Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-19

Rio Grande Western early yesterday
morning. The accident occurred near
Grand Junction and resulted IN con-
siderable damage to the rear Pullman
car and in the painful injury OF the
porter Of the car
The Market Street Railway company
OF San Francisco, according 10 the
Street Railway Review. Of Chicago, mas
decided to give a special bonus for the
faithful service Of ia employees Inc
men who have been with the company
for five years receive one cent per hour
Tor ten years two cents. for fifteen
years three cents, and for twenty years
four cents per hour.
T. p. smyth. car Inspector FOR the
Oregon short Line at Pocatello has in.
vented a coupler guard which practical
tests have shown to be very effective.
IN the event OF a coupler pulling out
the guard prevents II from falling 70
the tracks and ripping up ties and
smashing car trucks. So effective has
the new guard shown Itself that the
Oregon Short Line people are contem-
plating the equipment Of all their cars
with the appliance.
4 san Francisco dlspatch this morn
ing says: ]. G. Stubs William T.
Hcrrin and William sproule. Of the
Southern Pacific. and William A. Bis
sell OF the Santa Fe, have gone TO
Phoenix. Ariz., TO be present al meet
ing " the Interstate Commerce COM
mission IN that city on Wednesday.
They win then accompany the COM
missi0ners 90 various cities In Southern
California. whore meetings viii be held
10 eongiceT matters Of Importance 10
California shippers.
The street railway system Of Boston
for two years has been operated by
the Boston Elevated Railway company,
and rather oddly the most costly pOr-
ton Of It's road was the tunnels under
the business section Of the city. known
as the subway" Now, however, the
elevated structure. which has given its
name TO the entire system, Is well un-
der way. According 90 the Street Rail-
way Review there will be six miles OF
the elevated road and two-tenths OF a
mile OF inclnes 20 connect II with the
surface tracks and subways.
b. II. Eastman. who returned to
Boise on Thursday night from the East,
where he conferred with Mr. Hartman
concerning the main line project yes
terday afternoon met the railroad COM
mlttee, says the Statesman. He detailed
all the conversations had with Mr.
Hartman, and stated that the rail-
road magnate had promised 10 give a
final answer on April 18th. II Is expect
ed Mr.. Hartman VIII be here at that
time, as II Is his Intention 10 come
West shortly. Mr.. Eastman was not In
a position 10 say that Mr.. Hartman
would be here then hut he stated posi-
lively that his final answer would be-
Members Of the committee declined 10
make public any details Of the report
beyond what has been published.
A large force OF graders who have
been working on the Hartyllle spun
came down from the North 10 Chey-
enne Sunday morning, having struck
They say they have been compelled TO
pay 81 per month as hospital Zee, and
have not been given any return for the
money. The Italian laborers were con-
tlnually lighting them, and when APP
pealed TO the contractors wou d do
nothing. The men also say that Con-
tractors De Remer and Olson owe them
for work done several months ago
superintendent Butler OF the Fuel and
Iron company was in the city this
morning en- route 10 Rawlins 90 inspect
some iron property, and said that the
grievances OF the strikers will be in
vestIgated, and II found to be true the
contractors will not receive a cent on
their job until all the men have been
paid.