Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-28
SPIKE AND RAIL.


The r.. q. vs.. handle five trains OF
troops bound Tor China today
The Southern Pacific is putting in a
huge coal loading chute at Terrace.
over $50 Ogden.tes awaited themselves
OF the Columbia club excursion 90 Salt
| air yesterday
l., l.. Downing, commercial agent OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee e. ST. Paul, left
this morning Tor Idaho.
The Missouri Pacific is advertising
on excursion from Utah TO an points
east and south on August O.
j. w. Fox, I've stock agent Rock is
| land. with headquarters iu Kansas
! city VIII arrive in this city tomorrow
T. j. Clark. travelling passenger agent,
/ Rock Island ls at present in Denver
! where be Is working up biz excursion
! East
The Burlington is employing entirely
| local artlz0ng upon the decoration and
| painting OF the handsome new Offices IN
the Eagle Block corner
l.. sImons western travelling agent
for the Hamburg American steamship
line, returned TO Chicago this morn
Ing
Donald Rose. OF the Illinois Central.
Us back 40 his desk lie reports the
wool situation In Montana as being a
counterpart OF that OF Utah at the
present time
Among the other excursion dates that |
g. W. Hientz has on hand f0r he West !
ern is August q Woodmens oXcur- |
sion from Provo to Hcberi Aug. g. We |
Der Stake Sunday schools. ogden 20 |
SaltJir
on Monday q large force Of men and |
teams win be put az work repairing the |
Grade Of the Idaho Midland between |
Caldwell and Boise, preparatory to the |
laying Of steel in the near future
The Rock Island is advertising one
fare Tor round trip ON August %. a. |
good till Sept 30. TO Chicago and return
ON the occasion OF the National q. a.
X. encampment. Aug "a tll SeptI
Five berlhs have already been secured
for the occasion.
Traffic at the r. c. W. depot was
practically suspended for the space of
an hour this morning by heavy
freight engine leaving the track In
front OF % big train OF cars. Beyond
blocking the main line for the time I'M
dlcated no damage was done.
The FIRST section of the train carry.
ipg the Fifteenth infantry from Fort
Mcpherson passed through this city
over the Rio Grande Western this
morning The Third cavalry from /
Washington also went west over the
Union Pacific The troopers are en- |
route TO China under rush orders.
The expected migration Of Americana
90 the Paris Exposition apparently has |
not reached the limit anticipated by tho
transportation companies. AZ con-
sequence the local ticket agents were
yesterday notified from New York that
ON and after August j transatlantic &
winter rates would be I'm vogue This
step comes a month earlier ln the year
Than has been the custom heretofore. .
Executive officers Of western railways
met In Chicago yesterday 20 consider
ways and means of harmuu.zIug rates /
and distribution OF traffic IN the north
west, but their deliberations were kent I
secret The Northern Pacific has re- !
used to consent 10 any ARRANGEMENT I
whereby a division of traffic could be !
made on any fixed basis. The Great !
Northern Is also reported TO be dis
pleased with the plans laid down by
lther interested roads
The San Pete Valley tralnmen had
luite an exciting experience few
.yenings ago While coming over with
, train cattle car took fire from
I've cinder near Neho junction. The ID
AR was cut out OF the train before do d
ng any damage. and was siietracked. 1
Wore Il burned down 90 the trucks. 4
.djolning the burning car in the train 4
vas a car containing several hundred h
ouuds Of giant powder and the BOYS 4
)st no time IN cutting It loose Demo B.
rat 3
one Of the big engines recently or .
cred by the Western was too much "
or the Hight track over which it was .
cing hauled In the vicinity OF Seventh | "
nd Laramie streets. Denver, on We'd !,
esday IL struck a weak steel rail . ~
'ith the result that the metal was "
rushed like putty under the heavy enc -.
Inc. The ties were clipped or ass N :
.ith O knife, and rolling on the drivers Z
ore up the track Tor twenty feet ere {
be- locomotive was brought 20 q stand :
,lll. Fortunately The giant did NOT =
lpple oyer and, after some hours of
DIRK, was again placed upon the track q
, proceed on It's journey west toward y
oldier's summit whore, upon its ar {,
val, IL was placed In active work q