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.
G. w. Bonucll, city ticket agent OF
the Burlington AT Lincoln, Nebraska,
was in salt Lake yesterday en- route
TO the west
The Hartman lines ~ Nounce new
rate of S52 from Salt Lake to Tonopah
20 and tickets win be sold daily after
that date.
The Rio Grande win bring a large
number of Ogden Woodmen from that
city tomorrow morning on a special. y
big anniversary celebration is planned
by the Utah lodges In this city to-
morrow evening
Dispatcher O'Hara of the Rio Grande
Western has come 10 Sparks and is
being broken IN at the dispatcher's
Office To do extra work. and he In a
position to relieve the other dispatch
ers so they may take their annual two
weeks vacation.-R Reno Gazette.
The Rio Grande Western is ballasting
its new line between Garfield and
Bingham. A huge steam shovel is scrap
ing train loads Of gravel from the foot
of the big hill al Revere switch for
this work, 1t is expected the branch
viii be thoroughly ballasted within 10
days.
y. A. Dempsey, superintendent Of the
Rio Grande's 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 he
used by the Scenic Limited" during
the coming season, do not know just
81,
mence but understand II will be start
ed some time early In May
A. Drahos. private secretary 70 S. V.
Derrah, assistant general freight agent
OF the Rio Grande, Is taking dictatien
at home these days. He Wrote some
thing like this Saturday. Referring to
yours--ootse tootsie uni wish 10
acknowledge receipt on one--little
brown eyes hush-a-by," etc. The cause
of 1t all is the arrival OF a boy at tho
Drahos home at the end of the week.
The well known railroader viii be natu-
raj in few days.
Owing to washouts in Nebraska, the
movement OF the Los Angeles 'limit-
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 'limited's" was reported in
the ditch at Cheyenne but no informa-
ton could be obtained at this point. The
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. H. Burtner district freight and
passenger agent of the Salt Lake
Route has returned from California,
where he ACCOMPANIED Salt Lake Elks
on their annual excursion. THE
bunch Is still enjoying itself" he said
this morning; the whole STATE is try
ing TO Guido last eyar's hospitality I'm
entertaining the boys While away
Mr., BURNER waited Riverside his old
town. and received royal welcome
by his former neighbors. In inter-
Views with Riverside newspapers, Mr.,
BURNER boosted" Salt Lake in great
hape,
Tho Rio Grande's "wak-out" ia as
was explained In the News" Saturday.
The shops We're running In good shape
this morning and there was no depart
nent closed down. Master Mechanic
Haskin laughed heartily when guess
toned about the report that 400 men
had thrown down their tools and re-
fusel to go 10 work Saturday morning.
He reiterated his explanation OF two
days ago when he asserted that 10 men
had refused 10 start on a half day. Tho
men are 20 work on an eight-hour six
day a week arrangement and this Is
entirely satisfactory TO them.