Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-10
SPIKE AND RAIL.

The salt Lake Relief Societies are
having a day at Saltair today.
Eight new engines for the Western
are leaving the Richmond works
An employees pension system may be
established by the Illinois Central
T. 2. Hitchcock. alias Little Puck. "
" the Wabash, Is here and meeting a
host OF friends,
It's German day at Lagoon and there
rs plenty OF fun out there, nearly All
Germans enjoying the outing.
Fire is said TO have started In the
Southern PacIhc's coal heaps at Wells
and Carlln, Nevada
Donald Rose. commercial agent for
the Illinois Central. ls making a trip TO
Helena and Billings, Montana.
The financial showing being made
By the Western is good enough TO suit
the most fgsudious Of fnanciers.
The trafnc officials Of the Rio Grande
Western left here today for Park city,
beginning a tour OF the whole system.
Rio Grande Western earnings for
June amounted TO N5l 900, an increase
OF Sl53 500 over the corresponding
month OF last year
&c. NJ. I. employees win be at Lagoon
on Thursday and the NJ. l. associations
win have their outing on Friday. Many
games and contests have been arranged
for both occasions.
The short Lines new diners have
arrived m ogden and viii 20 into SER
vice tomorrow between salt Lake and
Butte and Granger and Huntington.
The watch Inspector Of the Union Pa
cifc Is attempting 20 CoerCe employees
into buying certain make and grade
Of watch. Trouble is anticipated as a
result.
The Montana Railroad company has
completed arrangements 90 build an eX-
tension OF It's road from Dorsey 90 Cop
peropolis via White Sulphur Springs.
Western roads have adopted a rule
that hereafter baggage or packages
exceeding $50 pounds IN weight willnot
be accepted and checked. and tho rule
Is being strictly observed.
II prices are more reasonable than
they were last fall the Union Pacific
will now order several hundred cars
and the oregon Short Line win order
a lot OF ballast, freight and stock ears.
Car No. 20. one OF the new double
truck cars OF the salt lake city street
railway. was derailed al 6l5 yesterday
evening at the switch on Third South
street between Second and Third East
streets.
Assistant Auditor Critohlow Of the
Utah & Pacific is preparing bis report
FOR the Interstate Commerce commits.
sion. The document Is 20 be presented
IA September. but 90 Is 10 be so yolumln-
Gus that considerable time IS required
Tor its preparation
Travelling Passenger Agent Clark OF
the Rock Island returned this morn
ing from the East. lie has been alb
sent Tor some time. Assistant General
Passenger Agent Kennedy Of the same
lue was here yesterday.
The Chicago. Milwaukee q 81. Paul is
rebuilding and widening It's marrow
gauge branch between Reno and Pres
ton 5l4 miles. The same course Is 10
ba taken with another branch 81 3-f0ot
gauge G0 miles long, and third Of
35a miles Ia Iowa
Trouble IS reported again on the
Montana Central branch of the Great
Northern. whore thirty trainmen have
struck on q demand for higher wages.
Time and pay both had been reduced,
aud the men wanted chance 20 earn
more money. a stan Of 200 men TO act
as deputy marshals Is being organized
by the road officials Ia Minneapolis, and
men engaged 10 mn vacancies.
This mornings Rio Grande Western
train from the west brought In Fifteen
California school boys who are touring
the West under the auspices OF the san
Francisco Examiner. This afternoon