Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1905 — THE RAILROADS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE RAILROADS

The Erie and Lehigh Valley roads are engaged in a war over the co-1 traffic. The Big Four road has inaugurated a through dining car service between Chicago and Washington, IX C. Through passenger trains between Sait Lake City, Utah, ami San Pedro, Cal., over a new line will begin to be operated April 1. Judge Ryan, at St. Louis, has made permanent a number of temporary injunction against six offending ticket brokers of that city. Announcement is made by the Santa Fe officials that the contract for a $490,900 grain elevator at Argentine, near Kansas City, has been let. The sale of the Esquinialt am! Nanaimo railway to (he Canadian Pacific railway will be completed upon the passage of a formal act of ratification by the dominion parliament. In connection witli the proposed crosstown line of the Wabash road, which is to connect it with the Gould line, the Wabash road will erect n new passenger station at Toledo. Ohio, at n of over $590,000. According to Vice President Laudstreet of the Western Maryland railroad the Cuiuberland extension of the road will be ready for use by Oct. 1. and trains will be put into service on it at that time. The train rule committee of the American Railway Association has completed a code of rules to govern the operation of trains on road* having three or four tracks. It is thought that the danger of accidents will be greatly reditee<l by a uniformity in the rules and method* of operation. The Rock Island road, according to •.•eport, hits obtiiined control of the Colorado Midland ami the Colorado and Southern. It is now said that construction work of the Western Pacific railroad will begin within two months and that a Gould road to San Francisco promises to tie an accomplished fact in the near future. Preparations are being made in the principal cities of tlie East and West for apecial train excursions arranged by different councils of the Knights of Columbus to it* annual convention, to be held in May at Lo* Angele*. Cal.