Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

when Uncle Coils r. had climbed the
golden stair, of making the jump into
the sage brush state The jump was
taken sooner than expected. when 1t be-
came apparent that the Los Angeles
aggregation meant business, and ii was
question Of who'll get there frst2
This new line is Al miles in length, and
when built will be continued west Of the
present terminal Of Callentes In the d.
rection Of California,
The Salmon River line, S55 miles
north OF Blackfoot, Ida, was a very
important and fourth step on the con-
struction boards 1t was undertaken
In June, was only completed last
month and opened railway connections
TO the town of Mackay on the Salmon
river But with the remarkable dis,
coyeries in the Thunder Mountain dis-
trlct, q hitherto terra incognita, II Is
q foregone conclusion that the Short
Line win extend this new line west
TO Challs. thence to Yellow Jacket,
and thence directly into the new FL
Dorado. about 1876 or $50 miles from
Mackay. The total mileage OF the Short
Line Is at present 1888 miles, an In
crease over the mileage OF the previous
year Of 900 miles.
The equipment of the road has in
creased to correspond with its Develop
ment in other lines, and under the able
management which has now for so long
characterized its operating and me-
chanical departments, the equipment Is
in fine condition and In steadily Inn
proving in extent and efficiency. The
company has received In the past
twelve months five wheeled simple
acting switch engines from the Baldwin
works; five OF the same from the Cooke
Locomotive works eight mogul COM
pound engines. ten ten-wheel passenger
compounds, fifteen consolidation COM
pound engines from the Baldwin
works, one simple acting CONSOLE
dalton engine from the Cooke
works, and one sixty-hve-ton shay
engine, a total for the year OF
forty-flve engines, representing an out
lay OF about $4,000. Two very line
dining cars were received from the
Pullman shops, also four large bag
gage cars. fifteen cabooses were re-
ceived from the American Car and
Foundry company and 300 gondoia
pressed steel cars.
The tonnage OF the Short Line has
increased In a marked degree, the prin-
clpal features being the large increase
in coal and mineral products owing
70 the growth Of the smelling inter-
ests both in this valley and at other
points on the system, while the ex-
tension OF the beet sugar plants has
largely contributed A satisfactory
array of figures are unfortunately not
available owing to the disastrous fire
which destroyed the bulk Of the records
making compilation OF figures at pres
ent time Of writing out Of the question.
Under the present energetic manage
ment, the Short Line has expended one
million dollars In improvements alone
during the year. These Improvements
included rectifylng and reballasting
grades, building new grades and rights
OF way. new bridges and buildings,
turn tables, side tracks, lining tunnels,
etc. And with the constantly increas-
ing demands OF railway traffic the out
lays for improvements Will continue.
The company averaged $500 employees
during the current year. the highest
number being reached In September
when the total was 1866. as against A.
eSs for the same month In the previous
year. The traffic handled by the road
is steadily on the increase, and the
earnings for the year viii approximate
5000. 900 an approximate Increase Of
81 900. 5000 over the figures OF the preyi-
Gus year. These earnings are divided
as follows. freight, S0OO000' passenger,
81 800. 900. the remainder being from
mall and express and miscellaneous
The expenses for the year WIFI APP
siO00000 for operating, with
81 000, 900 for taxes, an increase OF $780,
900. giving a net Increase In the earn
ings OF $3.50 900.
One noticeable feature about the