Show RAILROAD NOTES Owin Owing to a number of complaints recently recently re reo re- re tiled filed a against tho the refusal of railroads railroads rail rail- roads to bill interstate shipments of less than pounds tho the Nebraska railway commission will ask the merco commission comm for a ruling rulin ruhn in in the matter I t k It 0 The Tho Southern Traction company compan of Illinois with principal offices in in East St St. Louis has bas certified to an increase in in capital capital cap cap- ital of from 2501 2500 at 0 0 0 As a result of a conference of freight managers of western lines and coal shippers of Denver new lower freight rates on coal from points in Colorado and Wyoming to Kansas and Nebraska h have v been established This action will make it possible for Colorado and Wyoming Wy omin oming coal operators to compete with eastern operators in the territory affected affect affect- ed which was impossible impossible- under tho the old r rates rates Coal could be shipped to Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska from the Missouri fields under the old rates and sold cheaper than western coal could be sold in the same field Tb The Tho conference was the result of tho the action of the tho interstate commerce commission in ordering a reduction in iu inthe inthe the rates charged by tho the Union Pacific on Wyoming co coal 10 to Nebraska points Southwestern lines have havo accepted the plan for tho merger of the Louisiana freight committee with the thc southwestern southwest southwest- era ern freight traffic committee Further deta details ils ha have e also been Arranged in connection con con- with wilh the organization known as the southern lumber tariff committee The rhe Arkansas and Oklahoma committees have ha already been absorbed bringing all these committees under tho the direction of tho chairman of tho the southwestern com corn k b V to II Numerous complaints have been made to the thC freight bureau of the tho St. St Louis Business Mens Men's lea league ce of concealed losses due to inspection Commissioner Colo it ad advises cs that upon taking inking up the subject with the several we weighing and inspection bureaus of tho the railroads it has been finally arran arranged ell to o livo a record roe roc ord kept of all packages pa k ses opened and inspected inspected in in- whether contraband goods are aro found and additional charges assessed or not in in accordance with ith instructions issued by all the bureaus This is a hint to all ll shippers which they will ill do dowell dowell dowell well to heed as it iMs is said tho the interstate I commerce commission has bas made somo some secret secret secret se se- se- se cret investigations that IDa may later not only spring sprin some Romo surprises but also lead to prosecutions for sundry violations of the tho law The penalties prescribed in caso case of convictions are severe it 0 0 Disastrous results are re reported to have havo followed followell tho Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's s 's first effort to promote forestry with a 1 view to providing pro pro- V viding itself with timber for ties tied Beginning Beginning Be Be- ginning six years ears a ago o. o this road pl planted youn trees on 2000 acres of land Jund at different points point in Pennsylvania Thc They havo all been destroyed 10 by insects Commencing June Jun 2 2 tho the Rio Gran Grande e Western stern and the Denver Domer Rio Grando will vill make mako an innovation that will 11 be 1 greatly appreciated by tourists over oyer the tho Scenic ic line lne train When No 4 pulls out of pf Ogden on t the e mentioned an ei eight section ht observation car will bo be attached which car will 11 run through h to Denver Don in Leaving Denver a similar car c-ar carwill carwill carwill will be bo attached to train No 5 o. o During During Dur Dur- in ing the tho summer these special observation tion cars ears will 11 be a feature o of tho the trains between this city and Denver Damor 0 C The Rio Graude Western is preparing a nc new train schedule which will go o into effect t on oli June 7 While it is Known that a number of chan changes will be made mado the new time lime card curd is not ready to bo ho given w to the public to T. T C C. C Davidson idson general baggage a agent ent for the alt Salt Lake route arrived in in this cit city this morning on business |