Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-16
SPIKE AND RAIL

Mesrs. Bancroft, Buckingham and
Schumacher are at Minldoka today, hay
ing gone north last night on special
train.
II. H. Sheppard general western
agent for the Chicago q Alton Is num-
bered among the visitors from Denver
today.
Mai. Hooper general passenger agent
for the Denver q Rio Grande accom-
panied by his daughter Mrs, Page ar
rived from Denver on No. Q yesterday
The Salt Lake Route is giving away
souvenirs or Calfornia's famous scenic
trip In the form OF pieces Of music
bearing the title of Through the or
ange Groves OF Southern California
II there IS anything to the rumors
that are circulating on Railroad Row
there will be some interesting announce
ments Of changes forthcoming next
week.
The Chicago & Northwestern has is
sued a large and handsome wall map,
which is the first TO date that shows the
Salt Lake Route and connections Gem
eral Agent Walker has received a num-
Der for local distribution.
Because Howard V. Platt, supern.
tendent OF the Utah division Of the
oregon Short Line is on the coast
visiting With n, n. Calvin, Il is ru-
mored that he is TO sever his connec-
tion with rallroading IN Utah TO be-
come allied with the Southern Pacific,
An agreement has been practically
reached between the Rio Grande West
ern railroad the ogden Sugar Ca. and
the farmers Of Hooper, Utah, and va
entity, whereby branch Is TO be built
from the RIO Grande Western road to
the village OF Hooper.
Mysterious parties are buying up all
the available land at Green River
Utah. or course this has no connection
with the News story Of the Bird inst,
regarding terminals for the Saina cut
OF and the erection Of an auxiliary
plant by the Colorado Fuel &; Iron COM
pany
The Railway and Engineering Review
devotes a page 10 the new Pacific type
locomotives Of the Salt Lake Route
In addition 10 half tone there are
diagrams ana considerable data that
will be Interesting reading for en-
gineers. These locomotives were built
specifications furnished by Supt j. II.
Dunn OF the oregon Short Line motive
power department
r. y. Gibbon, general counsel OF the
Salt Lake Route, was yesterday cited
to appear before the superior court at
Riverside Cal 10 show cause why no
should not be punished for contempt.
The man in the background is Col, j.
w. f. Diss, who charges that Glbbon
unduly Influenced the grand jury In
connection with the alleged frauds.
Diss It viii be recalled. was purchaB-
Ing agent until the scandal broke loose,
when he received his walking papers.
The interstate commission report
shows that the average daily rate Of
pay on the railroads from 1899 10 1908
for various classes OF employees In
creased az follows Engineers, 1912 TO
AOl; hremen, from $2lO to S2,2S; con-
ductors from S313 to S33S, other train
men, from $i9i TO S2l7i maohnlsts,
from S2,29 to $3.50; section foremen,
from Sl6S to $7s: other traokmen,
from Sis to ti3l; and other different
classes OF employees In equal proportion.
W. PHardesty G. f.. OF Salt Lake
Is the author Of one OF the best Illus
tratcd detailed descriptions Of the Den-
YER Northwestern & Pacific printed to
date The article appears IN the cur
rent number Of the Engineering News
published I'm New York. II IL given
the post Of honor as the leading article
and covers four and one half pages
Aside from the technical treatment OF
the subject It is OF distinct interest to
the layman,