The herald., 1898-10-11
NEWS OF TFlE RAIL WAYS
PROGRESS OF THE SALT LAKE
RAILWAY SCHEME
Isaac Trumbo and JEFF Chandler to
Look Into Mr.. WINS Project.
Knights Templar on Time

w. G. Ivins of Salt Lake, who Is here in
the city in the interests of the Salt Lake
railway project, is making considerable
progress, 1t is thought, in the matter, as he
has caused Colonel Isaac Trumbo, who is
the original discoverer of the plan to build
a road between the two cities, to come
down here to consult with him. Mr.. WINS
is out in the country now with Colonel
Trumbo, and expects to be back Thursday,
when Jeff Chandler of San Francisco, for
mery of this city. will come down to hold
a consultation as to ways and means. Mr..
Chandler represents that portion of the
Terminal company which is radically in ia
vor of the construction of the line, and will
stand in with Mr.. WINS endeavor if it can
be put on business basis 1t is expected
that Mr.. McCune, the prime mover In the
enterprise, will be here this fall after he
has settled his political campaign in Utah.
where he expects to be elected United
States senator. Mr.. WINS feels quite well
satisfied over the outlook, though, of
course all that has been done so far has
been tentative.
Train on Time
The knights Templar special train from
this city to Chicago arrived on time,
though it ran on the fastest schedule ever
put into effect across the continent. Cen
eral Passenger Agent Byrne of the Santa,
Fe yesterday received congratulatory tele-
grams from a special committee of the
knights, consisting of Messrs. Homer
Laughlin, J. A. Scroggs and P. p. Jams,
thanking him for his care of the party and
the speed and safety of the train. A pair
of defective Pullman wheels caused some
hours delay at La Junta, but the lost
time was made up and the train rolled into
the station at Pittsburg exactly on time
to the minute. This establishes the cor
rectness of the schedule arranged for the
Santa Fe limited train, the one that is to
make the time this winter between this
city and Chicago in two and one-half days,
for it was on the schedule of this train that
the knights travelled
Santa Fe Council
All the general traffic officials of the
Santa Fe, both freight and passenger. will
meet at the Chicago Beach hotel on De-
cember 7th for their annual council to de-
termine all matters which may tend to add
to the roads earnings. Mr.. ]. j. Byrne
will represent the interests of the Santa Fee
Pacific at the meeting with General
Freight Agent Chambers. 1t is not
thought that there will be any disposition
to increase rates any more, as the recent
pegging up of freight rates Is considered
TO be about all that the public will stand.
Reduction of Condensed Milk
The Southern Pacific yesterday an
nOunced that new rate on condensed
milk in tin cans, boxed, would go into ef-
feet on the Goth. This rate will only be in
force between this city and Denver and is
intended to head off some competition from
eastern factories against the interests of
the factories in this portion of the state,
notably those at Buena Park. The pres
ent rate Is something like dollar, but this
will be cut on the date mentioned to rs
cents, though this, as stated will not be
applicable to any other point, or to inter-
mediate places, than Denver.
Station Robberies
The festive burglar has lately taken to
robbing the safes in depots. Several such
crimes have been committed of late, the
most recent being at Murietta, in San
Diego county, on the old line of the Cali
fornia Southern road, last week. The
thieves got about $50 for their pains, and
have not been captured. At San Bernar-
dino some months ago the same gang is
thought to have robbed the Southern Pa
cific depot safe.
Notes and Personals
The Southern Pacific pay car arrived in
the city yesterday morning, and panned out
about $4,000 before night.
Superintendent J. A. Muir of this di-
vision of the Southern Pacific road, Is out
on the line and branches making an inspec-
ton tour.
The Santa Fe-Pacifc has forty-two en-
gines In service on the line, and Is said to
need half many more.
The Electric Road Express company of
Pasadena has hO1pht O1t all of the team