The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-31

Managing Receiver S. H. H. Clark,
General Manager E. Dickinson, SUI
perintendent of Motive Power and Ma
chinery j. H. Mcconnell, Superinten-
dent of Car Service E. Buckingham,
and General Passenger Agent E. L.
Lomax, of the Union Pacific system,
are in the city. All, with the exception
of Mr.. Lomax, came in on a special
train at 6 o'clock last night. Mr.. Lo-
max came in on the regular passenger
from the north.
Accompanying the party are H. K.
Deveraux and H. R. Edwards, of
Cleveland, O., two young men, friends
of Mr.. Clark.
The party have been all over the
system, the time of the trip extending
over a period of three weeks.
Every arrangement for the comfort
of the travellers is provided for on the
train of five cars, there being a dining
car, sleeper, observation car and
baggage, together with Mr.. Dickin-
sons private car, which, in addition to
other conveniences, has a private of
fee, admirably fitted up with type
writer attachment, so that he is as
much at home as though sitting in his
office at headquarters in Omaha.
Railway officials are usually not
very communicative, but Union Pacific
men are an exception to the general
rule.
Buckingham was the first to greet
the man from The Herald, and after
the usual preliminaries unfolded a fish
story, which, coming from Buck,
must be regarded as absolute truth.
ct was afterward verified) 1t appears
that while in Idaho the party went
fishing in Wood river. After skipping
his fly over the rifles for an hour.
during which time Dickinson landed
seven fair sized fish, Buckingham
three and Mcconnell eleven, Mr.. Clark
became discoura ged and was about to
give up the battle in disgust, when the
words "If at first you don't succeed,
try try again" flashed through his
mind. Changing his hackle for a
coachman, he sent the new attraction
dancing over the surface. Then, whiz-
skipp- whir-r-r; a fish as big as a leg
of mutton took it. Receiver Clark's
eight-ounce rod bent like a sickly corn
stalk before an Oklahoma tornado.
ever, held on, while the remain
der watched the struggle with
bated breath, forgetting their bait
ed hooks in the meantime. After an
hour of the hardest kind of fight,
the trout succumbed and his captor
landed him in triumph. He was a mon
ster, too, measuring % inches II length,
II inches in girth and weighing frac-
ton less than five pounds.
1t would be unfair to say that sue
ceeding stories raised the size of this
fish to Sc inches and it's weight to 1912
pounds, so it will not be said: Buck
II l12 ms &c
correct.
But that ended the days sport. Mr..
Clark realized that he had glory-and
fish-enough, while the others reeled
in, unjointed their poles and took turns
in beseeching the lucky fisherman to
let them help him carry it in.
General Manager Dickinson was bus
lily engaged in debating correspondence
when the reporter arrived, and at the
moment of entrance was opening an
invitation from the Alta club, extend
ing all privileges to each member Of the
party for the next thirty days. He stop
ped his work long enough to say that
the trip had been very pleasant one,
embracing the entire system. 1T is"
said he merely g, combined tour of
inspection and pleasure. Mr.. Clark
felt the need of some relaxation, and
being very anxious to look over the
road, decided to make this trip. We
have found everything in good condi-
ton and are very much pleased with
The prospects. You can say that the
road is doing more business than at
this time last year, and we hope for
still greater improvement"
Mr.. Clark was engaged, so he was
not interviewd. However, Mr.. Dickin-
sons remarks covered all the salient
points which he, as general manager,
desired to give to the public.
From another source, howevr, it was
learned that this trip has significance,
if not to the public, at least to the re-
ceivers. The latter expect to make a
report On the condition of the system
soon, and that it might he as complete
as possible, The hee DIS of departments
accompanied Mr.. Clark in order to per-
sonally inspect everything pertaining
to their particular portions of the
system. Taoles are being prepared, ex-
tensive in nature, which. at the compile
ton of the trip, will be summarized
and the exact condition of affairs ac-
curately depicted.
In the matter of the transfer of Su-
perintendent Bancroft, Mr. Dickinson
| said last night that there was no foun-
dation for the story; that it had not
been discussed even.
The party will leave this morning for
the south and will be in Frisco this
evening Upon their return, Friday.
they will put in couple of days in
Salt Lake.