Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-08
RAILROAD NOTES.

r. I, Neslen OF the Burlington left
this morning for Price.
d. Il. Gray general agent Of the
Southern Pacific, returned today from
a trip over bis territory to the West.
The Illinois Central may establish
a general agency IN this city In the
near future.
Among the new supplies received last
night by the Chicago and Rock Island
people here Is a new map, giving a
birds2ye view Of Chicago, and the rail-
road lines entering H.
Complaints have been made that the
$40 car on The Rapid Transit south on
State. haze been pulled OF, to the great
Inconvenience Of large number who
have 70 wait thirty minutes for the
Murray car
j W. Rldd Of the r. G. w returned
this morning from d trip 10 the southern
part Of The state. lie says that from
present appearg noes. the conference
travel this year viii be heavier than In
many years past.
n. W. Anderson 81 ogden, well
known stock man. came IN this NOM
ing from the east. he reports a fall IN
the price Of cattle owing mostly to the
weather lie reports IS inches u an0W
all over Nebraska.
The Rio Grande Western IS now en-
gagged ID taking Out several curves IN
their track between Murray and Bling
ham Junction. The work consists o.
several fllls and about a mile OF track
VIII be constructed.
No passenger trains are being run
over the Salt Lake ana Mercur road
during the quarantine, The freight
business Of the line however, II grow
Ing to vast proportions, according to
Gen. Manager jacobsen.
Director Lund OF Utah and Pacific, Is
on hls way back from his trip IN Ne
yada and IL reported to be at Chloride
Nevada. The trip was taken 10 exam
Inc several mining properties laying in
southern Nevada.
Jack Reeves Of the oregon Short Line
and |. G. futile the live stock agent Of
the same are at Kansas city. From q
letter received from Mr.. Reeves this
morning small progress IL being made
al the trans-Miss0uu meeting. It ls I'M
derst00d that one OF the main topics to
be discussed at the MEETING Is the stock
traffic for the coming scar and a great
number Of changes are looked for
Denver stockmen.-A llneman on the
Union Pacific was chased up a tele-
graph pole a few miles out OF Chey-
enne by four gray wolves. He was
rescued by passing trei In crew. How
he scaled the pole, which was covered
with coating OF ice On one side, Is
more than he can tell, for he had no
pole climbers. He had been sitting on
the cross arms FOR several hours, but
had been unable to stop passing trains.
L. L. Downing Of the Chicago. MIL
waukee and 81. Paul, Frlnk Plalsted Of
the Union Pacific, and G.. w. Feakins OF
the Colorado Midland returned this
morning from Boise citT, where they
have been attending the meeting OF the
woolgrOwers. Mr.. Feakins reports the
largest number Of rallro9d people In at
tendance ever known IN he west Many
questions Of interest nave been dis
cussed, among the NOR, important be-
Ing the means Of handling the clip Of
1900, The sheepmen are jpbilant over
the prospects for the season.
It Is stated that tne r. G. W. has
included 0 cafe car on their recent or
der 10 be used on their Tintlc train.
A late dispatch firm Minneapolis yes
terday says: A jur In the federal court
today found against the Northern Pa
cinc railroad In a test case involving
the validity OF tie revenue tax on bills
Of ladlng for export. The road had
shipped $1,000 pounds OF wheat to Liv-
erpcoi and claimed exemption on con-
stitutional grounds, quoting the clause
of article /, section 3, which says: "No
tax or duty shall be laid on articles
exported from any State"