The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
The Rock Island Passenger Men to
Arrive Here on Monday.
THE EXCLUSIVE FAST MAIL TRAIN
1t Has Been Definitely Decided That No
Passengers Will be Carried After
March 10.

The passenger agents of the Rock Island
system arrived in Denver direct from Chi
cago py special train Thursday, at $3.50 p.
III. The train consisted of new locomo-
tive, baggage, smoker, dining car and two
Pullman sleepecs. The object Of their in
cursion among the Rocky mountains at
this tine is in compliance with an order
issued by President Gable. 1t is for the
purpose of having all passenger agents
personally visit every important branch on
the system, together with the main line,
and in fact, take a personal trip over every
rail that forms the horseshoe route. The
Denver Nctos says the derivative benefits
of this idea will, among other things, en-
able the visitors to have an intelligent
view of the route, and foster acquaintance
with representatives of connecting lines
in the larger cities of the system.
The complete official roster of the
visitors, together with their titles, is
as follows: s. f. Boyd, assistant gen
eral ticket and passenger agent, To
peka; George L. Rhodes, assistant general
passenger agent, Chicago: j. E. Hanne-
gan, general ticket and passenger agent,
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northwest
ern railway, Cedar Rapids; G. NJ Pratt,
acting general ticket and passenger agent,
Minneapolis 6 ST. Louis railway, Min
neapolis; A. b. Farnsworth, general East
ern passenger agent. New York; E. w.
Thompson, New England passenger agent,
Boston; ID. j. Flynn, travelling passenger
agent, New York; w. j. Leahy, travelling
Fol
passenger agent of middle district, Phila-
delphia; E. E. Mcleod, travelling agent,
Boston; H. S. Phillips, travelling passenger
agent, Montreal; ID. L. Caven, travelling
passenger agent, Toronto; NJ. p. Wash
bern, Northwestern passenger agent, De-
troit; j. A. Sheppard, Southeastern
passenger agent for the Northwest,
Chicago; w. L. Cheever, passenger
agent central district, Peoria; Will
lam Hickey, passenger agent, Daven-
port Iowa; @. ID. Bacon, general agent
passenger department, ST. Louis. Missouri !;
y. ). q. Hough, travelling passenger agent,
St. Louis, Mo-; p. P. Young, travelling
passenger agent, Chattanooga, Tenn; A.
h. Moffet, general southwestern passen-
ger agent, Kansas City, Mo; w H Firth,
travelling agent for the southwest, Kansas
City, Mo-; George L. Reppert, travelling
passenger agent, st. Joseph, Mo-; J. L.
Bevoise, general agent passenger depart
ment, Omaha, Neb.; K. E. Palmer,
travelling passeT 5er agent Omaha
Neb.; c. B. Sloat travelling pas
sepger agent, Topeka, Kan; Charles
Kennedy, general agent passenger depart
ment, Portland, Ore. Robert Keppler.
travelling passenger agent, Portland Ore !;
George Z. Lee. general agent passenger
department, Denver, Colo; T. w. Thomp-
son, travelling agent, Los Angeles, Gala. ::
Clinton Jones, general agent passenger de-
partment, San Francisco, Gala; T. j. An
derson, general agent, Topeka, Kan, and
y. ii. hroh, secretary to general ticket
and passenger agent, Chicago, ILL.,
Sam j. Boyd is in charge of the party
He says that the visit has no significance
beyond what has been stated in the preface
of this article.
"The boys are having an outing,n said
Mr.. Boyd. 1--WE 60 from here to Salt Lake
at IL 80 tonight via the Rio Grande and
Midland. We will stop at Leadville and
Glenwood, also make a brief larry at
Salida.''
1.-The trip is genuine treat to US eastern
fellows said A. B. Farnsworth, of New
York. We edelighted with Denver"
Yes, indeed" chimed in E. W. Thomp-
son, of Boston. "You see the object of this
trip is for US all to get acquainted and you
wards result. 1t is more intelligent for US
to discuss matters when we have been over
the ground personally"
''We are going to take in every foot of
Rock Island rails" said George zee, latter
brief stop in Salt Lake,
''But Salt Lake hasn't got any Rock Is
land rails yet" interposed the Neus
''Well, the fact is, Salt Lake will soon be
on the Rock Island system admitted Mr.
Lee. Several of the visitors nodded ap-
provingly. They acknowledged that it
was virtually understood in Rock Island
circles that Salt Lake and Ogden would be
the tail on the Rock Island kite as soon as
the Rio Grande tracks were widened to
Grand Junction. The route will be via
this line until the Denver Short line is
completed, and as was predicted in the
Neus several months ago.
1.-The building OF that short line is very
significant remarked one of the officials.
who desired his name suppressed. 1.-THE
Rock Island and Missouri Pacific will op-
crate from Pueblo and Colorado Springs,
returning via the Acequia short fine, and
thus forming circle on Colorado bust
ness"
The officials were entertained royalty
during the day. A carriage drive about the
city was among the features of entertain
meIt. All the visitors praise Denver, par
ticularly those who are enjoying their
maiden visit.
Colonel ]. T. T. Ball. of this city, assisted
materially in making the visitors sojourn
pleasant one. Charles S. Lee, of the Mid
land, S. *. Hooper and f. Alonzo Wadleigh
of the Rio Grahde, accompanied the pill
grims from Denver to the city of the
Saints. John Sebastian, general pas
senger agent, was unable to accompany the
party from Chicago, owing to the sad be-
reavement thrust upon him by the loss of
his brother. In returning east the ex-
cursionists will arrive in Denver February
20, and then disband at Kansas City.
The passenger agents will arrive in Salt
Lake on Monday.