The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-22
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RAILROAD RATTLE,
Personal and General Items of In
terest to RailrOaders.

terest to RailrOaders.
Mr.. J. 81. BENNETT, CT the D. & E. g.,
returDei from the east late last night.
He has been attending the meeting of
passenger agents at st. Louis.
A RESIDENT of Redding, says the San
Francisco Bulletin, tells Of the presence
recently of railroad engineers northeast
of the town, up the canyon OF the Pitt
River. They we're understood to be in
the Union Pacidc's employ. 1t is pre-
sumed that they were at Tork on the
proposed California outlet for the
Union Pacific. from Huntington, On the
Oregon Short Line, down through the
Malheur country and Fall River dis
trict into the Sacramento Valley.
A. N. TowNE, has been elected one of
the directors of the Southern Pacific
Company, taking the Office of third vice
president. This recognition of Mr..
TONNES services gives general satisfac-
ton to the heads of the various depart
ments and the employees of the COM
panv. Charles F. CrocKer has been
promoted to the Office of second vice
president.
IT continues to be asserted that the
Rock Island & Pacific Company in
tends 10 push work during the coming
winter on an extension from Liberal,
Kan, south to Ell Paso. AS this means
the construction of some 400 or 500
miles of road it's an item of importance
to contractors and supply men.
THE narrow gauge continues to "go. :"
The Cleveland & Canton Railroad, run
ming from Cleveland TO Coshocton, 0 +,
lis miles, with branch to Sherrods-
vile, 43 miles, has been entirely
changed to standard gauge and the
important improvement will be cele-
brated by an excursion next week.
Three considerable extensions are now
under construction, and when these are
com pleted the little narrow gauge local
road will have developed into stand
ard gauge of large proportions. This
seems to be one of the now comparative
ly few minor roads which continue in
dependent of ary of the great systems.
A DISPATCH from Kansas City says
the railroad men in that vicinity are
looking upon the proposition of the
Santa Fe Railroad to reduce salaries 10
per cent. for three or tour months with
great distrust. 1t is the all absorbing
| theme Of conversation, and all classes,
regardless of the line they are work
ing for, denounce the plans and abjUre
the Santa Fe men to resist. They
argue that in the event OF compliance
by them every railroad running into
|, the city will, on like excuses, make
similar requests of their men. The
history of the movement has just leaked
out, and the men are prepared for what
is to come. 1t seems that q committee
are going about the different divisions
taking the sentiment of the men upon
this project, and they are accompanied
by some of the oficla s Of the road.
By vote of AZ to 2 at Topeka the men
voted 10 accept the reduction for three
months. Topeka, however, so far, is the
only place where the companies have
scored point, and probably will be the
only place.
WE are nearing the end of the rail-
road building season of 1888, and the
indications are that the mileage for the
year will be above 8 600 miles of new
track. Up to the 1st inst. 5, 100 miles
had been completed in the United
States. Altogether the showing is very
favorable, as twas feared the general
stagnation of business incident to a
Presidential campaign would seriously
interfere with this important branch of
our material progress. During the ten
months ending with October. $50 lines
made additions to their trackage, and
many of them are still pushing the
work of construction with all possible
energy The extensions have been
greatest in the far west, including the
| Territories, and in the Southern States.
Am 0ng the latter Georgia leads in
miles of new track, with Kentucky,
South Carolina. Texas. Alabama, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Virginia. Flor
ida. Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkan-
sas following in the order named, these
States being credited with 2,14S miles oil
the total. The new trackage however
is fairly distributed over the entire
country, and comprises less than usual
OF the evil known as 'paralleling."
EVERYTHING GOES.
1t requires imagin alton to believe
that we are whirling around the sun al
the rate of several thousand feet sec.