The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-27
Personal and General.

Arrangements are being made to run an
excursion to Cache valley on June IS.
The Texas & Pacific is running a fast
line between Fort Worth and ST. Louis in
connection with the Iron Mountain, max
ing the run in twenty eight and half
hours.
All the western roads of the Central
Traffic association have written to Chair
man Blanchard agreeing to insert in their
rate sheets the differential fares eff eastern
lines. The Missouri Pacific also acceded
to the proposition.
George w. Hibbard, general western
passenger agent of the Duluth, South
Shore u Atlantic railroad, has resigned to
accept the position of traffic manager of the
Pacific Short Line. the new line building
west from Sioux City to Salt Lake.
L: F. Kimball, general freight agent of
the Minneapolis & St Louis, has resigned
and will go to the Rock Island. 1t is under
stood that he will have the title of assistant
general freight agent and will have charge
of the lines of the Rock Island west of the
Missouri
On Sunday last Fitzpatrick Bros g. Col
Inns gathered all the available men and
teams at Newcastle, and with force of
surveyors left hurriedly for the Belle
fourche, in the neighborhood of La Belle,
where grading will begin at once on the
Buffalo extension of the Burlington system
in Wyoming.
Ali trains on the Rio GRANGE Western
We're on time yesterday, save No. 3, due at
Z 40 am, which fell behind one hour and
ten minutes. The Union Pacifcs Park
City was on time, as was also 7O7, due at
pm. 10l, due at 1910, was one hour late.
The Utah & Northern was late in to Ogden,
and special brought down mail and pas
sengers at $40.
The following circular has been issued
by the Rio Grande Western: "Mr. G.. H.
Clark is hereby appointed general agent,
freight department, with Office at IA Mont
gomery street, San Francisco, vice W. M.
Rank, resigned. Mr.. w. H. Snedaker is
hereby appointed general agent, passenger
department, with Office at IA Montgomery
street, San Francisco Resignation and
appoin t1nents in effect May 1, 1902
Some superstitous railroad officials think
the disastrous ending of the movement to
reorganize the "Gentlemen's association
is due to the unfavorable selection of a
name for the proposed organization. 1t
was to have been known as the western
Associated railways the initial letters of
which, it will be observed, read war. The
"War" association would have made very
appropriate appellation.- Plain
Dealer.
The Northwestern Railway company
will, beginning May 4, run special stock
| train on its road from Beatrice to Kansas
City. The run will be made in eleven
hours, as against eighteen hours, the pres
ent time. General Manager Symmetrical
said lately that the company intended
to make many improvements for handling
stock, and every 1nducement would be
| given the cattle raisers of Nebraska to pat
ronize the Kansas City stock yards instead
of the Omaha yards.
| The Union Pacific is making important
improvements at Fort Morgan. The road
is at present two miles from the business
portion of the town, and at present the
Burlington is doing the greater portion of
the business of the town. The people,
however, were anxious that the Union Pa
cific should come into the city, and as an
inducement offered to build bridge across
the river for the railroad. The offer was
accepted and the main track of the road
will be changed so as to pass within the
limits of the city. A force of men are now
engaged on the work. A handsome depot
will be erected.