Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
RAILROAD NOTES.
To-day was pay day In the Nv
Grandc Western Offices.


To-day was pay day In the RIO
Grandc Western offices.
J. II. Thompson. travelling passenger
agent ~ the Rock Island. ~ In the city
today.
Frank Mcleod. excursion agent ~
the Chicago a Rock Island, came In
this morning from Portland. Oregon
A round robin" went the rounds Of
the railroad offices last evening. extend
Ing the congratulations Of the fratcr.
nifty to Commercial Agent kooser ut
the Missouri Pacific upon his pro-prcir
Of Joining the noble army u benedictH.
J. W. Reeve Of the o. =. l.. frcigh, de-
partment said this morning that h"
made mistake the other day ~ 20 the
rate on cmigfant movablca to DeminR.
~ 81. and ~ PaHo. Texas. What be
Intended To eay was that II would be-
81 per 100 pounds. making the rate per
car $500 instead u tioo. IA was given.
Live Stock Agent Hudnali ~ tho
Midland left this morning for the south.
The Midland people are using every et-
fort to open their line. but owing q the
Immense quantity ~ SNOW along the
track, work IL very slow The oiiifials
here can set no time when the I'm" VIII
be open.
The second enst-hound Raymond ok
curHion. consisting ~ seventy people
win be In Salt Lake over the RIO
Grandr Western tomorrow morning
THE cxcur-lonistr will spend a day
sight seeing around the city and Will
leave IN the evening Tor the East over
the Rio Ornndc.
n. n. McGrcw. formerly an appolntee
60 a land Office position here. has 70.
turned from Washington, u, c.. with
his commission ~ army transportation
agent Of the war department, with
headquarters Mt Han Francisco. The
gentleman was taking In the railroad
offices this morning,
The adjourned meeting ~ the West.
crn Passenger Agents was held At -
Louis yesterday, The report % the
committee appointed at Chicago March
9Th 20 recommend basis for oxCur-
sion rates was received. n recon.
mcnds the adoption 81 a rate 90 one
fare plus twn dolinfH-rntr. ~ was
decided that THE was impossible NJ
adoption. owing Ca tho National Eau
cailonal association nj Los Angeles.
J. r. Fulton. Salt Lake agent ~ tho
| Phillips udf.in Excursion company
/ came In this morning from Portland,
/ oregon. while on the outward journey
a Atrnngo accident occurred 60 tho o.
]
! loecham a huge rock came tumblinR
down from the mountains. IL caught
| and smashed the pilot On the engine
] Before the train could be- stop ID, Tho
| steps on all the ears We're torn away
upon that side where the rock had
lodged. No further damage was done
| 4 subject ~ great interest In rail-,
road circles this morning was the prob,
1 able action Of the western passenger
| agents 1T 81 Louis today, Upon IN,
! o"tee~ne ~ this meeting depends the
question as To whether there win be- q
gencrnl reduction In second class ratci
| ON tho southern tranHsc0ntincntnl lines
90 offset the recent action q the Orcn
Northern In making u $50 rate from ~
. Paul 10 the coast All Of the road
with offices here are interested In tn
outcome.
W. q. Chase. general superintendent
NJ the Wagner Palace car company
w. H. KniHhercr. general parsengr
! agent ~ the Chicago a Northwestern
and q. n. Wager, superintendent 81 N
eastern division Of the Wagner Pnlac
car company, together with thel
wives. viii be In the city at Aihi am
tomorrow. The party come from Port
land. oregon, directly 10 Salt LAX,
They have been IN California. ana Rr
making tour OF the country In IN
Wagner private ear Convoy" The
depart for the east tomorrow cyenin
over the n. a, w,