The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
company says Richards broke the contract
and is responsible for his loss.
Personal and General.

A. Trainor, general baggage agent of the
Union Pacific, is in town.
A new time table for the entire Union
Pacific system will go into effect March 2.
The mechanical departments of the Utah
Central are assuming lively air. The
force of employees is daily augmented.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul has
issued some fine memorandum books,
which Contracting Agent Holt is distribut
ing.
The Pullman Palace Car company is
operating over hundred and ten thousand
miles of railroad, according to a statement
just compiled.
1t is thought the broadening of the Rio
Grande Western track will be completed to
Price by next Tuesday. The storms pre-
vailing of late have caused the delay of the
work considerably.
1t is understood that Senator Paddock,
of Nebraska, will shortly introduce bill
exempting grain and provisions from the
long and short haul clause of the inter
state commerce act.
The Texas 81 Pacific is now engaged in
fencing its entire line. The largest force
is at present at work between Dallas and
Fort Worth. This much of the work is
nearly completed, and when this is finished
they will complete the remainder. This is
on extra valuable cattle said to be imported
from Texas prairies.
Vice President Holcomb, of the Union
Pacific, has issued circular which reads
ITO General Managers and Heads of De
partments: Hereafter, in selecting men
to fill positions made vacant by resigna-
ton or any other cause, you will please
consider for such places men who are al
ready in the employ of the company If
you know of no suitable man on your di-
vision refer the matter to me and l will
secure one.'
| During the past year only 315 passengers
were killed in American railway accidents.
| During the same time 1000 brakemen were
killed and more than twenty thousand in
| jured 1t is estimated that of braKemen
one in eighty three is killed, and one in
sixty injured. The number of brakemen
employed in American railways is about
one hundred thousand The life of a brake
man is fully as hazardous as that OF the
soldier, but when he is killed or manned
there is no pension awaiting those depend
ent upon him for support.
Electric street railways continue to null
| tiply remarkably. The number of these
roads in operation in the United Stats in
January is stated at 1852, and numerous
other lines are under construction or pro
| jected. In towns and cities where the traf-
| fic is not heavy, it seems to be demon
strated that electricity forms more econ
onical and satisfactory motor than horses
for street Car propulsion, although it is
| liable to occasional eccentricities. The
great majority of tine lines thus far consti-
tuted use the overhead wire system, al
though storage batteries are used in few
cases, and the plan OF running the electric
conduit under the car has certain evident
advantages. -EG.
Mention was made in these columns
that the chamber of commerce had invited
the trans Missouri association TO hold d
meeting in this city shortly. Through
the courtesy of the secretary of the cham
Der we perused the following letter il
answer to the invitation extended: "Your:
of the 18th instant, inviting the member:
of this association to hold one of our meet
ings in Salt Lake in the near future, wa!
duly received and laid before the member:
for their consideration. In reply, l an
authorized to say that while the associa
ton cannot in the immediate future accep
your invitation, it is our intention to do 81
sometime during the coming season
Yours truly, w. w. Finley, Chairman.
From private adviees II is learned that the
meeting of the trans Missouri association
J will be held in this CITY on the secont
!. Tuesday in June.