The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-06

Vice. President Potter, have been for
warded to this Office, will in future be
forwarded to the syice- president at
Omaha. Acting General Manager
Thomas l.. Kim ball is hereby appointed
general manager of the Union Pacific
Railway Company. such appointment
to take effect fIonl November LIST. Pur-
chasing Agent @. S. Mellen is hereby ap-
pointed assistant general manager, such
appointment to take effect from No
vember 1st. The duties OF purchasing
agent and assistant general mausger
are hereby consolidated. Mr.. MelIen
will perform the duties of both offices,
under the title of ASSISTANT general
manager and purchasing agent. The
appointments heretofore made of Ed
ward DICKINSON as general superinten-
cent, J. A. Monroe as general freight
agent, and j. s. Tebbets as general pas
senger agents, are confirmed, and the
individuals named will continue to per
form the duties of their several offices.
Mr.. Erastus Young will continue ss
auditor. AS such he will, as heretofore.
report directly to the comptroller at
Boston, and receive orders only from
the comptroller's Office but he will act
in harmony and full understanding
with the vice president, and carefully
regard any suggestion he may make.
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Notwithstanding the fact that nGII,,-
Der of leading railroads continue to
show falling off in revenue as COM
pared with a year ago, the managers
declare that they are doing a larger
business than they have done for years.
The increase in traffic has not vet
caused any conspicuous changes Ill the
statement of earnings, but the recent
stitfeniDg of rates, coupled with the
enormous tonnage, must speedily re-
verse the character of the comparisons
From all points come confirmatory ad-
vices to the Chicago Times respecting
the establishment of higher tariffs, and
the tendency in railroad circles is to
forget the unfavorable features of the
past year and to look for good results
from the new order of things under
which the transportation interests are
now working. East-bound rates, with
the exception of those on grain, dressed
meats and cattle, are now up to
winter tariff, and the restored rates on
westbound traffic from the Atlantic
seaboard to Chicago went into effect on
Friday. The western roads, by putting.
aside their differences and introducingA
some reason and common sense into
their conferences, have placed them
selves in position to reap the full ben
eft of the vast volume of business that
is already taxing the capacity of their
equipment, and from this time forward
they will not only have larger tonnage
but better rates than they have had for
years. Under such circumstances
are reasonable certain that
they see prosperity staring them in the
face for the next few NOR tbs. The
Vanderbilt people who have Just fin
ished tour of inspection over their
lines, give out some roseate views as to
the future, and the same confidence
exists among the managers of other i'm
portant systems. The Pennsylvania
lines, with 5000 more cars than they
mad this time last year, have never been
in such strait as they are at present
through lack OF sufficient equipment to
handle the business that is offering.