Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-13
SPIKE AND Rail.

Counsel G. O. Whlttemore Of the San
Pedro win arrive home tomorrow
W. II. Donnell of the Colorado Mid
land went to Ogden this morning
A bad curve near Lookout, Wyo,, Is
10 be cut out by the Union Pacific
Preparations for building the Short
Lines bennington cutoff are going on
rapidly.
Cut and trim are said to be the
watchwords Of the traffic managers
just now
G.. w Kramer has been appointed
second vice president Of the Utah Fuel
company
A thousand boxes Of spikes have been
received for use on the Southern Pacific
cutoff from Ogden west
r s, Ruble, travelling passenger agent
for the Union Pacific, left Ogden for
Omaha yesterday afternoon.
w. j, Shealy, chief clerk in the ogden
office Of Supt Noble Of the Southern
Pacific, has gone to Thunder Mountain.
Capt De Lamar Is reported to be be-
Find a project to build line OF rail-
way from Eureka, Cal, TO Weiser, Ida
Next Monday evening is the time set
for the annual Ran OF Division 222
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
f. r., Hunt, travelling freight agent
for the Rio Grande Western at Ogden,
IL In town today shaking hands with
numerous railroad friends.
The special excursion train OF the
Tabernacle Choir win leave the Oregon
short Line passenger station at s.
o'clock tomorrow morning,
d. A. Nixon, an employe Of the Con-
sOlldated Railway and Power company
has been presented with a purse con
Iributed by fellow employees.
About 40 acres Of land has been pur-
chased near Brighton by the oregon
short Line. An agent Of the company
has been quietly looking up the pro-
perty for some time past,
that work on the oregon Short Line
shops at Pocatelo is to be stopped, and
that ultimately the shops will be moved
10 the Junction city,
Notwithstanding the efforts Of Utah
millers to secure reduction Of freight
rates on wheat from the northwest, the
prospect Is that the tariffs viii nded-
ritely remain as they are,
Engines and cars of the Salt Lake &
Los Angeles road are In the shops be-
ing put IN shape for the summers work
in carrying eXcurslonists out to Saltalr.
The beach will open on the usual date
Decoration day. May 30.
r. Il. Needham Of the Rio Grande
Western Is the recipient OF a gold badge
from Lodge S3s, Woodmen of the World.
The token Is In recognition Of services
In proselytlng new members for the
Popular organization
1t Is stated that on the first Of next
month the Union Pacific and the Chi
cagu and North Western viii begin
operating their own dining cars, to be
followed In the same policy by the ore
gon short Line
Citizens of Provo who were in town
today We're fun of enthusiasm over the
encouraging prospect Of railway pas.
senger station to be erected In the Gar
Gen city 10y the II. q. w, General Man
ager Herbert's assurances to Mayor
Taylor are made much Of
G, II. Warren, whose resignation as
vice president of the Central railroad
Of New Jersey was recorded here yes
terday, viii 80 to Europe next month.
His trip win be- for the purpose OF OBJ
laining a needed rest His connection
with the Central ends on June
In connection with the overland
limited trains the arrangements Of the
Northwestern. Union Pacific and South.
ern Pacific have decided 20 provide a
quick service telephone system for the
use Of patrons while the trains are
stationed at the depots I'm Chicago
Omaha and San Francisco, Special
wire connections have been arranged
which will permit the use OF telephones
TO within 30 seconds OF the leaving time
u trains.
At a special meeting Of the South
western Passenger association bureau
yesterday. the Chicago Rock Island q
Pacific, the Chicago, Rock Island a
Texas and the Texas q Pacific railways
served notice OF their withdrawal from
the bureau. The meeting instructed the
advisory committee Of the bureau TO
telegraph the International & Great
Northern railroad that its membership
In the bureau was most earnestly de-
sired, It being believed to be the key TO
the situation.