The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-28
Railway Notes.


Tax Agent ]. B. Evans of the Short
Line has gone to Omaha for couple Of
weeks.
D. S. Taggart of the Short Line traf-
fic department viii return from the east
about Jan. l, so he states in a letter TO
Jack Reeves.
An Associated Press dispatch an
nounces that +. D. Underwood has Lot
accepted the position of general man
ager of the b. & o.
Robert Forsythe, for many years tel
egraph operator at Rock Springs. has
been promoted TO a trick disoatchlng
in the office at Green River.
William Lawrence. the Union Pacific
ccal and ice contractor, will begin
shortly the work of harvesting 10000
tons Of ice at Evanston. and 5000 tons
at Green River.
Chief Dispatcher A. H. Stewart who
formerly resided in Salt Lake. and who
was recently appointed chief dispatcher
at Laramie. has moved his family to
Laramie during the past week.
John C. Budds, who left his position
in the traffic department of the Short
Line to enlist. is now chief clerk in
the Office of the chief commissary head
quarters Of the First division Second
army corps, at Augusta. Fla.
Charles Culross, assistant superin-
tendent at Laramie. viii leave We'd
nesday Cor his old home in Toronto.
Ont, where he will visit for a couple of
weeks. Trainmaster Hay Of Green
River viii look after the business Of the
Office during his absence.
1t is desired that ali who intend to
take part in the charity rabbit hunt
at Oxford next Monday leave their
names at Browning Bros. before to-
morrow night. Unless a sufficient num-
Der is obtained, the Short Line VIII
not run a special for the occasion.
The net earnings Of the Atchison sys-
tenn for November We're $l,434,l49, an
increase OF $50. 4S6 over the same month
last year The net earnings for the
five months of the fiscal year ending
Nov. SO amounted to $4,96S.13O, a de-
crease OF $144,SIi as compared with the
previous year.
The long hour shifts in the coal mines
of the Union Pacific Coal company at
Rock Springs have been ordered aban-
doned. The company has not yet caught
up or its orders, and is still about two
weeks behind, but the advantage gain
ed by the long-hour movement was not
sufficient to warrant its continuance.
There was another wreck a few days
ago at Simpson, between Laramie and
IldNll1S, WHICH T6SuIlSQ III d SllSHI
miX-up of a passenger train and help
ing engine. The latter had helped the
passenger up the hill, and had cut off.
While backing in on the side track,
through some misunderstanding, tine
/ passenger train started UP before the
! helper was in to clear. the result be-
, ing q Smash-uD.
/ No further changes in the Short Line
| operating department have been an
nounced. General Superintendent Cal
/ vim is il Pocatello and il is WHISPERED
that on his return the resignation of
! Superintendent C. A. Boies of the Mon
| tana division will be announced. No
definite information on the point could
/ be obtained yesterday from the of1ic-
| ials here, most of them venturing they
did not look for any further changes
The plat for the Williams-Bean fight
| to be pulled off in Provo on Friday
night is. now at the Rio Grande West
erp ticket office. A large number OF
seats have been reserved. those in
greatest demand being located on the
| stage on two sides of the roped arena
; Judging from the interest manifested. a
! large delegation Will go down on the
J Westerns special, which leaves at
/ o'clock, and returning Immediately
1 after the fight