The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-18
Railway Notes.

Midwinter Fair travel is growing
heavier every day now.
Travelling Freight Agent Warren. Of
the Santa Fe-Midland, went down into
the southern country yesterday.
Several Salt Lakers will go to Logan
over the Union Pacific on the 22nd. to
attend the sheet and pillow case mas
Querade.
A party Of twenty-five American Fork
people, headed by James Chapman, will
leave for the Midwinter today, over
the Rio Grande Western.
Governor Waite. of Colorado has re-
turned all transportation sent him bv
the railways, and viii hereafter pay his
fare like any ordinary citizen who has
the whereWith.
1t is claimed in railway circles that
r.. H. Payne, assistant general passen-
ger agent Of the NJ. p. at St Louis
will go 10 Omaha in that capacity fol-
the Union Pacific.
Another carload OF laborers arrived
yesterday at Divide station. TO work on
the Midland terminal More than 900
additional men have been shipped in
the past week to rush the work
Judge Dundy now claims that Judge
Caldwell, at st. Louis. did not decide
against his famous restraining or
der In answer the employees allege
that The judge has wheels that both
er him not q little.
And aow comes the Rock Island line
20 the fore with q statement that fur
ther reduction in expenses is neces-
sary As the forces in traffic and shops
haVe already been scaled down to =
minimum, this necessarily means a re-
6uction in wages. If made. it will un-
doubtedly apply TO the men in road
service
The reports OF the Gulf road will he
Tiled monthly. At the January rate of
business, the road is doing a traffic
business of sS.SoO.0O0 per year and
when other traffic arrangements are
made and business gets better. they
claim it means 50 coo. 900 a wear or
more. All told, the Gulf people are
feeling encouraged.
The directors Of the Missouri, Kansas
& Pacific railway have decided to Offer
treasury securities to the amount o.
81. 600, 900 at face value for sullscrip-
lions by security holders OF the com
pany, at prices which will net 500 600
The money so raised will be used to re
Mace light rails with heavier ones
Tor stone ballast and for sidings.
President Jeffrey, of the Denver &
Rio Crande is one who did not sigi
the ironcIad anti-pass agreement
though be promised to aid in the greai
reform 2? movement. 1t now trans.
pires tina his views were eminentlS
clear and other officers who daily see
their lines handicapped by loss of good
business, are doing some thinking anC
figuring.
Demon legislators claim they have
been rendered transportation over the
Denver & Rio Grande and Rio Grande
Western as far as Ogden. but that The
Southern Pacific won't tote them
d. n. from Ogden to San Francisco. Il
this is true. what explanation will bt
offered on violation of that Utah agree
nient on complimentary passes
Light is expected.
..Dr" H. c. Burnett yesterday re-
ceived some pictorial pastors from c
S. Lew, general passenger agent of the
Iehigh Valley railroad, and they are
what railroad men term superb. boil
in design and finish. It will be remem
bered that the "ParsoD' was schoole6
fn advertising matters out here in ths
Rocky Mountains, and as a genera
passenger agent takes the palm on ad
wertising
Herbert A. Clay, travelling agent O
the Santa Fe with headquarters in