Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-29
GREAT IS THE
NEW OVERLAND
The Service Between Chicago and
San Francisco Much Improved.
sEvENTY-TwO HOURS RUN.
A Third rrain II Added TO the Trans
continental service, Ne n Result
OF Railroad Conference.

Aa q result u the conference of the
Union Pacific Chicago a Northwestern
and Southern Pacific officials held at
ogden yesterday AFTERNOON. an elegant
ly equipped model and speedy train, one
that has every possible convenience and
luxury known Co modrn railroad circles.
viii De- placed in operation over the
roads named on october 18th.
This train viii be q limited nrat-class
passenger II VIII carry no mail. and
the long run between the Worlds Fair
city aud the city of the Golden Gate.
win Do made in a remarkably short time
-Heycnty-two hours.
The present Overland limited schedule
will be- reduced Just four hours by The
now arrangement.
The four hour reduction 10 time viii
be- made ON the Southern Pacific end of
the run, nH horytufpr that line har not.
contributed It's portion 60 the fast Blr-
vice.
By this now Chicago San Francisco
service this city and ogden Will have
three trains 90 the East and West daily.
Passengers win be- able TO leave san
Francisco at a. m. and arrive iu ug-
den nt sl5 p. mp mountain
can be reached approximate
ly at a3i5 y. M, instead OF 1855 o. IL 10
at present, n e. quite probable that the
Rio Grandc Western viii mako cOunec-
ton with this new Overland train by
putting n third train on.
The meeting at which these changes
were made. was held ne tho Union depot
| IN ogden There were two sessions OF
! the conference morning AMI afternoon.
| The officials of the three roads were
each imbued with the spirit u improy-
! ink the schedule.
The morning session was devoted 20
| the consideration Of the running time
/ between San Franclnco ana Chicago In
an its phases. In the afternoon tho
/ schedule was taken up and formulated.
/ The now train viii put out of the windy
/ city ut $50 y. M, ana reach tho coast
| terminus at 5.ib p. M. the third day.
/ Returning this train will leave san
| Francisco nt n, M. and arrive az itH
| eastern terminus the third day az $3.50
n. m.
! eastern ana western cities VIII Dc uuE-
mcntod when this new train
/ roca on. Six of these trains
| win be In operation. Their
| construction ~ about perfect. Ond ae
| handsome 0a any In tho trans
| continental service. Made up Of Pull
! man rlcopors. bunet. smoking and dlu-
INK carr. tho train viii present pretty
/ picture.
Approximately. tho train that leaves
/ Chicago nj G.a0 .. M, Will reach the
/ Junction city at D.. m. the second day.
The train that lcavca the Golden Gate
city at s a. m. will pull into ogden the
next day az 1915 .. m,
Ne stated above, about four hours
are gained By tho addition Of this
| train.
| Passengers leaving San Francisco on
| the now train Will reach ogden four
houru earlier than heretofore and vice
yorbn.
The object Of the officials IL 10 give
| through nrtt-cIlss passengers fret
| class schedule This viii undoubtcd-
ly meet with the hearty approval of
| wcsthound passengers, because, nrrlv-
| Ing nt san Francisco at 5;i5 .. M, they
| will be- enabled 10 get ucross 20 the city
| by dinner time,
The prospective entrance ~ tho Santa
Fc. into san Francisco, Il H. said, had
/ q ErcIt deal 60 DO with bringing about
| the conference and ita results. The
passenger traffic hng been steadily In
! crclsing and the putting on OF third
| train d. absolutely necessary.
Aa there b. competition between the
l RIO Grandc Western and the Union Pa
cInc for tho Southern Pacific tourist
business, the former viii doubtless
make "a change in IT, time card. Under
the now schedule the caathound train
will arrive az ogden az l'lb y. m. II
the Rio Grnndc Western puts on 70 new
train 20 make thia connection. figuring
on the time usually occupied In trtns.
forring paeaongorr, etc, salt Lake Will
be rcachcd approximately at 3t5 p. m
The old name. Overland Limited viii
be retained for the new tralnH. ana thcy
viii run every day the year round,
Seldom. indeed. does ogden see such q
gathering Of prominent railway OIL
| clala. The local railroad hcads at the con.
ference yesterday wore General Trnflc
| Manager s. W. EcclCa. General Super
lntcndcnt y. n. Calvin. General Pass.
cnFor Agent D. y, Burnley and supcrln,
tendcnt J. II. Young, all Of the Oregon
short Line,
The high onlclale of the three road,
were;
Chicago q Northwostcn-John NJ
whitman. general manager, and W. II
Enlskorn, general passenger ana ticket
agent.
Union paclnc-E. buckingham. super.
intendent Of transportation; y. l.. l.p'
max, general passenger ana tlcke
| agent; ". Dickinson, general manager
Southern puclhc-J. G. Subha. thru
vice president; J. Kruttschnitt. fourth
I vice hltHANNNN anu kNNNIAA lNAllAtNIt 4
| n. Goodman. general passenger agent
aud j. a. Fillmore. general superln'
| tDndyut,
In addition to the above there was
ID. W. Hitchcock. representative Of the
Union Pacific aud oregon Short Lin,
ne san Francisco Most NJ tho Southern
Pacific officials have returned TO sar
me Union Pacific and Chicago and
Northwestern officials came down from
ogden and registered ut the ltnutsford
one OF tho gentlemen stated yesterday
that IL was their Intention 10 depart
Cor the East last night They changed
their minds, however ana remained
over until this afternoon In order q
dlncuaF some NJ the details Of ycster
days business. Al except General Pas
Fenpcr Agent n. l., lumnN left Tor The
! East ON an overland special this after
noon. u Is understood that MIR, Lomal
viii remain In salt Lake three or foul
days. as he has important business
matters TO arrange.
WILL uoLD ITS OWN.