Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-22
SPIKE AND RAIL.

on Friday the Murray Sunday schools
will 90 TO Saltair.
j. X. Groves has been appointed mas
ter mechanic OF the Colorado Midland.
A lot Of fruit has been received from
Payette, Idaho, by oregon short Line
officials here.
The Santa Fe contemplates spending
near q million dollars upon improve
ments In Colorado.
John Dunn IS visiting his brother SUI
perintendent Dunn OF the motive power
department OF the oregon Short Line.
The Atchison Topeka Il Santa Re aud
Texas Central viii build new union
passenger station at Morgan, Texas.
]. y. Goodsell left here last night for
81. Paul, where he win continue to look
after passenger business for tho Union
Pacific.
The supply Of cars OF all descriptions
all over the country Is totally insult
Client 10 meet traffic demands. The
same may be said OF engines.
Difficulty IS being experienced IN the
matter OF securing a sufficient number
Of men 10 do the repair and construction
work now under way on western rail-
roads.
The Chicago, Milwaukee q 81. Paul
has prepared plans FOR the erection OF a
new passenger station at Beaver Dam,
VIA. Il will be over 100 feet long. Of
pressed brick, with stone trimmings,
tile roof and hardwood finish
The railroads Of Kentucky have APP
pealed 10 the courts 10 protect them
against the enforcement of the Me-
Chord anti-extortion law, which is 8l-
legged TO have been passed more for p0-
litical purposes than through any mo-
tlyes Of Justice
Il Is expected that the Idaho Midland
will let contracts for the construction OF
100 miles Of line as soon as surveys and
estimates have been completed. The
road is projected from Caldwell 20
Butte Thomas w. Bates OF Boise IS
president OF the company Railway Re
view.
The announcement is made Of the
resignation OF a. J. McCabe as superln-
tendent OF the Butte, Anaconda y Pa
cihc railway Mr. McCabe Will engage
IN business on his own account, and the
position OF superintendent OF the road
will In future be filed by the traumas-
ter of the system. Mr. McCabe has the
reputation VI being one OF the best quail
med railroad men In the West--Butte
Miner
Notice has been issued by Secretary
j. w Taylor that "a committee win
MAX tests of hr0keshOcs during the
month of March 1901. and N a. is the de-
Size 0I any of the railroads represented
in the association Co. have brakeshIgs
tested they should communicate with
me oholrmlu 0i the committee gs early
es possible 81, that arrangements can
Doe made fnr tha tests. Communications
should be- addressed 90 81 p. Bush. sue
perIntuInut ot motive power. Chicago
Milwaukee g. ST. Paul Railway West
Milwaukee Wis
The Santa ne recently let q contract
90 the consolidated Railway Electric
Lighting and Equipment company OF
New York City tor the cquipp.ug of one
hundred passenger cars by their system
The International q Great Northern is
also equippiug a number of their cars
with the same form ~ light Those who
have made @ study OF the economy and J
safety Of lighting passenger coaches are /
looking TOW ards the electric lighting
system as lhe best method. n rs only a
question ol short time when electricity
VIII replace other forms OF lighting pas
senger trains.