Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-23
RALROAn NnTEs.

Electric headlights ore going on to
the best modern engines.
on yesterday Boise got It's FIRST
through trains on the Oregon short
Line.
The new time table for the Oregon
snort Line went Into effect on yester-
DAY morning.
In the matter Of construction and
preparations therefor the Burlington Is,
during these days, doing much Saving
Of WOOD and little Of saying"
Il IS estimated that the Russian rail.
road between Nladivostock ana Port
Arthur VIII be completed by next Aug
ust Work on the line o. being prose-
cuted with every possible energy.
Ed. Keane, assistant general freight
agent for the Baltimore & Ohio South
ern, arrived here yesterday Like many
others Of Salt Lakes railroad visitors
Mt keane Is out for WOOL
Geo. II. Daniels general passenger
agent Of the New York Central. with a
party Of fellow travellers heard the
music and services at the Tabernacle
yesterday The visitors left for Dau-
yer last night over the Rio Grande
Western.
The Northern Pacific railway has
leased three immense wheat ware
houses Go g.. W. McNtar q Co.. of san
Francisco Balfour. Guthrie a. Co. OF
san Francisco and Tacoma. ana Kerr.
Clifford q Co.. of Portland. They will
hold 100000 bushels. doubling the ca
pacity Of the local wheat warehouses.
The New York Times says on good
authority that George y. Reeve. the
retiring general traffic manager OF the
Grand Trunk railway VIII be succeed
ed by John W. Loud, at present gener-
al freight agent, and W h. Davis. the
present general passenger agent. the
office having been divided. Mr.. Reeve
VIII retire 90 hIs fruit ranch In south
en California
George Stalker. a brakeman on the
Union Pacific was killed near Morgan
on Saturday afternoon His body was
found ln the Weber river, the head
bearing bruise on one side. The man
nor OF his death Is mystery. the pre-
dominating idea being that he was
thrown from the train by tramps. He
was forty years OF age and resided at
Ogden.
Walter Cutting. stenographer in Supt
Mausons office az Pocatello comes 20
Salt Lake City, 20 accept a position as
gtenogrdpher in the Office Of Supt
Tany. % the Utah division H. W
Groo. VIII take the stenographer's po-
sition made vacant by the promotion OF
Walter Cutting Henry sullivan has al
so resigned as night yardmaster at Po-
catello and win take a freight conduc-
tors run SWltchman W H. Bladock
has been promoted 10 ON the position
made vacant by his resignation.
President Shonts supt. Williams and
Traffic Manager Ross, Of the Indiana
Illinois ana Iowa railroad. and Vice
President Paul Morton Of the Santa Fe
railroad system. arrived at ST. Joseph
Michigan. Saturday night from South
Bend Ind, over the Three T. system
in a private official car. sunday Presi-
dent ShOnts ACCOMPANIED by Vice
President Morton, made a personal in-
spectIon of an the Three L buildings
facing upon the ST. Joseph river and
OF the dock property recently purchased
at tha junction of the ST. Joseph and
the canal. II appears that Mr. Nor
toms mission in So Joseph was prellmi-
nary 90 the leasing Of the Three +
road boy the Santa Fe.
The voting trustees Of the Colorado
Midland road are now advertising