Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
senger agent Of the Burlington went to

senger agent Of the Burlington, went to
Portland this morning
The thlrty-third annual convention
Of railway master mechanics Is being
held IN Saratoga, NeE York.
Seventeen minutes rom Salt Lake TO
saltair is good time, a train on the
Salt Lake & Los Angeles made 1t last
night.
Messrs Bancroft. Eccles, Calvin and
Dunn leave here tonight for Omaha
where they will confer with Union Pa
clhc officials.
The Fourth Of July ought TO see
crowds Of people travelling on the rail-
roads because very cheap rates are ad-
yertised for the day
An excursion to Idaho points left here
this morning on the Oregon Short Line,
Il Is almost astonishing to see the
amount Of patronage awarded the rail-
roads upon such trips.
Car No. 10 on the salt Lake City rail-
road operating on the Waterloo line,
iran away" about S o'clock this morn
ing. The motorman dropped his key
while the power was on. and before the
conductor understood what was the
matter and pun the trolley of the car
was whirling along at a "humming
clip"
Mr.. and Mrs. John starley have
charge OF the Wasatch summer resort
In Little Cottonwood. II has been open.
ed 10 the public and street cars are now
IN operation between the Oregon Short
Line station at Sandy and the Wasatch
Hotel yesterday. The fares from Sandy
10 Wasatch IS IS cents and round trip
81: from Salt Lake 10 Sandy Is 50 cents
one way and 10 cents round trip. This
affords very cheap transportation be-
tween Salt Lake and the beautiful re-
sort The hotel at Wasatch has been
renovated and placed In flrst-class con-
dlton.
II Is reported In San Francisco rail-
road circles'that the oceanic steamship
company Is 20 be made the exclusive
ocean connection OF the Santa Fe, that
Joint agencies will be established at
Honolulu and other ports reached by
the Oceanic steamers and that freight
and passenger business east bound from
Australia. New Zealand and Hawaii
Will. 50 far as possible be billed and
ticketed through 20 the east over the
santa Fe. While the officials OF the
lines mentioned do not confirm this re-
port. It IL not denied that they will soon
occupy the same passenger offices IN
this city.
The Denver Republican says that
with the arrival OF Samuel Newhouse
In Denver. which Is expected in few
DAYS the proposed road from Denver
TO Salt Lake via Routt and Rio BlancO
counties. % rs anticipated viii take def
mite shape Mr. Newhouse holds the Key
TO the situation IN that he is the chief
holder Of Denver. Lakewood q Golden
first mortgage bonds Railroad men
interested In the Salt Lake short line
say that Mr.. Newhouse's visit to Dem
yer this time Is to effect a reor-anlza-
ton Of the Denver. Lakewood & Golden.
This step IS preparatory 20 selling
out the road 10 New York and English
CAPITALISTS who have been DESTROYS Of
pushing ahead the scheme Of the long
road. For the through line 10 salt
Lake the Denver. Lakewood & Golden
will furnish the Denver terminal facll-
tiles. Colorado capitalists. Interested IN
the coal and iron lands just west OF the
range IN the Yampah valley, are also
10 take their share IN pushing 20 COM
pletiOn the salt Lake road They VIII
In addition be the persons chiefly inter-
ested IN steel works 20 be located In
Denver. 20 which the iron ores from the
West win be shipped, and be smelted
by the coke and coal brought from ter
rltory west Of the range.