Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-23
SPIKE AND RAIL.

Extra service has been put on by the
street railway company
Passenger business on both lines was
heavy today, showing the effects Of car
nival rates.
A gang Of men Il at work lettering
the tracks and switches In the Rio
Grande Western yards.
Both the short Line and Rio Grande
Western are rustling agricultural set
tiers for Utah and Idaho.
]. b. Coolidge. formerly superlnten-
dent at Ogden for the Pullman com
pany, was a visitor TO Salt Lake to-
day.
Repairs have been made to the roof
of the Rio Grande Western passenger
station building and now It is being re-
painted.
General Passenger Agent d. +. Bur-
ley Of the Short Line, has gone 10 San
Francisco, as has Traffic Manager
Schumacher
The Davis County Clipped says that
car on the r. G.. w. Ry. loaded with
sugar was destroyed by fire near the
Bountiful station Wednesday night
Custer county Idaho, Is preparing an
elaborate celebration against the time
OF completion OF the Houston branch
ley OF the Short Line has gone to San
road win open up rich portion Of the
Gem state
W. II. Pool Of the firm of Pool Bros,
the big firm Of railroad printers in
Chicago, is in the city, and this morn
| ing made a pleasant call upon Assist
ant General Passenger Agent Dan
Spencer Of the Oregon Short Line.
A contract for thirty miles Of con-
structlon work east OF Los Angeles on
| the San Pedro road has been let and 1t
| Is expected that very soon there win
be a chance for contractors to bid on
work beginning at this end Of the line.
MIR. Helntz for the Western is sing
ing the song Of the siren, extolling the
virtues OF Salt Lake and Utah gem
orally as winter-time resort. There
| II no doubt but many visitors here win
be the result, for the advertisements
put out by Mr.. Heintz are very effect
i've.
II is said that all lines running be-
tween the Missouri river and Denver
man soon agree 20 issue mileage books
which will be hon0red on all Of these
routes. The minimum number Of miles
to be sold Is 5000, for which $50 viii be
asked, with rebate of $40 when the
amount shall have been used
Al Cheyenne II is again reported. on
good authority, that the Burlington Is
getting ready to build into Salt Lake
by extending It's Alliance Guernsey
line on across Wyoming. The COM
pany has secured title 10 the right OF
way for the entire distance, Il Is said.
and the route has been accepted by the
directors.
General Manager Bancroft and Vice
President Cornish, Of the Short Line,
nave made a tour Of inspection Of The
salmon river railroad Trains will be
running regularly soon as far as Arco.
II IS generally understood that an
trains win be made up and run through
direct from Pocatello-Pocatello Ad-
vance.
Should the paving Of Second South
street be delayed until the streetcar
company shah be ready TO relay its
tracks the paving win not be done for
some time, as II Is impossible 10 ri
rail orders filled In less that several
months time. The railway company
has had Its order In for some time. but
may be unable 10 get the steel here FOR
three or four months.
Utah lines are advertising the usual
conference rates. The state fair being
announced for the same period as that
IN which conference occurs. there win
be big traffic on the railroads. The
northern territory viii send its quota
Of visitors over the oregon Short Line
and the southeastern and southwest.
em population VIII come here over the
RIO Grande Western and Oregon Short
Line
Tho September folder Of the Bur-
lington route contains the first official
announcement Of train service on the
new Toluca-Cody branch now being
constructed In the Big Horn Basin.
Trains are run as far az Bowler. a dis.
lance Of seveniy-three miles from Tolp-
ca, Mont, the junction Of the main ana
branch lines. New track Is being laid
at the rate OF a mile day, and Il l.
expected that Cody will be reached
some time IN October. The Mormon |
settlers IN the Meeteetse and Grey Rul
valleys who have made the trek from |
Utah. are assisting in building the new !