will start to market within
the next few days and the run will be
heavy, owing to the high prices being
paid. r
While it is little early to make pre-
dictions. it is said that the outlook for
bumper fruit crop were never better
than for next season."
Dwight Swobe, vice president and trait
hc manager for the McCloud River rail-
road OF Oregon. en- route home from the
east. stopped over during the day TO
visit his parents, Colonel and Mrs.
Swobe, and said:
Business through Oregon and the en-
tire Pacific coast country has picked up
WONDERFULLY since last fall There is a
feeling with our people that prosperity is
at hand and capital is commencing to
come out of hiding to seek investment.
The outlook for big crop next season is
good"