The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-02
RAILROAD RACKET.
Changes and improvements
on the Local Roads.
Personal Points and News
Paragraphs.
NOTES.

NOTES.
Freight cars with capacity for
0,000 pounds are being adopted On
eastern roads.
The Erie car works recently re-
ceived an order for 1000 box cars,
for one road.
The Pennsylvania company will
give out contracts for 160 engines to
be built during 1884.
There are 100 of the Wootten dirt
burning locomotives in use on the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad.
The output OF nails alone from q
southern iron and nail works is l. 200
kegs per day, besides spikes, fshplGtes,
etc.
The Denver & Rio Grande has been
receiving 300. 900 q year from the
Union Pacific for the latter's entrance
into Leadville.
Out of a number OF 112 roads 80
have voted to adept the new system
of signals recommended by the com,
mittee on uniform train signals.
The Utah Central will have it's "old
horse" sale on April Sd, when there
| will be chance for a speculation in
anything from an old hat to piano.
The Union Pacific eastern mail
was one hour and a half late last
evening, the Utah Central waiting,
six passengers for Salt Lake being
reported aboard.
It is estimated that twenty billions
of dollars are invested in railroads in
the two hemispheres, yet there is
hardly a cross-road statesman who
does not consider himself able to
manage the whole business; especially
is he able to legislate Tor this great
enterprise. 5
Secretary Z. G. Badger, of the Utah
Central Employees Aid society, was
busy Saturday disbarsipg the divi-
dend declared at the last annual
meeting OF the society. This is q 335
per cent. dividend amounting to over
$1,000, which is small "nest egg"
for the boys who do not often have
two pay days in one month.
a small locomotive, weighing only
three and halt tons, has been con-
structed in Florida for use on a little
narrow gauge road in that State.
Everything connected with the engine
except the boiler and cylinders was
| manufactured in Pensacola. The
drawing capacity of this miniature
locomotive is about fifty tons.
Ten freight train conductors and
brakemen were recently arrested of
the Boston & Albany road, charged
with train robberies, al of them be-
ing implicated in breaking into and
robbing consignments or receiving
stolen property. ALI were taken to
Jail, where they now await trial, ex-
cepting two who we're bailed out.
On last Thursday evening a special
pulled out of the Utah Central yard
for Haley ON the Oregon Short Line
having on board Lawyer Thomas
Marshall OF the city and Mr.. II. e.
Miller, Of the Minnie Moore mine.
The distance from Salt Lake ia 355
miles and this hurried trip will prob-
ably cost the gentlemen about $3.50.
On Monday the Utah Central will
change time table No. 8. to make the
6. 10 q. %. train which connects With
the Central Pacific for the west, run
to Ogden in one hour and ten min
utes which will give passengers going
west time to get breakfast in Ogden
and elbow persons going to Ogden
On this train more time for business.
Changes to other trains are but trif1-
ing.
It'll. Z. No. Is, a bill to incorDo-
rate companies to build Union De-
pots, and now before the Legisla.
ture, bscomes law without amend.
ments, it is believed it Will make it
legal to condemn for that purpose
any property such as ompanles may
desire. This reminds US of the time
when Jay Gould tried TO induce the
late Bishop Hunter to sell him the
Big Tabernacle to be converted into
q passenger depot or round house
but not for the Bishop.
The Union Pacific aad the G. B. &
Q. are having high time of it owing
to the former refusing to accep. Car
losds from the latter without transfe,
consigned to the local points on the
Union Pacific. This is done to force
the lumber dealers of Chicago to
chip over western trunk line roads,
but 90 far instead of doing this it has
fairly set the lumber men boiling
and their indignation toward the
Union Pacific is unlimited.
1t is noted that the Wyoming Leg
islatu1e in distributing its thanks Tor
fsvoTs and ceurtesies durinesits late
excursion TO this city, did not men,
tiun the Utah Central railway, which
brought the party down and took it
back in fne style. Undoubtedly this
was an oversight on the part of our
visiting solons, due perhaps to the
belief that the U. G. was merely
branch OF the U. P, whereas the
former Is an entirely separa te and
distinct company.
Gapocthino pa- -; A.. ,