The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
High Officials OF the Western In
Salt Lake.
ROAD IS TO BE BETTERED
NEW EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN
ORDERED.
Work of Widening the Narrow
Gauge to Park City to Standard
Will Be Pushed During the Win
ter-Line From Belknap to
Marysvale.

President W. ]. Palmer, Vice Presi-
dent D. C. Dodge. Superintendent A f.
welby and George u. Dodge of the
Rio Grande Western railway; Manager
G. W. Kramer of the Western Express
company and Superintendent W. u.
Sharp of the Pleasant Valley coal
mines came in on special train early
yesterday morning from two days
tour of inspection OF the main line ana
Sunnyside and Scofield branches.
President Palmer and Vice President
Dodge were in a jovial mood after a.
sumptuous repast in the presidents
car last evening, and inclined TO treat
the sometimes serious business Oh rail-
reading a bit cavalieTly. When inter
viewed on the subject of the possible
abolition of passes, Colonel Dodge re-
marked that he would like to see the
nuisance abolished entirely.
Four New Engines.
1--WE have about concluded to add
four new consolidation engines. two or
three coaches and baggage and mail
cars to our equipment" said Colonel
Dodge 1.-THE builders announced that
they could not deliver. them before next
September. and if the present heavy
travel which, by the way, has 0e-
creased our net earnings and increased
our expenditures, compared 10 last
year. falls off and the cost of building
the locomotives increases in the ratio
that has held good since the era oil
prosperity set in, it may be necessary
for us to countermand the orders. In
case we don't, you may say next Sep
TENDER that the equipment you spoke
about last November has arrived.
There will be nothing done in the
line of lessening the grades or build
. I,tn int M
sidings are projected, but we may make
one or two of them longer in order to
avoid delays TO traffic operations We
have not vet inspected the shops, but
we shall do so before we leave the city.
which will be in two or three Gays, say
Monday. Nothing new in the shape of
additions 10 buildings or supply of tools
is contemplated The blacksmith shop.
ice house and electric light plant Will
be finished and there the work Will
rest until next year.
Grading Going On.
1--WE are doing some grading work
between Belknap and Marysvale, and
shall build 10 the latter town; the
work will be completed in the spring.
don't know about our pushing
through to the coast, so as to have an
independent line in case the Union "a
cific and Short Line close the Ogcen
gateway II Inc San DleSo -
conclude to come east as far as Marys-I
vale we will be delighted to make con-
nections with them. No additions will
be made to the Sunnyside or Scofield
branches: they viii remain as they are
for the present
I'VE have concluded to change the
track from Salt Lake TO Park City from
a narrow To a standard gauge; the
change is now effected as far as the
cement works; the rest of the work
will be prosecuted this winter and
next spring and probably completed in
the early summer.
Mr. Heintz is giving entire satisfac
tion as acting general passenger agent.
Whether or not he is to be aDDoiEted
to the position will be determined by
future events. / am not prepared to
state what action We shall take in the
matter"