The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-09
WORKING OUT
THE DETAILS
San Pedro officials and Clerks
Were on the Jump.
PROVIDING FOR TIE MAILS
ALL EQUIPMENT TURNED OVER
INSPECTED BEFORE ACCEPTED.

NJ OTHING in the outward ap-
IN pearance OF the san Pedro
railroad Office yesterday indi-
cated that the company had a few
hours before assumed the responsible
ity and management Of an entirely new
railroad system. Under this calm ex-
terror, however. was 81 current Of activ-
ity that kept officials busy while clerks
We're overwOrked and hurried in order
70 Keep up with the surge Of work that
seemed TO increase with the. hours. 1t
was the details. the little things. which
hdd Deen overlooked or unprOvided for
.nat Kept bobbing up for attention. The
DIG aIairs were set in motion the mid
night before and not the least friction
occurred Everything concerning the
operation OF the new road moved along
as if it had been creased.
throughout all this hustle General
Manager r. E. Wells sat calm and un-
RULED. giving directions and working
out problems which required his atten-
uon During the day he received many
congratulations from friends for the
smooth and successful manner in which
the details of the change had been
manipulated. To was not the fact that
All the work attendant upon the trans
FER had been accomplished, but the
Iact that it had been done in such a
few hours
First San Pedro Train.
Yesterday morning at 7.3O O'Clock the
first passenger train of the san Pedro.
Los Angeles & salt Lake railroad left
the Short Line depot as if the new
company had always had possession.
The agent at the depot had the new
forms of tickets and every official was
in his place, not only in this city bus
along the entire line. The special which
left Salt Lake on Tuesday evening
reached Calientes at noon yesterday. IL
was expected that the train would
reach the end of the line earlier in the
day. but unavoidable time was con-
sumed al some Of the stations in taking
care Of the agents. hut the work was
thoroughly done and the time under the
circumstances is considered excellent.
Until other arrangements are made
tickets for the salt Lake route viii be
sold exclusively at the depot. Event
ually a district passenger and freight
agent will be appointed to look after
the local business Of the road. but j..
w Gillett, the general freight and pas
senger agent Of the line, said yesterday
that he was not Sware how soon this
would be done. A claim department
VIII also be established.
To Garry the Mails.
Arrangements are now being made TO
carry the United states mails. super
intendent Henderson said Yesterday
that this will be taken over the new
line instead of by the way Of Fair
, field as formerly The territory not
I covered by this route VIII be handled
in closed pouches. the distribution be-
ing made in the Salt Lake pOstOffice in
. stead of on the trains. Passes carried
by employees, officers Of the Jaw and
others entitled to chem win be honored
on the new line until July 81. This wiz
give the company time 10 decide which
ones to renew.
One of the questions which naturally
/ arises with regard to the new condi-
/ tiOn Of affairs is the depot. 1t is under
stood that this work viii soon receive
/ the attention Of the Oregon Short Line
and that room viii be made i'm the
building for the Salt Lake route. A
/ prominent official of the Short Line said
+ yesterday:
There are no plans under way vet
/ I presume this matter viii receive at
tention very soon now, but IL will take
| several days to straighten out the nat
! ter of the transfer, and nothing need be
! expected until this work is all settled
and out of the way"
Transfer of Rolling Stock.
An impression obtains that all the
/ rolling stock which happened to be
upon the tracks turned over to the san
! Pedro goes with the road. The equip
ment to be turned over has all been
{ provided for in the contract but some
| of il is still doing service on other lines,
( while the san Pedro also has equip
I ment that belongs TO other roads. As
[ fast as the equipment is received 1T
VIII be thoroughly examined and il ap-
/ proved by the inspector win be ac-
/ cepted by the san Pedro.
The Short Line has already turned
I over thirteen passenger cars of various
patterns. AS fast as possible these viii
be repainted and reIettered- There are
also ten cabOOse cars, nine water cars
and some derrick cars. About seven
/ teen locomotives of the 300 and 500
class have been turned over and there
are some 200 freight cars to be turned
over and inspected. These include dump
cars, fat cars, coal box, stock and
furniture cars. Yesterday arrange
ments were being made with the Short
Line for cars to carry passengers from
the Tintic district on the first eXcur-
sion over the new line. This viii be
run on July 20.
The first official circulars seat out.
from the Office of Assistant General
Manager F. =. Calvin affecting the
change were mailed yesterday. The
first one announces that G.. H Ohm
stead is appointed superintendent Of
the Utah division of the Short Line
with headquarters at POcatellO. 'vice
H. w. Henderson. resigned" A SINH
lar circular announces the appointment
of H. Y. Plat as trainmaster. Both
are effective July s.
Chief Clerk Balch. Chief Dispatches
Brady and Car Accountant Clayton
the newly appointed officials under Su
perintendent Henderson. were up 20 tn
arms in work yesterday BY today it l.
expected that every detail viii hav.
been provided for and things viii b.
moving along as if nothing had oc
CURED
AMATEUR EDITORIAL OFFICERS
Minneapolis. Mimi. July 9Th