Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09
RAILROAD NOTES.
Hoyt Sherman went north today.

iiVgN SHcIihuu went nOItn lOudy.
A new Y has been put in by the Short
Line at Idaho Falls.
A new station has been opened at
Haworth, Kansas, by the Burlington
& Missouri River railway.
The payrolls for the past month on
the Utah q Pacific are being signed by
Treasurer c. w. Nibley.
An extension OF the Burlington up the
North Platte will probably reach
Guernsey Wyoming, next spring
Ogdenites build considerable hope on
the prospect OF the Union Pacific rail
way erecting enlarged shops at the
Junction City,
Chief Engineer Jos. A. West. OF the
utah Pacific, Is up from the south,
coming on account Of the illness and
death of Apostle T. ID, Richards, who is
his father-in-law
Returning guest of the ST. Anthony
people are ply sically exhausted only
through the excess Of kindness shown
them. both by the Idaho people and by
the Short Line officials.
Yesterday and Today; a History" is
the title OF new number OF the Chi
cago q Northwestern's series Of circu-
lars which has been issued from the
press.
The construction Of the last eighteen
miles Of line to 81. Anthony was under
the direction Of +. II. Nicholas, with
$50 men at work. Harry Cleaver got
the first order for q carload Of freight
AnfhnnN--u Of oil
a pension system has been under con-
sderation for some time by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company and ar
rangements are now almost complete
for its adoption. Under Il old employees
who have reached the age OF 70 years
win be retired from service under pen
sion.
Work on the extensive improve
ments 10 the Burlington railroad In H.
linois, Iowa and Missouri has practical
ly been completed, and II Is estimated
that the cost OF the work already done
and that which now Is being carried
on will aggregate nearly 100000
The Burlington recently completed
"a campaign for education" taking
thirty-two Of It's passenger men from
eastern cities through South Dakota,
Montana, Wyoming. Nebraska, Iowa
and Illinois. Sufficient time was given
to examine the industries Of these
States 10 enable the railrOaders to tell
their eastern patrons exactly the con-
dltons that obtain In the West today.
The Oregon Short Line has given
notice that on and after Jan. /, the
company will not honor requests for
trip, time, or annual passes for en-
poyes OF other railroads, or their fami-
lies, unless signed by the president,
vice president and general manager or
general superintendent or counter
signed by some person especially desig-
mated, Requests for passes for Of
ficers and employees Of the Short Line
road Will not be honored unless signed
by an officer OF the rank indicated or
properly countersgned.
General Passenger Agent Burley, OF
the Short Line, Is making special ef-
forts 20 bring settlers into Idaho, says
the Boise, Idaho. Statesman, and is
meeting with very great success.
Large numbers are being located about
Nampa. Travelling Passenger Agent II.
l.. Dunn was in the city Wednesday
with party OF thirteen Of
these settlers, They are from
Dakota, from which section many
of the new citizens for Idaho
are being sought. The visitors were
highly pleased with what they saw here
and were particularly delighted with
the weather II seemed like spring to
them, for they have been accustomed
10 real winter at this season in the
State from which they come All but
one Of the party Will remain In the
State.
Ten powerful locomotives for passen-
ger service have been added 10 the
equipment Of the Burlington lines in
Nebraska. They were built at the
Baldwin Locomotive works from de-
signs furnished by the Burlington.
The big machines have already made
some records pulling heavy trains
across the Nebraska plains. Some Of
the dimensions are Of uncommon in
teiesi. The driving wheels are six
feet In diameter. The tender carries
ten tons OF coal. and has a water ca
paci,y Of 5000 gallons The weight OF
engine and tender is 2iS3OO pounds.
The cab is arranged 10 give the engi-
nper the best possible chance TO work.
The levers are within easy reach Of his
seat, while the right side OF the boiler
has been stripped OF machinery IN or
der 10 give the engineer a chance 10
look ahead without having his vision
"a a - lac 81.