The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10
Railway Notes.

Traffic Manager S. H. Babcock is
back from California.
Travelling Agent Warren went out
last night-destination unknown
d. McGil and Harry Parker, ex-
y. P. and ex-M- P, men. have gone to
California.
General Agent Mcmillan of the Bur-
lington has gone UP into the northern
wool fields
BY a vote Of S26 to Sc, P. NJ Arthur
has been reelected grand chief Of the
B. of L. E.
Gilbert Harris has been chosen sec
rotary Of the Kansas City local pas
senger association
r. Z. Covie Of the D. & R. G. express
office has gone to Paris on visit It's
the Paris in Missouri
The reduced wool rates which were
put in for ten days for a specia! pur-
pose, have been restored.
Rock Island estimated earnings, for
the system in May, were $1,201, 242; in
crease over last year, $4,000
Travelling Agents Flynn and Collins
of the Missouri Pacific are down at
Mt. Pleasant with an eye on WOOL
The Milwaukee road suffered a loss
of 100000 by the storm that swept
over northern Iowa on Sunday, May
"a.
Travelling Passenger Agent Ridd of
the Rio Grande Western will take
down an excursion to Castillo Springs
today.
John ]. Byrne, general passenger
agent of the Southern California has
had had the duties of auditor added
onto such position.
Tho TTn;o,, 1.r{lI To
day loading trains of cattle at Juab
and other southern points. that will
all feed here in transit.
Travelling Agent Hawkes. of the, D.
& R. G., had two cars of wool out yes
terday from what is known as Whit
aker's corral on the r. 6. w.
The Union Pacific brought up TWEEN
| ty-three cars Of cattle from Milford
! last Monday. and they are feeding at
the Union stock yards here.
General Freight Agent Hahn of the
Rio Grande Western has been for sew
eral days in Denver helping out at the
| Colorado-Utah traffic meeting.
Superintendent French of the Den
yer & Rio Grande express is looking
for a man that can artistically decor
ate that front for carnival times.
Assistant General Freight Agent
Gray of the Great Northern & st. Paul
has been transferred TO Butte, Mont,
and will have charge OF the Montana
Central.
Receivers Cowan and Murray of the
Baltimore & Ohio have been allowed
by the court $1,000 per month salaries
or S27, 900 each per year. What do they
do for it?
The last monthly report of the Rio
Grande Western shows gross earnings
$199, 239 operating expenses S127, 249; net
earnings, S71,9S9. 1t was for light
month, too.
t H Luke, chief dispatcher of the
Union Pacific Central branch, has been
made superintendent vice E. o. Mann,
who has been transferred to the west
ern division.
Dick Neshen was at Salina yester-
day. He is there to load ten cars of
Nelson's cattle that go to Brush,
Colo, over the R. G. W.. D. & r. G..
and Burlington.
]. G. Jacobs, general manager of the
Salt Lake & Mercur road, came in
from Mercur last evening. He states
that the business of the road is in a
tiourishing condition
J. II. Keane, who was formerly gen
eral agent for the Milwaukee at Den
yer, and is now agent at the stock
yards in Chicago, was yesterday mar.
ried in the Windy City.
A D. Gray, cashier for the Santa Fe
at Topeka. and his wife, are spending
a few days in the city, the guests OF
General Agent Oglesby. This is their
first visit to Salt Lake and they are
charmed with it.
Mr. Salisbury of the firm of Sains
hurry & Johnson ACCOMPANIED the CROWD
to Richfield on the great day. He was
the official photographer on such coca,
sion, and secured some large views
that are beauties. Those obtained o.
Richfield and the crowds are really
gems.
Roadmaster John Sweeny, who was
for SO many years with the D. & R. G
in such capacity, died suddenly las.
roadmaster of the Rio Grande Western
railway. and his place will be filed BY
Roadmaster Pat Dobbins of the South
Park.
A baseball team composed of EN-
ployees of the Rio Grande Western
general offices has challenged the EN-
ployees of the Union Pacific genera
offices to play a match game, and tn,
challenge has been accepted. Tn,
game is to be played on the For
; Douglas grounds the Goth, if they cal
DE secured, and Is TO be called at
o'clock. 1t is understood that Traffi,
Manager Babcock and General Passen
ger Agent Wadleigh of the Western
and General Passenger Agent Burle!
and General Freight A gent Eccles o
the Union Pacific will either play a.