Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-15
SPIKE AND RAIL.

Judge Kelley Of the Union Pacific
law department has departed for Oma-
ha.
The Utah Construction company Is
quite confident Of getting the contract
for the Oregon Short Line bennington
cutoff.
OH as fuel Is gaining in popularity.
The Southern Pacific now has 200 en-
glnes fitted with devices for oil con-
sumption in the place Of coal as fuel.
ON Tuesday last the Railway Signal
ing club held a meeting at the Great
Northern hotel In Chicago. A discus
sion was had upon derallments nj In
terlocking plants.
The Harlem railroad. which Is part
OF the parent system OF the New York
Central has completed It's fftleth year.
II was Nifty years ago, also, that the
first through passenger train from Rut-
land reached Troy, N, Y
Immediately east OF the long freight
sheds Of the Rio Grande Western fac
Ing on Fifth West, between Second and
Third South streets lot OF gravel is
being hauled IN and graded to improve
the yard. II win be much appreciated
by teamsters.
The Tulsa Northern railway company
was chartered In Guthrie, o. T., yes
terday, to build line from Tulsa. In
the Creek nation, 10 Owasso, In the
Cherokee nation. The places OF bus-
ness are Guthrie and Tulsa, and the
capital stock Of the company Is $780,
00O
The striking trainment on the Rocky
Mountain division Of the Northern Pa
cinc Will refuse TO return to work until
the company takes them all back. The
company declines 20 alter It's decision
made two DAYS ago TO the effect that
the men would be taken back when
ever vacancies occurred and not be-
fore. An Official OF the company SAYS
thpt Vi'h twelve exceptions all the 70.
sitions had been allied Trains are now
running on the Rocky Mountain divls-
ion.
Parties In from Emery country this
week say that the Rio Grande Western
surveyors have moved on 70 Lawrence
from Castle Dale. and have orders to
complete the salIna Canyon line to a
connection with the main line Mt
MUNiluN w WV lIlNNif VI ADllls ln-
road win likely cross the Cottonwood
river Mt Castle Dale Just south Of C..
G.. Larsen's home, thence running
southeastern between the Touring mill
and Orange Seeley's home, reaching the
town OF Lawrence by way OF the Green
River gap. Eastern Utah Advocate
During the month OF January the
voluntary relief department OF the
Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittshurg
paid ten death claims due TO accident.
amounting 10 SC $50 and seventeen
death claims due 20 natural causes.
amounting 10 s5.9S83i There were 7s9
disablement benefits maid due 10 acct
dent. amounting 10 Sii 1870. and a3e
disablement henehts due to sickness
amounting to s1l.sl520, The total claims
Maid were 1.76l. amounting to sSs l22 e.
The total benefits paid from the time OF
July. 1889 to January 81 1909. amount
ed TO 1885, 95i27 in 1890 cases.
Tests which officials OF the Illinois
Central says are highly satisfactory
have been made in telephonlng from
trains by using the telegraph wires
The tests have resulted In the BELLE
that when the company lnstals its tive
wire telenhone system II viii be nossI
bic TO TELEPHONE from train 10 every
Office on the entire system. The las
test was made six miles from, Cham
paign and communication was estab
lished with the dispatcher az Kank
akee slxty-sly miles away, Connection
Is mnde with the wires by hooking
rod over the line. the former havini
connection with receiver In the engine
cab and the telephone current belnl
grounded through the engine by mean
Of individual conductors. The advan
iage Of telephonng from trains In case
OF emergency Is great
II George j, Gould and e. II. Harri
man are TO meet In Denver next weel
as announced by one OF the daily pa
( pers. facetlously remarks the Denye
Post, none Of the officers OF the Colo
I RADIO roads connected with the line
| controlled by these two gentlemen know
I anything about the meeting. The re-
| port had II that the conference was L
be for the purpose Of arranging a tar
| IN over the Colorado lines and IN,
Southern Pacific, and to arrange fol
| the building Of new lines. Local rail
road men say that n everything ha,
been prepared for the Colorado Pacific
coast tariff and besides they have mo-
been notified that either Mr.. Gould OF
Mr. Hartman was coming here.
The following changes In the engIn
eering department OF the Northern Pa
| clhc are announced effective on Marcel
/; Mr. J Q, Jameson, division engln
eer az Tacoma. Wash, Is placed II
charge Of engineering on all lines wes
Of and including Ellensburg. Wash
Mr.. f. e. Darling Is appointed division
engineer. with headquarters at Sam
Paul MINI. In charge OF engineering OF
all lines east OF the Missouri river, Ii
place OF Mr.. j. s. Bratager, transferred
Mr., w. c. Smith has been appointed
4. division engineer, with headquarters al
Livingston Mont, IN charge OF en-.
! cheering on all lines between the Mis-
souri, river and Butte and Helena
Z Mont. including Pate station. hut moi
Helena. Mr.. y. r. Palmer, heretofore
roadmaster at Missoula, Mont, is ap.
pointed division engineer at Spokane
Wash. and Will have Jurisdiction over
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