Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
SPIKE AND RAIL

Hoyt Sherman Of the Colorado &
southern is ia oregon on a business
trip.
General Manager W. II. Bancroft Of
the Oregon Short Line is expected to re-
turn from New York on Monday
w. c. Searchrest has been appointed
passenger agent for the Vanderbilt
lines with headquarters at Portland.
The Denver a Rio Grande has secured
ten cars of cattle from Richield to
Chicago, and nine cars from Marys-
vale to Omaha.
The Utah 4 California was organized
in 1886 by the late Abraham II. Cannon.
who was at that time business manager
of the Deseret News,
There is great activity on the Garfield
branch In the matter Of shipping rails
and ties preparatory to commencing
putting in the standard gauge.
All incoming trains We're loaded today
with Conference visitors. A conserva-
tive estimate Of the railroad men places
the number of visitors in the neighbour
hood Of 5000,
The Cheyenne Leader is responsible
for the statement that Macarthur Bros.
of Chicago have been awarded the con-
tract from the Oregon Short Line for
100 miles Of grading.
one Of the foremcn on the Aspen tun-
mel named Mayruder was in Ogden yes
terday hunting up men with the result
that he took eighty laborers out on the
night train to work on the tunnel.
1t is said that some Of the small hold
ers Of Rio Grande Western stock viii
raise a protesting voice at the stock
holders meeting, which has been called
for May Is to ratlfy the sale to the d.
& r., G.
General Passenger Agent George w.
Helntz Of the Rio Grande Western esti-
mates that there viii be in the neigh
borhood Of 1900 tourists come through
Salt Lake from California during the
next two months
j. f. Fox, travelling freight agent OF
the Rock Island, has returned from a
trip to Shoshone, Ida, where he has
been during the past week He reports
that the shearing operations at that
point are about concluded.
There are all kinds OF rumors on the
street today In regard to the oregon
A'AhNiN I'M 'hAAbAAk ~ AA' NbtANA hlAN
the limit upon the completion OF the
road is placed anywhere between egh-
teen months and three years.
The victory Of the San Pedro, Los
Angeles & Salt Lake in the matter of
the grade contest in Lincoln county,
New. Is said 10 Toe the beginning Of a
long and tiresome litigation in the
courts.
ore from the Occur d'Alene district Is
now being hauled over the Oregon short
Line and o. r., & y. in place Of the
Northern Pacific as has been the Gus
tom heretofore. It is said that on It's
way east il now has the right Of way
over everything but perlshable freight
The present railroad developments in
Utah have Createda ycritable land boom
around Lake Point and as far south as
Erda, Old claims are being hunted up
and Strengthened out, and considerable
real estate is changing hands on the
| quiet
>, j. a. Kuhn. general agent Of the
| Chicago Northwestern at Omaha, has
been appointed general freight agent
| Tor the Z. h. & VI. Y. and $. G.. & r,
| with headquarters az Omaha II. G.
| Cheyney. general agent at Sioux city
Tor the Chicago Northwestern succeeds
Alr. Kuhn.
Travelling Passenger Agent y. Drake
of the Rock Island has received q wire
from General Passenger Agent J. Sc
bastian as follows Referring 90 Pre-
Nlous notice regarding proposed special
excursions to Colorado and Utah Tor
| She coming season, our proportion hRv-
mg been uegatlycd we have given no.
/ tcs that We would put the rates in
enct; on The basis pOp12ed,