The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-15
RAILROAD RUSTLINGS.
The Union Pacific Officials in
the City Yesterday.
SPECIAL TRAIN TO THE BEACH.
Vice President Holcomb Interviewed
The Transfer Business-G eneraI
Notes.-The Shale SeGs.

brought IN the special car of the Union
Pacific officials. The party consisted
of W. Fl. Holcomb, vice president; 81.
A. johnson, first assistant general
freight agent; j s. Tebbets, general
passenger agent; G. M. Cummings,
superintendent of the Wyoming divi-
sion; B. Campbell and A. L. Maxwell,
general freight and general passenger
agents of the Oregon Railway & Navi-
cation Company. In the afternoon q
special train conveyed the party to Gar
field Beach. Accompanying the above
mentioned mentlemen were J. V.
Parker, W. W. Ritter, Frank Cope.
Bishop Sharp, James Sharp, John
Sharp, Jr., all prominent railroad
officials of this city and N. e. Warren,
ex-governor of Wyoming; Sid Kent,
Chicago; Mrs. Peters, st. Joe, and
the Beach, the train returned, arriving
in the city about $50.
A HERALD reporter called on Vice
President Holcomb, at the Walker
House, last night, with the following
result:
What is the object of this trip to
our city?n asked the reporter.
I'VE are simply on tour of inspec-
tion," replied Mr.. Holcomb. II haye
no special object, excepting that, in
assuming the duties of my new posi-
ton, it becomes necessary that should
make personal examination of the
entire line and its branches"
How are you pleased with Salt Lake
and its surroundings was then asked.
This is my first trip to your city. [
am well pleased with it, and think its
prospects are bright"
Have you anything to say concern
ing the future plans of the Union
Pacific, and what, if any, steps will be
taken for the advancement of Utah?"
II have just assumed my new duties,
and can say nothing as to the future
movements of the Union Pacific"
when do you leave this city, and
where is your obje ctive point2"
1--WE leave tonight for the south, but
will be back again tomorrow, when we
will leave for Omaha, our destination"
B. Campbell and A. L. Maxwell, gen.
eral freight and general ticket agents of
the Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany, and n, A, Johnson, first assistant
general freight agent of the Union Pa
citic, were then seen by the reporter and
Intercepted concerning their trip and
its results. The first two gentlemen
stated that they were simply on their
way home to Portland from San Fran
cisco via Salt Lake. They were we'll
satisfied with our city, and declared
that some day our resources would
make US great city. II. A. Johnson
said: salt Lake will come out all right,
and there is no doubt about it."
THE TRANSFER BUSINESS,
During the evening representatives
of the transfer companies called upon
Mr.. Holcomb at the Walker House.
The Mulloy & Paul Company was rep
resented by lobby. generated by
Major Erb, who walked about ner-
Vously and watched anxiously every
new arrival at the magnates head
quarters. What went on in the con-
ferences of the bussmen with Mr.. Hol-
comb was of course, of a private nature,
and nothing definite of the proceed
lngs could be learned, but from simply
observing the countenances OF the
majors army the opinion is ventured
that there will be no change in the
transfer service so far as the Union
Pacific is concerned.
GENERAL NOTES.
B. CAMPBELL and A. L. Maxwell left
asst night for their headquarters-Port-
and.
IT Is rumored on the street that work
On The Salt Lake & Sioux City Railroad
Will be begun on January 1st on dead
earnest. An Office of the company is
soon to be opened in this city.
p A SPECIAL train left the city last night
or Tintic, bearing the railroad mag
nets. They will return this morning
md leave at 1 40 for Ogden, from where
hey will continue their journey east.
a PARTY consisting Of Mayor Arm
strong, Elias Morris, Councillor Jeremy,
Marshal Solomon, Street Supervisor
Livingston, o. P. Arnold, David Viii
Jams, ST., and David Williams, Jr.,
accompanied Secretary Har-
.ington, of the Salt Lake & Fort Doug
as, on a visit to the shale beds of
Emigration and Parley's canyons. Mr..
Henry Wagner entertained the party
It his place at the mouth of Emigration,
Ind all are loud in their praises of the
way he did the honors. Mr.. Morris saws
hat eight or ten inches of the shale
put on a good layer of gravel and mac
sdamized would make an excellent
Dad. All the gentlemen were pleased
With their trip, in spite of the rain.