Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-18
SPIKE AND RAIL.

The Burlington Offices arc again in
san Francisco. Since the earthquake,
they have been located IN Oakland.
C. ~. Bonuoll. city ticket agent OF
the Burlington at Lincoln, Nebraska,
was in salt Lake Yesterday en- route
to tho west
The Hartman lines announce . new
rate OF $50 from Salt Lake to Tonopah
and Goldheld. This is effective March
20 and tickets VIII be sold daily after
that date.
The Rio Grande viii bring large
number of ogden Woodrpen from that
ciiy tomorrow morning on a special a
big anniversary celebration is planned
by the Utah lodges in this city to-
morrow evening.
Dispatcher, OIIara of the Rio Grande
Western has come to Sparks and is
being broken IN at the dispatchers
Office TO do extra work, and be in a
position to relieve the other Dispatch
els, so they may take their annual two
weeks vacatlon.-Reno Gazette
The Rio Grande western is bulasting
is new line between Garfield and
Bingham. A huge steam shovel is scrap
ing train loads of gravel from the foot
of the big hill at Revere switch for
this work 1t Is expected the branch
viii be thoroughly ballasted within 10
days
+. a. Dempsey superintendent of the
Rio Grandes dining car and hotel SER
vice, Is in this city. His headquarters
are at Denver, He says -Four new
diners have been ordered and will be
used by the Scenic Limited" during
the coming season do not know Just
when the limited service will COM
mence but l understand II will be start
ed some time early In May"
A. Drahos. private secretary to s. v.
Derrah assistant general freight agent
of the Rio Grande, Is taking dictation
at home these days. He wrote some
thing like this Saturday. Referring to
yours--ootsie tootsie uni wish 10
acknowledge receipt Ut one-little
brown eyes hush-a-by," etc The cause
of II all Is the arrival OF boy al the
Drahos home at the end of the week.
The well known railroader will be natu-
raj in a few days.
Owing to washouts in Nebraska, the
movement of the Los Angeles 'llmlt-
eds" has been anything but regular.
The westbound due In Salt Lake yes
terday evening passed through Salt
Lake at o'clock this morning. Today's
train is reported several hours late,
one OF the 'llmltedS s. was reported in
the ditch at Cheyenne but no informa-
ton could be obtained at this point. Tho
Union Pacific. Rock Island and other
lines, are using the Burlington's line
between Omaha and Lincoln, as this Is
the only one not tied up by washouts
J. II. BURNER district freight and
passenger agent of the Salt Lake
Routes has returned from California,
where NE ACCOMPANIED Salt Lake EllSs
on their annual excursion. THE
bunch Is still enjoying itself" he said
this morning; 'the whole STATE is try
ing 20 Guido last eyar's hospitality I'm
entertaining the boys" While away
Mr.. BURNER vi,ted Riverside his old
town, and received royal welcome
by his former neighbors, In inter-
Views with Riverside newspapers. MIR.
BURNER boosted" Salt Lake In great
hape.
The Rio Grlnde's "walk-out" is as
WAS explained In the News" Saturday.
The shops were running in good shape
this morning and there was no depart
ment closed down. Master Mechanic
Haskin laughed HEARTILY when ques-
toned about the report that 400 men
had thrown down their tools and re-
fusel to so to work Saturday morning.
He reiterated his explanation of two
days ago when he asserted that IS men
had refused 10 start on a half day. Tho
men are 10 work on an elght-hour. six
day a week. arrangement and this is
entirely satisfactory TO them,