The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-31
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.

Announcements were made yesterday at
the offices of the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Oregon Short Line railways that
holiday rates would again be in effect to-
day. Tickets will be sold today and on
Jan. 1 to any point in the state over the
D. x R @. railroad at one fare rates,
good until Ja1. 4. On the same dates
tickets at one fare rates will be sold over
the o. S. L. railway TO all points on the
system
The passenge- department of each road
reports that holiday passenger traffic this
year compares very favorably with pre-
viouS seasons trifle in excess of last
year. In anticipation of heavy travel due
to the special rates, starting today, extra
cars will be put into service
Railway locomotive engineers in Salt
Lake are greatly interested in the arrival
yesterday morning over the Denver q
works of nine superb passenger engines
for the Western Pacific. The new en-
gines are in the d. & R G. yards. They
were inspected yesterday by many rail-
way men. They are of the latest pat
terms and are said to he the best to be
had.
The brick laying, which was interrupted
for some time on account of cold wealth
er, has been resumed on the new Oregon
Short Line depot and. according to the
chief engineer. is now progressing in a
most satisfactory manner. The officials
state that the new building will in all
probability be ready for occupancy by
July.
Travelling Auditor c. L. Jones of the
Salt Lake Route has returned home after
short business trip to Los Angeles.
c, s. Williams, commercial agent for
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail-
way, has gone east on business matters
that may keep him away several weeks
Travalinv PASSENGER AGENT II II Hum
kins of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad is tranSacting business for
his company in Salt Lake.
Chief Engineer William Ashton of the
Oregon Short Line railroad returned to
the city yesterday forenoon from a trip
of inspection in Idaho. He visited Good
ing and King Hill, at the latter point Sc
lecting site for the proposed new de-
pot. This station, on account of the new
King Hill irrigation project which bids
fair to be one of the most important ir-
rigation enterprises in southern Idaho. IS
expected to be an important railway ship
ping point within a few years The King
Hill project is not so large in area as
other irrigation enterprises in southern
Idaho. but the proximity of all lands in
the project to the railway and the gen
eral slope of the land. its climatic adva 4
tages and the soil make it particularly
valuable for fruit raising
Mr. Ashton reports that all construction
work of the railroad now in progress IN
Idaho where he visited Is progressing very
satisfactorily. He spoke particularly of
the progress of construction work on the
new line from Gooding to Jerome across
the North Side Twin Falls project
General Superinten lent J. W. Davis Of
the Oregon Short Line returned yesterday
afternoon from a short trip to Pocatello
and other Idaho stations on the line of the
railway The trip was enc for general
inspection purposes, and everything was
found by him in good shape. He stopped
off in Ogden for short time or his way