Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-07
Superintendent Of Transportation
For the D. & R. G. is Max
ing the Wheels Hum.
uNTANGLING FREIGHT WOE.
L. DcYotipg His Time and Skill 20 Re
lievins the Bad Congestion That
Now Prevails.

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tremely hard luck. In addition to hay
ing two Of its busiest local branches
blockaded by snow and land slides for
several days 1t is now wrestling with
a bad freight congestion. Things are
| beginning 10 look little brighter, how
ever. as the Park city branch was
opene this morning the. track gang
| working IN Provo canyon on the Heber
| branch expects TO have tho line cleared
within few days and the freight con-
! gestion Is lifting slowly. W. a Whit
| ney. superintendent Of transportation
| OF the Denver and Rio Grande at Den
Yer is now in the city aud is devotiug
his skill towards the "bawl-up' az this
| end Of tho line. Mr.. whitney was in
salt Lake several days ago ard at that
time looked over the situation here,
He was needed again so will now re-
| main here until affairs arc Strengthened
out or nearly 80. He ia considered ono
Of tho hest transportation officials In
the west and 1t Is expected he will have
things moving in good shape within
four or Eve days.
WORKING UNDER DIFFICULTY.
The Rio Crande Western has been
working under difficulties for some
tlnc Lack Of sufficient equipment and
motive power has made all movement
strenuous large number of passen-
ger aud frslght trains are moving be-
tween this city and Denver constantly
and any kind of a break down inter-
feres greatly with opera ton. The COM
pany In short has too much business
To handle the business pilng nv upon
It constantly the Rio Graude needs
double track over the entire length Of
its main line rhe local business OF
this road is enormous. Branch lines
from farm. town, smelter and mine
run into the main line between this
city and the state line. The coal miUes
at Sunnyslde and Castle Cate are pro-
ducing hundreds of tons day. The
smelters AT Bingham on the main line
consume 900 tons OF ore every day
Enormous consignments OF coal 10 keep
them IN fuel must be moving towards
Bingham constantly. These demands
arc made directly upon the main line.
Through and over all this through pas
scnger service must be maintained on
schedule time. 1t can be seen that any
mishap causes no end OF trouble. An
interruption of % hours plays havoc
with all operation.
f'KEltitlI ACCl MI IJATlNti.
As result of recent delays freight
cars have been accommodating rapidly
In the salt Lake yards; freight move
ment towards the west Is enormous
and away in EXCESS of that going cast,
Emp,ies after being unioadad ut des-I
unation come to Salt Lake to be
carried east All things combined nave
made he transportation of deadheads
toward the east difficult and next To
impossible. The local freight Yards
are not half large enough for busi-
ness being handled, The Rio Granda
Western Is trying 10 handle the bust
ncss of today which stands no COM
parison with traffic of 10 years ago
with the same terminal facilities used
then. A cur has TO he pushed yher-
ever there is room for II. More switch
ing loses 1t altogether The local
operating force of the r e. w has
worked against big odds and is still
carrying on tho strenuous game. Bust
ness through Salt Lake, in being ire
ntendous is not JOY for the officials
OF the over-taXed road Salt Lake
Is such busy distributing point that
It Is demanding constant attention.
Empty freight cars are being sent
east as rapidly as possible. Every
available enigma is In service The
Denver officials are lending their aid
To the local officials and with n tired.
happy smile announce that IN four
or Ave days things will be clear. Per-
manent relief will not he obtained I'M
I'll the main line Is dOuble-tracked
wherever room Is afforded for two
tracks; orders for equipment placed
months ago are filed and terminal
for whose construction the company Is
reccivlng bids are completed. The
coming summer will see the Mo
Grande and Rio Grande Western I'M
dergoing important changes ana ex-
tenslve reconstruction.
OPEN TO PARK CITY.
The Park city branch was opened
this morning after being blockaded Tor
two days, A land slide near Barclay
tied w traffic completely. Hundreds
~ tons NJ snow and earth fell into
a deep cut and large gang has lust
cleared the tracks after two davs'
steady work. The regular passenger
train loft this city at $3.50 this morning
and unless second slide happens will
return from the camp tonight. This
ttain carried Two days mail for park
CITY and surrounding towns The He
her branch is stil IN bad shape. sew.
eral hundred men arc working night
ana day 70 clear the line but the rail-
road officials will make no guess as To
when operation between Heber and
Provo VIII be resumed.