Show A HOT TELEGRAM News Prom Omaha Concerning the U P Transfer Under the label Special the Tribune Trib-une yesterday printed a lot of rot from Omaha anent the transfer of the Union Un-ion Pacific in which among other curious curi-ous things it was stated that it would require possibly a year ere the change would take place Inasmuch as a delay de-lay of this sort would mean a financial loss on money already invested of 780 000 it is not thought the reorganization committee will be very slow in getting get-ting acton on itself The telegram was the amusement of many railroad men in the city yesterday yester-day especially that portion relating to the delay of a year andvilso a portion which stated when thel transfer was made the court WQuId ask questions about officials appointea and maters of that kind The court will do no such thing I will see that the transfer trans-fer was legally made and then its duties du-ties will cease I would have just as much right to make inquiries concerning concern-ing the brand of train oil used as to inquire in-quire concerning officials I As a heavy piece of news this special spec-ial was a hummer and slfould be kept standing at top of column next treading t-reading matter until something happens hap-pens Little was learned locally concerning the transfer of the property I was stated at headquarters of the Short Line that information had been received receiv-ed to the effect that all the general agents of the line had been notified to hold themselves in readiness to come to Omaha at a moments notice for consultation with the new management manage-ment The local agent at Butte has receIved re-ceIved this notice and inasmuch as it appeared to be a duplicate i is presumed pre-sumed to be a copy of others sent out AFTER THE KANSAS PACIFIC Government Nay Buy the Line For Itself Washington Dec 7The secretary of the treasury today took the firs steps to qualify on behalf on the part of the government as a bidder at the sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad on Dec 16 A transfer order for 900000 was sent by Treasurer Roberts for certificatio certfcaton to the National City bank of New YOrk in favor of the master of the court having jurisdiction of the case This I order will be delivered to the master five days before the sale by an officer I of the treasury department who it is believed will bid at the sale under instructions in-structions from the president I Senator Morgan today introduced a resolution directing the < Attorney general I gen-eral to send to the senate a full statement state-ment of the authority for and the proceedings pro-ceedings under which the sale of the I Kansas Pacific road is to be made and requesting the president to obtain I a postponement of the sale until such a time as will give congress a reasonable I reason-able time to consider and act upon his recommendations I The resolution quotes the presidents I j i message in relation to the Kansas Pa I cHic as a preamble I POUR NEW ENGINES I Rio Grande Western Has Some I Beauties j Engines 70 7 and 72 for passenger traffic and engine 200 for freight traffic traf-fic have been received by the Rio Grande Western from the Baldwin Locomotive Lo-comotive worlts at Philadelphia and are delighting Master Mechanic Hickeys Hick-eys heart They aremarvels of beauty I and finish and are just the sort of machine I ma-chine which the engineer delights to take charge of The passenger locomotives I locomo-tives were built for power and speed I and will be used between Helper and Grand Junction After looking them I I over it isstated that General Superintendent I Superin-tendent Welby was noticed studying a time table with a view to shortening distance somewhat between this city and the other end of the road The Western is improving its rolling stock of late and is adding much to its already firstclass equipment in order to facilitate handling traffic which has I increased wonderfully since the bars were taken down at Ogdtn I |