The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-02
HOTEL GOSSIP.

Lieutenant Colonel w Constable Of
Calcutta7 manager Of one OF the govern
r. Ingaam Clark of London, has been
spending some time in the city on MS tour
peIns: Gosonel Constable 'vds entertained
by y d. Green, city passenger agent of
TIE oregon short Line, ana ot1eF oIhtaals.
Of The road He left over me Rio Grande
system
~ am making a special study Of heavy
al the Knutsford "The Americans
are d little ahead OF. ms in mat res
gard on the whole however, 7 cannot
see that the Americans are much ahead
OF US ir their railroads. We have no such
ptlattal trains as soIne of YOUR rail
roads, but we have far better roadbeds
than most OF the American roads. We or
dered ten American locomotives not long
was 50 much superior. but t-ec9llse TINS
English shops were crowded with orders
and could not fui the order promptly.
our roaa runs along me t.anges' ffom
Calcutta u) l1arghela, through one Of the
richest PARTS Or India It IS the most
pgeLlta-Dis road IN India as We nan9ie
carry natives as passengers ~ a third Of
3 cent a mile. and make money on Them
aThe gOYernment OWLS ana operates
nearly an The railroads in Indis. am
an officer of the royal engineers, but ]
have been detailed on railroad duty for
two years more Of Il and then retire. ..
Colonel Constable has been In India
tweuty-fiva years, serving in all parts Of
'sFhe' norlherI provinces Of bengal were
very HttlG affected By the famine ana
Pesulte9nee ne Faid on The north are
fe.L. and covered with snow. which meits
.lhd fills the rivers TIE water IS diverted
ern part Of India abuudaHtly and make
the crops reliable
"Reauy, do you know. went on the
colonel. II have been traVeling an over
this country from New York and 1 see
tine mountains This CITY here, set in d
fertile vatiey. with rs alter rurfnlIlg along
tne -sgrFe,f ara me mountains Wlth lEes
tul city wi7ere there is - military posi-
az The foot q the ttlmalaEas, ne4r me
Mr. Clark Who Is a,ecofnpaaydng Colonel
Constable ON che tout is a weaduly Lon.
SEQ t.and He has a hQoung preserve of
lG.gO1 acres il scotland. and 'ne SAYS that
. Colo-sei constapte is the best shot ne ever
Amqng the officers whose commissions
President Mckinney signed just 9befQre
ieaVing. AXaslRgton on ms tCUr was that
Of Captain sslll III. Point, brother OF
Clerk Arthur n, Point at tae Kenyon
By hard service. lie enlisted SIX years
the west W fHn the spanish war broke
out be, -7tas coFanfissienec- a first lieu
partially raised OIL his OLD home in i&10E~
vile, Ia. The regiment wAs sent TO the
fnllpplnes ans saw a. gretft dsal OF TINS
the regiment was mastered out. Lieu
telfAnt Point e3s som % ssi'ltlei caYtalu of
saw 8,uce service i'm the ueld against
I the Fiipinos. tingtijshias e-himself ON
several occasions AIs6r q month he was
assistant chief of pOlfce-of Manila Cap
l5ilFfS fiaEt- nsis now been COrl-F1 ss5 Oned q
5 first lieutenant ia the u gulae army and
~ ~ fsEr cd -
= have FINISHED my exarpi nation Of All
I the local banks except- the I}eSeret Ma
I Charles a. Hnight at the Kenyon last
I eSeiH,ng ilii15 9iH tsks, ne ~ the rest
Z banks. Sestn to- be. in an excellent -condf-
4 lleni as Of course. -t3IeiF statements
/ snow Z nave found nothing to contra
/ aiet he showing made By the state.
4 Gees 49, 1870
"Salt Lake has changed considerably
since Z was here tWa wears ago. said
George b johnson Of Cincinnati. at the
some new BUSINESS block, and there is a
RereTfi alr OF 1aespeEstSz Ehere certain
( y shonN be. f6F 4 thiRk Salt Lake has
cltya ia ms west. unless lqe except Seat
ue- which has such a beaStly climate
( THAT whiLe man hates 10 hSe In it,
Former State Senator. William r. VA ant
\ OF Ha-ley, 1ca., Is in the city On ais way
/ east. NJ. Watt IS "a Democrat Of con-
( siderable uCJe N the Gem state He
! VS. cfsirinan 0f-tle big Democratic CON-
f ya1tiosl q R0cat y last Ha3HaeH- ana
1 narTowiy- cScGped the uDnnnation Tor
/ lieutenant governor.
BttFiness in5the east IS very brisk" said
d. aE. vail. Rs3eg saw cq }t
! IS booming and tnere. Is ma isgiication Of a
& ltt-up. DIR WRIT SAID ne shadnt been
u ldaho Tor SO many Weaks that he
ddn faf.l competedt 20 tafk' about mat
tiers up there's tt3ler NE left iasIeE tuiuus
Z l1oled sec,t md he eXpectet to ind an
Z Improvement Oh his return.