The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-04
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
HOOdIums at Work-Sebastian's
High HOnOrs.

USASSOOSA IuOIuluSs
HooDLUMs are at work along the line
OF the Salt Lake q Fort Douglas. In
addition to other obstacles recently
placed upon the track, q gentleman
lately found spike driven tightly be-
tween the rails. He managed to get il
out before the train came along and
thus saved an accident.
THE Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
road is fitting up its passenger trains
with a patent heater by which the
coaches are to be heated by steam from
the locomotive. This is done in COM
pliance with the Michigan law, which
requires that stoves in passenger cars
be dispensed with after January, 1889.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL, of the Chic
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, receiYesak
the following dispatch yesterday: First
trip of the Golden Gate special for
Salt Lake and San Francisco, left Chi
cago at 8 p. m. to-day Vid Chicago,
Milwaukee & st Paul. Railway, with a
large number of newspaper men and
invited guests on board.
A REPORT is prevalent in railroad cir
cles that the Santa Fe will put on q
through vestibule train from Chicago to
Los Angeles, California, as a rival to
the Union Pacitic's "oriental limited"
Negotiations are said to be pending be-
tween the road and George NJ. Pullman
for such train, and it is to be the equal
in elegance to that of the Union Pacific.
It will be steam-heated and lighted by
electricity.
VICE-PREsIDENT STONE, General
Manager Ripley, General Freight Agent
Morton and other officials of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy returned
yesterday from a tour of Inspection
over the lines of the system, says
Saturdays Chicago Times. They report
business rather quiet in the west AND
railroad traffic falling off since NoveIe<
Der 1, but are satisfied that the move
ment Of the corn crop will soon fulfill
all expectations.
A DISPATCH from Chicago saws John
Sebastian, general passenger agent OF
the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska di-
vision of the Rock Island, it is under
stood, is to be appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of E.
A. Holbrook, and will have charge of
the passenger department, not only of
the Rock Island proper, but of the en-
tie system, including lines west of the
River. Among those who
knew him in Salt Lake, Mr.. Sebastian is
highly spoken Of.
TIE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has ordered $4,000 tons of steel rails for
delivery during 1889. The contracts
have been awarded to the Cambria
Iron Company of Johnstown, the
Steel Company of Harris
burg aud to the Edgar Thomson works
will weigh sixty pounds to the ward
nd will he OH To law IOQ y1,SIoc r,c
track, or single track from Philadel-
phia to Pittsburg. They will be used,
however, in repairing and double track
ing on the lines east OF Pittsburg and
Erie. a
SPEAKING of the new vestibule tSsin
Of the Central and Union Pacific, which
will be started December 5th, Mr.. Pull
man, who made the arrangements for
the new service, says that it is expected
TO make the trip between Omaha and
San Francisco in sixty hours, although
t has not been fully determined that
ibis can be done. The construction of
The train has, he says, been the subject
Of much thought. A feature which has
not yet been mentioned will be the large
water tanks below each ear, the water
N which will be under air pressure,
which will force it through the pipes
the lavatory and toilet rooms
and also giving a sufficient head to
throw by means of a hose a stream
twice the length of a car, and to
promptly extinguish any fire. By in
the speed and decreasing the
number of stops, it is expected to save
July one day between New York and
San Francisco. This will enable pas
'engers between England and China to
naks the trip via the American con-
5inent more quickly and comfortably
han by any other route now running
The usual Pullman cars. A person of
ordinary means can travel across the
continent in this way, enjoying as much
Hxury as any monarch of Europe rid
ng IN special train, by the payment
If fare less in amount than it would
cost to make the same distance on foot.
A DISPATCH from Ell Paso saws: A suit
las been instituted by the wholesale
grocery firm of Roberts & Co., of Ell
Paso, against the Atchison, Topeka d
santa Fe Railway, in which the Inter
State Commerce Commission may have
% take hand. The firm recently Or
Tered lot of goods sent from Chicago
)ver the Santa Fe road, and had theKk
consigned to A. Martinez, City of MexssT
co, care of Roberts & Co., Ell PaSf5.l
When the goods arrived here and had
been delivered at the joint warehouse
or Mexican traffic, the firm claimed
,hem and rendered the proportionate
reight based upon the Mexican
,ates. The agent of the joint ware
house, in pursuance OF positive in
itructions, refused to deliver the goods
Except upon payment of either the full
Mexican rate or the full local rate. The
1rm then rendered the full local rate,
to 1866, but under protest,
and this the railroad company refused
% receive unless the protest was with
1rawn. After holding the goods for
line days, the railroad company at last
them upon the firms terms,
namely: Payment. of full local rate
1nder protest. The existing law calls
or damages amounting to the full
of freight for each days illegal
detention by railroad company, and
he claim put in by the firm amounts5Ao
>ver So. 600. All the merchants of El
Paso take great deal of interest in the
;ase, and think that the decision of the
courts must ultimately be in favor of
he firm, which will have any amount
IF baokinO m nnh0ld tho pOsifiOn as