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Show TAKE LONGER TO ! REACH COAST Western Railroad Officials May Lengthen Running of Trains to Incerase the Economy of Operation. 4 CHICAGO, March 13. Western railroad rail-road officials are discussing the advisability advisa-bility of lengthening the running time of fast trains with a view to greater economy bt operation. A meeting to discuss passenger schedules has been called for today. It is the second gathering gath-ering of the kind within a short time. It is stated that owing to two-cent passenger legislation and the necessity of conserving revenue everywhere the Western officials believe a general lengthening in train schedules is advisable. advis-able. It is said all that remains to carry car-ry the plan into effect is an agreement as to the time it is advisable to make. Tentative schedules are being prepared by several Toads with a view to presentation presen-tation to the meeting. Although no undertsanding has been reached, there is a general feeling that the time of the fast trains between Chicago and Omaha and Kansas City should be lengthened by about two hours, the time of the fast trains between be-tween Chicago and Denver by five or six hours, and the time of the fast trains between Chicago and the Pacific coast by nearly half a day. |