Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-30

Lake. Idaho. The ice averages about
twenty Inches IN thickness. Three
hundred and hny.two cur loads were
gathered.
". &. Wagner. travelling passenger
agent Of tho Chicago. Milwaukee and
~ Paul with headquarters at Denver.
II In the city, stopping at the Kenyon.
Mr. Wagner VIA be- In town several
days On business.
Tho Missouri Pacific local Office I'm
this city IL being enlarged. II win oc-
cupy the entire room IN the DoOly
block where the Office now IL. Mr..
Eooaer SAYS he viii have the finest
railroad Office In the city.
Since the change In the Missouri Pa
clnc local Office here the line has one
~ the best railrnd offices In the city.
II was needed change. ~ the old
quarters were very much cramped.
Mr.. Ko0ser has rot room now to spread
himrclf The office makes fine show
ing ON railroad row.
Several officials " the Postal Tcic-
graph company are expected In the
city tonight. What the object of the
visit IL has not been given out The
case that is pending In the Federal
court here win not be reached before
Feb 2grd. and the q. T.. officials say
they know nothing Of any change.
T.. q. Leonard. commercial agent 81
the Missouri Pacific. came down from
his headquarters at Butte this morning.
lie says that things are qulet In rail-
road circles In the north ut present. but
that In the spring things viii boom.
r. ~ Piaistcd. travelling freight agent
Of the Union Pacific. who has been
spending several weeks on the Pacific
coast. came home this morning.
The railroad boys are bnck again
from Denver most ~ them coming In
last night. ono and all pronounce
the meeting OF the National Live stock
association M n success. In point of
members there werc not ~ many at
tcnding the meeting as last year. They
report shat the cattle show was u
feature Of the meeting, ind was Of
special interest. Utah held her own
with the others. and earned several
prizes. The outlook for the coming
year IL good and Il IL thought that
prices VIII be slightly higher.
The decision OF tho Idaho supreme
court In the case Of Mat patrie W. the
Oregon short iine ~ an interesting one
to parties whose canal " cforFed by
railways. Mr.. Pntric. who II aecre-
tary OF state for Idaho. had several
horses killed by Short Line train, on
the track where u passes through his
land. ana brought suit Tor damages.
lie has just been awarded the amount
claimed. nnd the court holds that the
company should have fenced ltA line.
although Mr. Putrle's land was not
under fencc.and should have construct
ed SUFFICIENT cattleguardH at the ends
" such fence, % keep the animals on
the track. The Idaho law requires
railway companies to fence their
tracks
The Mining Recorder of Denver has
the following; The Mining Reporter
IL advised TINT on the 18th "A special left
Salt Lake with General Dodge. Of the
Rio Grande Western railroad with "a
full corps OF engineers. who are To- sur
vcy q line for a raiiroad from Green
River Crossing TO tho rilHunito fields In
northeastern Utah. The next day u
Grand Junction mercantile house for
wnrdcd large order nf camp supplies
10 the same point. all NJ which indi-
Gates that there " business going On
In that vicinity. u ~ also stated that
construction win be- pushed 49, rapidly
ne possible. -o ~ To enable the gibson
itn mines to ship their product. for
which there II - constantly growing
demand.
The new fast train on the Chicago
ana Northwestern came In this sioru-
INK eleven minutes late. All the condl-
lions OF the weather were against fast
time ana the run under the uircum-
stances was wonderful. A representa-.
tive u a rival road said this mornins
that the new train " u grand one. Tn.
train. known ~ No. I. which has been
leaving nj $50 y. m. VIII leave at $500
y. m, daily. ana arrive at Omaha at
1855 a. M. instead OF s:is n. m. The
passenger equipment. with two exccp-
tionH, the same as under the last
schedule; that IL. "a double drawing
room sleeping car, through to san
Francisco. - drawing room and free re-
ciinlng chair ear. through 10 Portland.
ore. via Granger and pocntello. buff
fot smoking and library ear with bar
herb, through To Salt Lake. and "a tour
lst sleeping car. through to Portland
Via shasta Route. The dining ear,
serving breakfast. viii be attached at
the west end ana run into Omaha. ana
the free reclining chair ear for ogden
viii BE- attached at Council Buns. The
usual connections win BE- made en-
route Ia Salt Lake. butte Boise and
Los Angeles.