The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-20


that the mechanics have drawn q
higher percentage from the society
than any other class of its MEMBERS,
while the train men, who are always
considered the most liable class of
railroaders to accident, are far be-
hind the mechanics. or the above
amounts 81, 033 so was paid by EN-.
plOyees receiving more than $40
per month, S1,503 by those receiv-
ing more than $37 per month, and
$3.50 by members whose salaries
exceed $50 per month.
A dividend OF 3315 per cent. was
declared, which amounts to over
$1,000, payable on the first day OF
March, 1884. The association las
S1,914. Is drawing interest at s per
cent, and s9S7. "a drawing 4 per cent
interest. This is most en-
couraging showing, which few, if
any other societies of the kind, can
make.
A resolution was adopted fixing
the rate of interest On loans for 1884
at 10 per cent. instead of the rate
charged Iast year The follow ing
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President, George Swan; vice.
president, George G. Bywater; sec.
rotary and treasurer, Rodney c.
Badger: directors, Joseph Sharp,
Willard w. Bywater. James Lat
inner, Peter Larsen, Francis Cope,
John II. RumeI, Jr., u. Jacobs.
TRAIN SIGNALS.
Next to the adoption of the stan
dard time system comes the I'm.
iformity of train signals and the
same gentlemen who so successfully
placed the former in operation are
now laboring to establish a general
system of train signals which for
years has been considered of q
great necessity. at present there
are some ten or twelve different
classes of signals and a train man
leaving one road to work on another
IS often compelled to learn q new
class of signals which may entirely
differ from those he has been used
to, and it is to this that great
many accidents are attributed. The
committee appointed by the stan
dard time convention are to report
shortly and q strong effort will be
made to have the system proposed
generally adapted.
| STANDARD TIME,
Judge Holmes, of Boston, recently
decided that the new standard time
having been adopted by genera
usage, all business transactions
must be regulated In accordance
Herewith. The question came NJ
In bankruptcy case, where the
petitioner appeared according to thu
hour by the new standard time anC
was declared to be in default by tn,
officer before whom he appeared.
Itis supposed that the twenty
four hours system of time will soo1
be again agitated and strong effor
be made to force its adoption.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The Mullan tunnel, on the North
ern Pacific, is $3.50 feet long.
A car wheel foundry in Alban,
turns out twenty-five wheels pc
day.
There are sixty Eve rai'roa ia il
Illinois and their total earnings 70
1888 were S214,146,91555.
The D. & r. G. main line is 1.31
miles long, and with leased mile
age of 1853 miles makes their tots
.6S5 miles.
The Michigan Central Rsilroa,
has distributed 5000 annual passe
for 1884. The entire number o
passes issued ty this road last yea
was about $4,000.
| The Missouri Pacific compap,
claims to have earned over ii ne
cent. upon its S3O.000,COO capita
stock on l ,S95 miles OF road, or abou
$4,000 per mile.
| The aggregate cost Of repairs t
the Fall River steamer, Providence
this season, will exceed S75, OOO
This is considered the finest excur
sion vessel in the world.