Show MAIL CONTEST Sharp Speed to Secure tho the lUg Big UI Now m that thai U it I has hC been beets announced that the Short Line and Southern Souther Pacific propose to put on om a n solid train of o mall mal Francisco the tiia cars carl front from Ogden Orden to San Sn following from Irom the New ew York Commer Commercial cial regarding the sharp hup speed contest between the tho various big bli roods roads roal for tor the tha prize of at the tho mall mail lal contract across the continent Is Interesting That they the may not run any risks likely to deprive them of ot a highly vol vai 0 transcontinental contract conferences have been ben held by of ot the Union Pacific and the tha and the teenier former has hM agreed In to tl make whatever fast t t time Is necez necessary sary eary to avert the danger danKer The Tho Pennsylvania the Missouri l lurl Pa P elfin and the tho Santa Fe are Ire understood to bo he making u a I strong bid for a large barge share of ot the transcontinental malls mails through the tho St SI Louis and nd Kansas City gateways This mardi mall mal leaves leaven Now York early In the morning moring on n a 1 tact fast lall New Nell NewYork NewYork York Central mall mail ai train and an Is delivered del ered at Chicago by b the Iho Lake Lako Ilke Shore Shor to the Burlington which In turn delivers delers It to the tho Union at It Omaha the Pennsylvania established ellab a fast train between New Non York Yak and St SI Louis and the tho Missouri Pacific another lother between St Louis Luis and Kansas Kansa City Soon after that thai the Santa Santo Fe re cc reduced reo the schedule of or Us Il It California Limited nearly two tIO hours hour This T en enabled enabled them to make the Missouri Pacific Pa Pacific connection nt at Kansas Ka al City and thereby establish a faster route roulo than the tho otto ono OlO over oer which tho the mall mal Is ha now w carried The government hs hu made no move mOe In iii the matter mater but the tho railroads know Ie IC any Iny route rute makes faster Caster tater time than the theon one emma enjoying a mall contract the gov gay government government on will wi make a a change chango to the tho faster route at the next The ho Santa Fe engaged In a sharp sharf speed J contest with wih the Hock Island In Ina Inn a n desire It I has been en asserted to 10 wrest from It a 0 rich mall mali mal contract The Hock Stock Island appears to have hae made the pace too hot At least that has hs been the conclusion as the Santa Fe gave gae up the tin struggle and an President asked tho the executives of ot competing lines to join with him In making n a 1 reduction In Inthe Inthe Inthe transcontinental traIns the time of or trins This Is understood to lo have been greeted with little or Dr no 1 favor at least for lor the prent season lenson but what hat will wi be done later Inter on has huts not developed |