, 1889-10-11
OVER TWO THOUSAND.
The Cars Handled by the Wyoming
Division in a Day.
One Hundred Freight Trains Be-
tween Cheyenne and Ogden.
The Union Pacifc's Big Mail Car
rying Contract.

The present volume OF Union Pacific
traffic fairly astonishes ~retainers who have
grown gray In the service of the Overland
Route. Yard crews have been increased
all along the line and additional trainmen
are engaged daily At the stations shrill
whistles pierce the air announcing the ar
val or departure of trains nearly every
minute. The testers talk of applying de-
vices to keep the rails cool, while the Off
Gals cudgel their brains in efforts to make
one locomotive do the work of two, for
there is no denying the fact that the sys-
tenn is aggravatingly short of motive
power.
A final rush to the cattle market is well
on and a goodly number of trains are
loaded daily. However, the business
could be handled easily but for the de-
mands OF the through shippers. Fast
freight must be kept moving at all haz
ards and an accident to a locomotive now
means much.
As superintendent of half the main line
Mr.. G. w. Barr is kept busy, but his
forces are so well organized that there is
prompt response to newsdemunds for fur
the. exertion. Wednesday the Wyoming
division handled 2. 300 cars OF all kinds of
freight. During tina. day there were an
even 100 freight trains along the 600
miles between this city aud Ogden and
the track was kept clear for the two Over
land flyers and two fast passenger and ex
press trains. 1t is not believed that any
railway division In the entire country can
equal this record. This condition of affairs
will doubtless continue for several months
yet. So soon as there is an abatement in
cattle shipping coal trains will dot the line.
and these are hauled to the west as well
as east. Big lots of tea and silk with
which coolies are now wrestling in far off
China are already billed to be hauled over
the Union Pacific from Ogden to Omaha,
while California excursions are ripening
as California fruit dries and wine fer
ments.
MAIL CONTRACTS.
The Union Pacific United States mail
contract is worth 81 900, 900 a year to the
company. Captain White, division su
p~erintendent of railway mail service has
been in Omaha for two weeks protesting
daily against frequent delays from the
West. He finally told vice-President
Holcomb and General Manager. Kimball
that unless therew was early reform in this
direction the transcontinental and Euro
pean mail contracts would be cancelled.
The Union Pacific officials made the ex.
cuse that the Central Pacific folks are
principally to blame, that they hold
| Overland trains at Ogden and that they
sidetrack a train carrying Australian
mails for almost anything else.
Captain Whites threat is on the bluff
order, for there can be nc fast mail across
the continent without the Union Pacific.
1t is the shortest and probably the best
route. As a matter of fact only one train,
the early morning fast mail for the east
is late often and it Is frequently held at
Ogden by the Central Pacific.
A e TIME CARD.
A revised Union Pacific time card is in
prospect. 1t is due about the middle OF
November and will look to a reduction Of
time and improvement of the passenger
service generally. There will be more
rather than less passenger trains.
CHEYENNE L NORTHERN.
ing why not build that little jag Of line
which will connect Douglas and Cheyenne2
1t would only require about three weeks
time and $4,000 or so. The returns
would be satisfactory. Fitzpatrick Bros
Il Collins have the contract for the grad.
ing and are ready to commence work al
any time.