Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-13
sPIKE AND RAN.

Auditor Hills OF the Short Line Is eX-
pected home tomorrow from Boston
I and other eastern points.
General Manager Shelby Of the Pa
cinc and Idaho says that an extension
OF SO miles will be- built this summer.
The Great Northern has finally So
cured fun right OF way through Spo-
kane. one piece of property alone hay-
ing cost the company $4,000
After Friday The Westerns Park City
train viii leaff here at 5 in the morn
Ing and retufulne will reach here at
$3.50 IN the evening
Travelling Passenger Agent Goodsell.
Of the Union Pacific, went east today
with the California delegates to the Re-
publican Nauonal convention
supt Ellerbeck Of the Utah & Pa
cihc returned 10 UVada last night.
The Eighteenth ward people are at
saltair today ana the seventeenth
warders are 40 Lagoon.
The "What.is-it?" Is in town again.
In an the sulendor OF check trousersl
LONG Prince Albert. orthodox 'duny,
etc. The newspaper correspondents
acknowledgements tragedian theatrl-
cal -promotor-orator Is looking FOR an
opportunity TO roast the newspapers.
From Rock Springs and intermediate
points 10 salt Lake an excursion Will
run Oh SATURDAY. over the Union Pacific
the round trim rate between the eN-
treme points being S. A lot Of people
viii doubtless visit Utah during the last
part OF this week and the first Of next.
Freight traffic shows slight falling
on IN the northwest during the past
week. owing mainly TO the fact that
merchants have received their summer
stock of goods Wheat shipments are
slow. but movement OF livestock has
been active and general traffic II good
A bic flower garden IL being put in
at the Rio Grande Western station at
Helper That little place IL coming TO
be a yeritabe oasis among the rugged
mountains adjacent 90 a wild desert
a sight Of the green and flowers Is GER
tainly a welcome one 10 the traveller
just out OF the Robbers Roost country.
a broken trolley wire on the First
South street ear line delayed traffic In
that district This morning between 1880
and S30-just the time when people are
hurryng 20 work. The accident was
one Of those unavoidable ones that may
happen az any time. yet the air along
the route OF the car wore decided
indigo tint.
The FIRST session Of the thirteenth an
nual convention Of the Train Dis
patchers Association OF America was
held az Augusta, Ga. yesterday. O.. $.
Evans. assistant general superintendent
Of the Western & Atlantic railroad, pre-
siding one hundred dlspatchers were
present Addresses were made by Gov.
Gambler ~ Georgia and President
Schultz Of Garrett Ind.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
Oregon Short line win build a line from
Blackfoot 10 Houston this fall. as unless
70 does the White Knob MINING Com
pany viii reach out 60 connect with the
Burlington road. Promoter Bates Of
the Midland, Gays that he viii build his
railroad 90 the Sawtooth range by fall.
because the miIe-long tunnel into Wen
ma gulch must be driven next winter
HALEY Times
President Stuyvesant Fish Of the IL
linols Central railroad says that the old
cars belonging TO that company are
dying at the rate OF 700 "a year. Sew
enty new engines and 1900 new freight
cars have recently been ordered by the
Illinois Central and within the current
year ending june 90 the Illinois Central
win have added 5000 new cars 10 It's
equipment. The road IS now using more
than 10000 cars about twice as many
as 70 had IN use i've years ago.
TIL relief socieles Of Salt Lake stake
had q splendid time az Lagoon yester-
day there being about 1000 visitors to