Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-21
SPIKE AND RAIL
Donald Rose Of the Illinois Central
has returned from the north.

Donald Rose Of the Illinois Central
has returned from the north.
Six hundred people from Davis coun-
~ went out to saltalr yesterday.
Members Of the Ninth cavalry going
from Salt Lake 20 China viii leave here
on the r. G.. W
Harwood NJ Cushing local represen-
tative Of the Denver & Rio Grande
has gone TO Denver for a week.
Seven vessels with a total tonnage Of
2S.6i2 tons. have been chartered by the
government for transport service on the
Pacific.
Messrs. Bancroft and Calvin left here
today upon an inspection trip over the
Idaho division OF the oregon Short
Line.
n, C. Allen, Of the Nickel Plate, and
located az Erie, Pa. IS on his way 70
Payette. Idaho, upon business for some
Pennsylvania colonists.
The short Line will carry the horses
belonging 10 the Salt Lake company
Of the Ninth cavalry They go from
here TO Seattle, thence by water 10 Chi
ma.
w. D. Lee. who has been general SUI
perintendent Of the Rio Grande South
ern, will succeed r. NJ. Ridgway as
superintendent OF the second and third
divisions OF the Denver & Rio Grande
with headquarters at salida.
The Northern Pacific has specified
Bethlehem nickel-steel for the driving
aXles and craHkpins for 20 locomotives
now under contract with the Schcnnec-
tady Locomotive works and Bethlehem
Steel company has already booked or
ders for the forgings IN question.
The Railway and Engineering Review
Tor July Il has an interesting paper by
Russell Harding who was formerly
stationed az Spokane as assistant gem
eral manager OF the Great Northern He
Is now vice president and general man
aRer Of the ST. Louis Southwestern.
Sleeping car rates between Spokane
and Portland. Tacoma and Seattle. have
been reduced The nrst-class rate has
been reduced from So 10 $3.50 and the
second-class rates from 81 90 81 so. Seats
In the frst-class sleeper are $3.50. The
reduction Is made by the Northern Pa
cifc Great Northern and q. r. & ~.
The new rates are IN effect on the two
FIRST named roads and went into effect
on the O. r, & n. last Thursday.
The Denver officials Of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railway yester-
day received notice that the road win
run through extra e8stbound excursions
this summer az one fare plus 50 Tor the
round trip. The dates fixed are August
10th, September Eth and 2lst The O.
a. r. excursion at one fare win start
on August oath. The Rock Island win
also run westbound excursions on reg
ular harvest excursion dates during
August and September
Vice President Max Morris Of the
American Federation OF Labor. who was
instructed 10 confer with Superinten-
dent Dyer OF the Colorado and South
ern railroad In reference 70 the trouble
between the Order OF Railway Tele-
graphers and that company, reported TO
the council that the superintendent had
agreed TO meet a committee from the
Railway Telegraphers' union. but the
committee must be from men connected
with his road. Mr. Morris believes that
the conference VIII result IN the adj
iustment OF existing difficulties
Dewitt clinton Hashns. who was once
n railroad and mining Spectator and
contractor Of national reputation. Is
dead az HIS home IN Buffalo, ~ Y. aged
n years. When the gold craze IN lS49
was at his height Mr. Haskin went 10
California and shortly after built a rail-
road from Sacramento 10 Vallejo. which
has since become a part OF the Southern
Pacific system. He was the promoter
Of the great Hudson river tunnel and
had been engaged IN numerous similar
enterprises AZ one time he sank $50
600 IN the famous Emma mine IN Ne
yada
A persistent rumor f. afoat among
the railroad officers IN Denver. says the
Post, that there Is an open breach be-
tween the Union Pacific and the Chi
cago K Northwestern. which win prob
ably result IN the discontlnuance OF ex-
isting traffic relations between the two
roads and the formation 81 new alil-
ance between the Union Pacific aud the
Illinois Central. This throws more
Hight on the workings OF the
Hartman syndicate Hartman h
a member % the board OF d.
rectors OF the Union Pacific. whore his
Influence has been strong. II Is evil
dent that the rumor II true. means that
Hartman r. ready 20 begin active
operation IN the West az once. and that
the Illinois Central will probably run
trains through 70 Denver.