The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-11
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
The Central Pacific and the
S. L. Y. & E.
AS TO PROSPECTIVE ROADS
The Duties of a General Manager
1t is Always True-G eneral
Notes of the Rail.

1t is Always 1rue-b en0raI
Notes of the Rail.
Work was recently begun at Ogden
on new road, called the Salt Lake
Valley & Eastern, which, according to
some quite important information, Is
being backed by the Southern PACING.
It is believed, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat by well informed railroad
men here that the Southern Pacific has
a two-foId object in building this road
First it desires to make the best of its
coming connection with the Chicago d
Northwestern, which is building toward
the coast, deemirg it better, doubtless
to spend little money in the constrHc-
ton OF 100 miles of new track than to
lose the long haul by that route. Next,
it is very DESTROYS of securing a new coal
supply, and this is to be reached al
Twin Greek, in Wyoming, toward which
point the road has been surveyed. The
reasons set forth for the Southern
Pacific keeping so quiet about this
matter is that it did not wish to have
the attention Sof competing roads at
trscted to 1t.
IT'S ALWAYS TRUE.
Two commercial travellers were COM
ing to Omaha on the Union Pacific one
day last week, and were chatting on
various subjects, when a very handsome
LADY, with ali abundance of fiery red
hair entered the car and TOOK seat
across the aisle. They talked about her
red hair, and one offered to bet the
other the cigars that the hrst horse
thew came to would be white. The bet
was promptly accepted, and stipGla-
ton made that if a white horse should
he in a team he would be considered as
the first horse. They then began to
watch. The train had not proceeded
more than two or three miles when a
farmer with a pair OF horses was
noticed standing on a crossing waiting
for the train to pass, and one OF the
horses was white, and what was more
macmillan, the white horse was the first
one they came to. OF course the man
who suggested the bet lost, and could
be seen later on purchasing cigars from
the news agent. This is only another
little illustration OK white horse and a
yed-haired girl being inseparsble.
PROSPECTIVE BUILDING.
W.B. HAMBLIN, general freight agent
of the Chicago, Burlington & North
ern, while on his recent trip to the Pa
cific Coast, was asked about the pros
pect for building of new railroads and
branches. He said it was very poor,
adding: THE aggressive raid made
upon all railroad enterprises by the
federal and various State railroad COM
missions have not only been Instru-
mental in affecting untavorably the
standing of railroad securities IN the
market, but also are actively operating
to discourage new ventures ana the
improvement Of existing properties;
The present general concentration and
withdrawal of capital. SO far as railway
circles are concerned, l attribute not |
so much, as some do, to any expecta-
ton of widespread activity next year
as to the Well-grounded fear of dlsas- |
trous interference with transportation |
companies on the part of the State and |
national governments" Asked how
the situation might be remedied |
Mr.. Hamblin said: "By the i'm
mediate abolition of all State and In
ter.State Commerce commissions. l con. |
slider them wholly false in principle and |
pernicious in practice. OF their effects |
/ have already spoken, and as to the |
theory of them can only say that re-
gard q railroad company as entitled to |
the uutrammeled control of its own |
affairs in precisely the same manner as
private business of any kind" When |
IL was suggested that the people should |
have some protection against oppres |
sive combinations and exorbitant pool |
schedules, Mr.. Ramblin replied: THE |
Arrangement by which, through COM
binstion, uniform and good prices are |
secured for the service and products of |
capital extend to all lines of business, |
and are the best possible arrangements,
both for the seller and consumer, the |
transportation company and the ship |
per. When excessive competition pro-
duces cheap rates and prices the gen
eral condition of business is untavor- |
ably affected and the losses sustained |
must eventually be made up by CORES |
pondingly higher prices. Cheap goods
means cheap labor, anc as each con-
sumner becomes in his turn q producer
IN MS bp6Clal line lac 10 iHUOAoSIou la
having high prices: as 1t lnsures MIN
larger wages or profits"
THE GENERAL MANAGER.
The general manager of great rail-
way is absolute in his realm. You may
meet him, says an exchange, OF the
street, or in hotel, or most anywhere
and declare he's the most affable, agree
able, angelic character ever known in
the history of a people who all want
office, and who can't get Office without |
friends. Mr.. General Msnger is affable,
agreeable and angelic IN his otfice-with |
newspaper men.
Take day off and try and see him |
there during business hours.
The offices of Mr.. General Manager |
for one of the really great railway sys-
,,esC y If ont of AL