, 1881-08-13


| Conductor H. A. AIgeI has resigned his
1 position.
! A temporary fright platform Is being
built at Hadleyis
The force employed at the Cascade locks
consists Of 100 men
Plans for small station houses vere being
adopted to-day by Engineer Geartner.
The machine shop at the Dalles receives
its propelling power from large Coriiss en-
! gine.
Considerable Of this years grain crop Is
/ passing over the hne ON It's way to the mar
/ kets.
A temporary ticket office has been erected
at Dayton awaiting the completion OF the new
depot.
( The machine shops in the Dalles are still
busy on box ears, turning out three or four
per diem.
/ On Monday the new train master, Mr. I,
I W. johnson, assumed the ardnous duties OF
/ his office
! Piles FOR the tank foundation at the June
| ton have been driven, and the tanks Will be
! erected shortly.
/ Blasting still continues at Tunnel No.
/ at the Cascades. The mountain Is beng
I forced INTO the river TO form a road bed.
A great deal of Sc pound iron is now be-
ing shipped up the Columbia, for the North
ern Pacific. Is car loads came up to day.
The small steel rails between Waliula
Junction and Umatiila are being taken up
and replaced by II pound iron, and the read
is being otherwise improved
The grading OF the new depot grounds at
Dayton has Just been completed. As SION as
practicable force of carpenters will be sent
there to erect the depot buildings.
Eight watch houses have Just been built
in the sandy district between Cmatilia and
Cello. Mr. Sheridan, the boss painter OF
this division, goes down on Monday TO su-
perintend the painting.
A large force of carpenters went down last
evening to work on the station house TO be
built al Miles, Alkai and Caygte. These
station houses viii be neat structures similar
to the Walla Walla Depot, but smaller.
Passengers IRON Dayton, Grange City and
way points to Portland will not have to trav-
el hungry as heretofore, as fine lunch conn
tiers are at the depot here and at Cmstiila.
Mrs. Cutting will have the counter at this
depot. The one at Umatiha has not been
assigned yet
Messrs. Mcdonald ( Sehwablcber and
Dusenberry & Stencil, merchants OF Dayton,
have had the foundation of their new depot
warehouse laid. The buildings will be
erected in time to store great deal OF this
years crops. Other merchants OF Dayton
will follow suit shortly.
The Dalles Times says: There is a report
ed change OF the railroad entering the city.
Crossing Mr. John Irvine's farm near the
race track, it Will follow through the Cath
Ole Mission to the foot of Second street near
Mr.. Thornbury's residence, and thence dag
onally to the Umatilla House.
Tie people of this country would be more
than surprized if they once saw or knew OF
the branch lines IN contemplation of build
ing as feeders to the o. L. K \. Once these
roads are built there will not he so well
drained section of country III the West
as our great Eastern Inland Empire. The
roads in contemplation would more than span
the continent.
The engineers liave Just completed the
plans for twelve cord wood rack to be
erected on the ends of the platforms along
the lines wherever needed. These racks
are constructed in such manner that the
wood is divided off into one and two cords,
depending upon whether it is corded in sin
gle or double rank This will save great
deal of time besides facilitating the company
in seeing just what amont of wood is con-
sumed.
The plans for the finishing Of the new
Dayton depot Will be completed tonight
and shipped on the mornings train to its
destination. Work then on finishing the
depot at that place will be prosecuted with
rigor. Thedepot will be one of the handsom-
est on the line, two stories in hight surround
ed 10y a wide porch and the building lighted
by large oval topped windows. Dayton
may well feel proud of the structure. The
plans for the Y laid tracks that were TO be
laid in DAYTON between the fumes have been
abandoned and single track will run
along the fiume for distance. 1t Is Thought
that all timber coming down the fume can
be reached Just as handily in this manner as
l.. Il IL.