Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-01
SPIKE AND RAIL.

The heavy steel on the Deseret News
building IL being shipped via the Bur-
llngton.
General Freight Agent S. " Derrah
VI the Western Is In Omaha on OFF,
cial business.
A new gravel pit is 20 be opened at
Moxa, fifteen miles from Granger, on
the oregon Short Line
John A. McAllster, who will manage
saltalr this season, Is expected to arr
rive In this city this afternoon
Despite assertions 60 the contrary.
the Rio Grande Western viii not build
into Cache Valley this year nor next.
]. NJ. shawhan Of the Empire Trans
portation company Is In this city look
Ing after prospective Nome business.
Richard Alley. depot agent of the Rio
Grande Western. has left for vacation
10 his old home at Jacksonville. Ind.
J. " Callahan, general agent OF the
Nlckle Plate with headquarters In Chi
cago, was In this city for a few hours
this morng.
General Agent c. A. Walker OF the
Chicago Northwestern today celebrates
the eighth anniversary Of his installa-
ton In Salt Lake City
The new gravel pits. situated two
miles southeast Of the Sherman Hill
pits, were opened today These pits
are said TO contain the finest ballast
gravel in America,
The magazine advertising which IS
being placed by General Passenger
~
Grande Western with the leading
publications OF America Is distinctly
striking.
Seven cars OF agricultural machinery
en- route TO Valadlyestock, Siberia. are
expected TO pass through this city with
In the next few days, They are billed
via the Rock Island, d, & r. c.. r. g.
W., and Southern Pacific,
Daniel Willard has been appointed
general manager OF the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad, the vacancy being caused
by the resignation OF Frederick b.
Underwood Mr.. Willard has been as
slstant general manager.
Announcement Is made that the
schenectady locomotive works have Sc
cured the patent right to build railroad
engines Of the so-caled prairie type.
In this same connection the Burlington
management has given an order for 80
engines at a cost OF S75O,OOO.
Colonel II. B. Maxon Of Reno, New,
who has charge Of the government sur
yeys In southern Nevada. IL registered
at the Kenyon. He states that since
Jan. ! there have been over $4,000 acres
OF land filed adjacent to the proposed
right Of way Of the new road through
to Los Angeles
According 10 the Nevada State Her
aid, the following are the reasons why
engines are always spoken OF as She
They wear a jacket, an apron, shoes
hose. and drag a train after them they
have lap, need guides, ride wheels
will not turn out for pedestrians. and
sometimes foam and refuse to work;
they attract men, are sometimes very
contrary, and II always takes a man
TO manage them
j. Ross Clark announces that actual
work on the Salt Lake road viii begin
within thirty days, I'VE are having
some little trouble over our right Of
way said Mr.. Clark In Los Angeles on
Saturday. "but we are so confident that
every obstacle in that direction viii be
shortly overcome that within a few
days we will let our first contract" The
first contract will be a spur from Ho-
bart Junction Into the ranch where ma.
terlal yards are 10 be established, and
from now on II Is expected, that work
on the new road will be steadily pushed,