The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-30
RAILWAY NOTES.

Ferdinand X Rule. resident of Los
Angeles, who is well known i'm Kansas
City, where he was some years ago in the
reaI estate business has been appointed
auditor and accountant for the San Pc
arc, Los Angeles x salt Lake road.
Ralph + Wells. who is TO be general
maEa5er of the line, is but So years Of
age but he began railrOadinS eighteen
years ago. His first position was with
the Burlington in Chicago. Later he
was at St. Joe and Kansas City with the
same company. He was next employed
by the santa Fc in Topeka. At present
Mr.. Wells is manager of the Santa Fe,
Phoenix & Prescatt-
The colonists' rates and h0me-seekers
excursions are on again Gne hiQ IfTande
Western is out with the announcement
that on every Tuesday in February ".
March and April the One-Way rate will he
in effect with either the Colorado Mid
land or Denver K Rio Grande to Ogden
and Salt Lake City. This means "a rate
Oh So from Chicago or St. Louis and SO
from Missouri river points On the first
and third Tuesdays of each month named
the round trip rate viii be i'm effect. which
Is $40 from Chicago and SO from
Omaha.
Another circular issued by the Western
announces q rate OF $50 from Chicago to
California and other Pacific coast points.
. uniform reduction being made at points
west of Chicago.
The many friends OF j. H. Lothrop. for
merIv general assent for the Union Pacid.
an Portland will be pleased to learn OF
his appointment to the position of gen
sral eastern agent for the Asistic steam
ship line, operating between Portland and
the far east. Mr.. LOthTOD viii make his
headquarters in New York. He was in
he city yesterday, en- route to the mo
tropohs. and he VIII assume bis duties as
soon as ne arrives there. While on the
coast TOR the Union Pacific Mr.. LOthrOp
acquired a knowledge of the steamship
business and at the time the offices were
consolidated at Portland he was consld-
cred the best man IOr the place tO-whicn
he has been appointed
General Manager Bancroft and Traffic
Manager EccteS of the Short Line were
IN the north on a tour OF inspection yes
tsTday, returning 10 the city late last
night
General Superintendent Calvin of the
Short Line, Who has been i'm Chicago Ter
some time, is expected homc today
General Superintendent WeI6y Of the
Rio GTandc Western. who Is spending a
vacation with mis- family on the Pacific
coast, is expected to return Saturday.
It is practically settled that the Cana
dan government viii purchase the North
en- Pacific lines in Manitoba for S6.UJlC)O
and lease them to another company IN
consideration OF low grain rate
New York. Jan. o.-President Burt of
the Union Pacific. has arrived in the city
to attend the meeting of Union PACING
directors which is expected to be held on
Thursday 10 take action on the common
atOck dividend. There has been some
speculation as to the possibility OF the
common share dividend. now Z per cent
a wear. being increased but as idea. the
Evening Post says, mas Deei eHcouIdseu
Nv Kew York directors of the company
improvements now under way arc On an
extensive scale as at any time under tiie
REORGANIZATION. The company large sur
pIlIg reported on June 81 last, has been
increased by current earnings--the gam
In ejy months to Dec 3. according 10 the
stsfarnent issued today. is S2.4s2,0J9 IN
cross receipts ard $3.50 in net on 100
addttfouai railes OF TO3d-Dut with the
Der cent established only last OCTOBER
snother change IS not considered likely
at this meeting
-rba rosrd Of directors of the Terminal
T7s-Ivav company met at Los Angeles
Vesferdsv and took action by which the
road virtuaHy lost its identlty- ~ We
r9erre9 fnto~ihe san Pedro, Los Angeles
= SIT Lake railroad. by resolution pre-
saffrd bv Vice President T. r. GiDDoh