Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

George w. Heintz. acting general pas
senger agent for the Western, is in Chi
cago.
II is now certainty that the incom-
ing city administration will deal with
the Union depot matter.
p. T. shelby, general manager Of the
p. q J. ~, has returned from New
York. He reports satisfactory progress
on the construction OF his road.
The Idaho supreme court yesterday
denied the petition for re-hearlng In
the case OF William L. Spaulding vs. the
Occur d'Alene Railway & Navigation
company ct al.
q. II. Twomey and associates are en-
ceayoring TO secure an option on the
grade and franchise Of the western por-
tlon OF the Utah & Wyoming The OBJ
ject Is the construction Of line to Deep
Creek.
Colonel w. II. Dewey has let the con-
tract for a steel bridge for the Idaho
Northern across the Boise river TO
Frazer & Chalmers, Of Chicago, the
same to be finished in 60 days. The
bridge will cost 800, OOO.-Nampa Leader
II Is expected that today anagree-
ment will be reached whereby engineers
and hremen on the big engines Of the
Union Pacific will receive more pay on
account Of the increased work attached
to the running OF the large machines.
The Union Pacific Indoor Sports Is
being issued again. 1t Is a useful and
entertaining book.
The Fort Benton, Montana, River
Press says: The railroad men who
We're In town yesterday stated that
work would be commenced on the new
river line this winter, though opera
tions would be confined 10 station
work" J. e., heavy earth or rock work
which would not be lnterfered with by
snow or cold weather. Even with this,
however, there is no reasonable pros
pect OF the completion Of the line for
nearly year from now.
Snow is getting deep up country in
consequence Of which all grading OPP
erations have been stopped above
Council. Some 200 men came down yes
terday, all from there, and more are
enroute. Smith & Nelson's men have
all been called or for the winter, and
many Of them will remain In the city
III spring opens, TO take positions then.
when the grading will pushed more
rapidly than ever before. -Weiser Ana
conda Standard.
II Is announced unoficially that Land
Commissioner Phipps. Of the Northern
Pacific railway, has concluded sale
of a million acres, comprising all the
company's patented timber lands in
western Washington, 10 the Weyerhau-
ser syndicate of St. Paul. Northern
racine oilicers are preparing deeds for
,he transfer OF the property, which win
De .he greatest transfer Of realty ever
maze IN the state The Weyerhauser
sshuicate VIII come into possession Of
It's uuoered empire early next year
Missoula has had for a few days two
men who were In the city several years
ago and who have a large circle of
lrlends here who are always glad TO
see them. One OF them is J. ID. Ne
Aihster OF Tacoma, Mr.. McAulster is
the right OF way agent OF the North
ern Pacific, and his present mission 10
Mlssoula Is to locate a right OF way
through the Lola pass and will return
III snort time. He was connected with
me construction department OF the rail
way company for several years and
has not been In the city since 1890 a3d
1871. c. S. Prowell is also wei known
IN Mlssoula, having been the superin.
tehaent Of construction during The
nuiidlng OF the road through MIssoula
"a iesS Mr. Prowell has been connected
WIN the Cascade dlvision-Anaconda
Standard. '''iua
A special car from Salt Lake was in
uhe Dllion yards during last week ana
vas OF considerable interest 10 the
Tn,nployes OF the Short Line Who mako
Dilion men headquarters stunt Nal
Wy ana Dr. Pfoutz were with The car
, hns US mission was for the purpose OF
sssuhs the eyeslght and hearing M me
a. P,SSes OF the Short Line. The tpst
III .o, uis eyesight is made with varlons
. y,'oi,u yarns, graduated letters ana
tes " Az nghts used by the railroads 49,
! ga ua'h appears. Il Is said thar ouite
navy ,s" OF the employees along he r o, |
so,s ialled to pass the examinat,nn
reno s rom Lima having been lola 49,
desee,,at salt Lake FOR treatment for
g t,ascuve hearing. One passeng sr TOT
ee' was discovered to whom ali an |