, 1889-03-01
LIKE CASTLE GARDEN.
Nearly 300 Emigrants Transferred
at This Point Yesterday.
The Union Pacifc's Passenger
Traffic Astounding.
A Pair of New Officials for the
Wyoming Division.
LIKE CASTLE GARDEN.

VI DdRRdRc Nearly All Were tohSOeu
to Washington Territory, and while
the majority were natives of other
lands than this, many were Americans
who ale lust beginning to realize how
far apart this glorious land of the stars
and stripes is. They have become dis
satisfied with existence in the slow grow
ing east and will try to live in the home
Of the hustler, the land to whom Old
Sol last throws kisses on retiring. The
personnel of the c~olonist was d~eversifi ed.
All were plainly dressed, as becomes emil
grants, but many looked prosperous. All
were hopeful.
1t is a fact worthy of note that a re-
porter and two young society men
searched through the party in vain for a
handsome female. In truth one rarely
sees a pretty face at the depot unless a
down to the landing.
MUCH TRAFFIC.
As the country correspondent would re-
mark in a spasm of originality. 'The
Union Paciic's passenger department is
doing pretty well, thank you"
Yesterday there we're two sections
twenty-five cars of the west bound Allan
tic express. The first included one sup
ply, one baggage and one special car and
four loads of emigrants. The second was
made up of one mail car, two express and
two baggage cars, three first class coaches,
four sleepers and three emigrant cars.
The number of passengers i~ourneying
westward from this point was 1888; and
nearly all we're ticketed to points beyond
the Union Pacific. The passenger traffic
Of the company is most satisfactory. but
then the Overland Route offers superior
inducements to the travelling public and
merits liberal patronage.
NEW OFFICIALS.
Superintendent Barr went west yester-
day with Richard Forest. who has been
appointed roadmaster Of the Eighth dis
trict with headquarters at Rawlins, vice
E. G. Brown, whe goes to the Nebraska
division. Mr.. Forest comes from Grand
SIuSollks w 10 : nv IL al Ou llluC Idll-
road man.
A successor to Assistant Superintend-
ent Baxter has been named. He is J. l..
Corwin, an cid %" man lately in charge
of the company's yards at st. Paul,
MINI. Mr.. Corwin will have the title of
trainmaster and will have jurisdiction
over the Eighth and Ninth districts of
the Union Pacific and the Echo & Park
City railway, with headquarters at Evan
ston. Mr.. CorwIn has been a trainmas-
ter on the @" He is expected here
to day.
oGDEN's DEPOT.
The Union depot is now fully shingled,
says the Standard The roof of the
main building, except that of the tower,
has been covered for some time, while
hat Of the annex is only Just being flu
ished. The plastering has begun in good
earnest and will be pushed rapidly for
ward. The huge boilers are at work, and
the steam heaters placed throughout the
building temporarily serve to keep the
rooms comfortable. As yet there is a
great amount of work to be done, and
July, the month in which according to
the contract the building is to be com.
pleted, will doubtless be reached before
the finishing touches are completed.
DAILY vEsTIBuLE SERVICE.
Tuesdays Omaha Bee says: As
sistant General Manager Dickinson
and Il. Buckingham, chief car account.
ant of the Union Pacific, left for Denver
Monday night 1t is stated that they
have gone there to complete arrangements
for through service and connection with
the Southern Pacific and hat in the nea-
future solid through trains will be run be-
tween Omaha and San Francisco by the
Union and Southern Pacifics. When
this is completed the vestibule service will
be daily. 1t is also stated that daily yes
thule service on these two roads between
the Missouri river and the coast will be
~inaugurated about April l..
BURLINGTON IMPROVEMENTS.
The Burlington is making arrange
ments for an extension of its shops at
Lincoln. The plans have been drawn
but to what extent they will be carried
out could not be ascertaincd. 1t is stated,
however, hat they will be constructed on
a large scale in the near future and that a
foundry and car construction department
will most likely be added.
NEW PULLMAN CONTRACT.
The contract made by Vice President
Wickes of the Pullman company with the
Union Pacific railway takes up the old
contract, which had about eight years to
run. The new contract covers twenty five
years, AMI under it the Union Pacific will
run Pullman cars to the year 1914. An
important change is made by the new
contract. The old one provided that the
Union Pacific should maintain the cars
and pay for the repairs. Under the new
contract the ears are run on a mileage
IL.