Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-11
SPIKE AND RAIL.

Vice President Bancroft of the oregon
Short Line went south today
General Agent II. f. Neslen Of the
Burlington returned from Boise this
morning.
Travelling Auditor Craig of the Ore
gon Short Line returned TO town to-
day from the north.
The Yellowstone Park season will
open June lat, on which date the first
stage will leave Monlda.
General Superintendent Il, F.. Calvin
Of the Oregon Short Line returned
from Mercur this afternoon.
The directors OF the Salmon River
Railroad company met yesterday and
approved the surveys and maps of the
ROAD from Blackfoot,
General Agent Mcbride Of the Rio
trande Western, with headquarters IL
Butte, Is among the visiting railroad
rnen in town today.
Owing TO the fact that the cofferdams
for the piers of the Snake River bridge
at Blackfoot have been washed away,
the company has decided to operate on
the iron tube plan,
The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake road has a place In the last edi-
ton of the official Guide. The road is
entered on page $3.50 and is called The
Salt Lake Route"
One hundred horses, forty scrapers,
thirteen water tanks. plows, wagons
dump carts and big lot of supplies are
among the latest shipments to Black
foot for work on the new branch.
The citizens committee has heard
nothing from the East in regard to the
Southern Pacific ut-off into Salt Lake.
Possibly Hartman has been kept too
busy at the ticker for the past two
weeks to attend to correspondence.
Tooele Transcript. The Oregon Short
Line surveyors are now encamped on
the south side Of Settlement Canyon
Creek, just outside Of the city, they are
at work on the bennington cutoff. Just
wait and hear the bell ring,
Among the shipments of live STOCK
secured by the Denver & Rio Grande
for South Omaha this week were six
cars Of cattle from Huntington, six
teen from Green River, Utah. and nine
from American Falls
Donald Rose returned from Butte
this morning. He reports that business
plen in the Montana city one and all
express themselves to the effect that
they hope that j. j. Hill will not win
out on the present railroad fight
Travelling Freight Agents Lindsay
Of . D, 4, -
the Rock Island, Potter Of the Erie
Dispatch, Hayes Of the Nickle Plate.
and Daggart Of the Red Line, came TO
town from the north today in order to
attend church tomorrow.
Southern Idaho Mail: Dr. NJ. c.
Myers has taken the contract to care
for the men employed during the sum
mer by the Utah Construction company.
There will be about 800 men from whom
the sick aud injured are to be looked
after and the doctor Will At up a h0spi-
tai at once that all may be properly
treated.
For the anniversary OF Brigham
Youngs birthday at Salt Lake, annual
conference Y NJ. and Y L. Nj. | Assoc
Citations and visit Of President McKin-
ley the Oregon Short Line and r. g.
w, have decided that a rate Of one fare
for the round trip will apply, Tickets
TO be sold May 3lst, June LIST and End
limited 70 June 9Th.
The Union Depot Bridge and Ter
mlnal company Of Kansas City was
chartered yesterday with a capital
stock Of $4,000, OO0 The road Is to ex-
tend from a connection Of the Kansas
city & Northern railroad with the Kan
sas city & Atlantic railroad in Clay
county to Kansas City,crossng the Mis-
souri, river nj Harlem with branches
extending through Jackson county.