The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-16
RAILROAD RACKET.
A Record Of the World on
on Wheels.
Personal Points and Para
graphs.

The Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers Society has now 239
divisions or branches. They are
located in various cities from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast. and in
fact throughout the entire continent
of North America. A branch is
established in the City of Mexico
called the Americana. The Wasatch
division meets at the K. OF P. hall,
Opera House building, in this CITY,
every Sunday afternoon, so we learn
from their monthly Journal, 8
sprightly serial published at Cleve-
land, 0 The Brotherhood is worthy
| of every enc uragement, its mems
berehip encouraging sobriety and
| attention TO their V ry important
duties as locomotive engineers. Ex-
pulsi us from the society for all
such digressions as drunkenness,
slandeying, upbecoming C ,nduct,
neg ect in care OF engines, deser
tons OF family, and being engaged
in the eale OF liquor, are enforced
whenever known, and names ano
causes of expulsion published il
their journal.
Ga Washington's birthday the
Brooks Locomotive Works COM
pleted their one thOusandth loo
omotive. A large common was
turned out by the works and at 7
o'clock salute OF thirteen guns was
fired. At 10 o'clock another salute
Of fifteen guns was fired
in ho1or OF the fifteenth year
of the works existence, and while
this was going on the gates were
opened and amid whistles and
cheers the 10o0th locomo
tive was steamed out of
the yard with President
H.G. Brooks at the throttle. During
the entire day there was continuous
excitement ant much Publication
and at sun set another salute of
thirty eight guns.
On March 4th the Hodges tunnel
on the Oregon Short Line was fin
ished and will be ready for traffic in
a sh ,ft time. This tunnel pierces
the Uintah rarge, and is LAO feet
long 1t is fanked by snow sheds,
which give total length of halt
mile. 1t is situated about thirty
miles northwest Of Granger, Wyo.,
and wss begun last May. P. M.
Brintuall is contractor and Henry
Rohner engineer. The tunnel is
pronounced one of the best built in
the United States, and cost about
100000. Heretofore trains have
crossed the range over heavy grades
in zigzag shape.
The latest and most complete
statement of new mileage laid
during 1888, gives q total of 1855
miles, Michigan heading the list
with 400 miles, Montana next with
413, New Y ok 405, Utah is tenth in
and is credited with 213
miles, all being laid by the Denver
& Rio Grande. Idaho has credit |
for 265. The smallest number Of
miles laid in any State or Territory
was in Connecticut, where they put |
down three miles only. The total
new mileage for 1882 was II 500, |
showing falling eff Of about forty !
per cent.
Some eastern roads are using
steamboat whistles on their
engines. We pre-
sumo they are effective, in
being heard, as instance our morn
ing sffog horn" The steamboat
whistles are said to be convenient
both to the public and railroad men.
as indicating whether the approach
ing train IS passenger or freight.
The sound has been heard to dis
lance Of thirteen miles. |
Governor Stoneman, of Califor.
MIA, has called q special session of
the Legislature for March the oath
to consider railroad matters. He
the abolition of thel
commission, fixing a MAXI
mum rate of charges for freight and
and the collection of
full tolls from railroads and the sale
Of property if there tolls are not paid.
Eight Of the conductors and
brakemen charged with stealing
goods from the freight trains of the
Boston & Albany road, and of which
THE HERHLD made mention tWo
weeks ago, have been held for trial
under $500 bonds each. Five others
who were arrested at the same time
were discharged, two Of them turn
ing States evidence.
Not long since 10000 pounds Of
Red river wheat passed through Il
Chicago, for free distribution In II
Germany and Hungary:
it was put upiu one pound packages
and is for Advertising purposes, done
by the ST. Paul & Manitoba road az
an enterprise and to invite immi. II
grafton.
It Is estimated that the ent,ra
earnings OF the Northern Pacific for
the year dating from September LIST II
1888, will be s15. 0Oc, 1000, of which II
at least will be earned II
the C@ur d'Alene excite
ment.
The semisannual meeting of the II