The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-16

merce commission. showed a gain in
the net operating income for the first
month of this year over January of
1908, and also an increase for the seven
months for which the reports we're made
out. In January of 1909 the net opsr-
ating income for the o. 5. L. footed up
to 1854 .l04, an increase over the net
operating income for January of 1908
of s276, 537, and for the seven months,
July / to jan ], the increase figures
81, 054, 359. The increase in receipts and
in general business for last January
over the same month last year is en-
phasized by the fact that the total op-
Grating expenses for the same month
this year exceed that of last year by
s34.2s3.
In the general news section of the
Railway Age, just out, the comment is
made that the Western Pacific rail-
road is reasonably sure of good in
come for 1000 years { come. The
comment follows a re ace to the
trip on March over that road to Wen
dover and the salt beds inspected at
that time by the university officials and
members of the Utah legislature. The
Railway Age Gazette says: The new
road runs over bed of salt which con-
tains 4S3,O00,000 carloads of that sub
stance. To properly mystify the pub
lie. the roads prospectus should call
attention to the fact that these salt
beds will provide an average of exact
ly ten tons for each inhabitant of the
earth"
G. p. French. formerly contracting
freight agent of the Wabash railroad
at Denver. whose appointment to the
position of travelling freight agent out
of the Salt Lake City office was re-
Gently announced, is expected to ar
rive here to take up his new duties this
week. He will be succeeded in Denver
oy G. j. Helmer, who will be promot-
ed in the Denver office.
T. c. Dawson. general baggage agent
for the Salt Lake Route, with head
quarters in Los Angeles, is a visitor in
Salt Lake City. He is on one of his
periodical trips
j. II. MandeTsfield. district freight
agent for the Salt Lake Route. has re-
turned from trip to Los Angeles.
J. II. Young general superintendent
Southern Pacific. with headquarters in
Lake yesterday. He was on his way
home from the meeting of Hartman
officials in New Orleans.
General Manager J. NJ. Davis of the
Oregon Short Line has returned from
his trip to New Orleans.
Tourists and homeseekers arrived in
large numbers yesterday over the Dem
yer x RIO Grande. All three trains
westbound arrived in several sections.
Ernest Stenger, formerly superintend-
ent of the Utah division of the Denver
& Rio Grande, is home from a several
weeks visit in Los Angeles. He states
that ne enjoyed the trip and the rest
very much. Asked If he had decided on
future plans or work. he replied that
he was still resting. doing nothing. and
had no definite plans.
J. G. Daley. superintendent of the
Utah division of the Denver & Rio
Grande. Is expected to arrive from his
old home in Palestine. Tex. either to-
day or tomorrow. accompanied by his
family. He left for Texas over a week
ago to make arrangements for miving
his family to Salt Lake.
A. W Randall. travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Rock Island
and Gordon NJ. Fraser, occupying a
similar position with the Illinois Cen
trail, have returned from business trips
to Idaho.
General Passenger Agent T. c. Peck
Of the Salt Lake route came to Salt
at the O. :. l. offices.
J. Ross Clark. vice president of the
Salt Lake Route, IN company with w
r. Kelly, chef counsel for the same
road. were in Salt Lake a few hours
yesterday morning on railroad business
Mr.. Clark left later for Butte and Mr.
Kelly went on to Denver.
The Railway Red Book is just out for
March. IT contains a number of very
interesting and instructive special ar
ticles, among which is one of particU-
lar interest to Utah on 'Elberta, a New
Orchard District of Utah" For infoT-
nation to the thousands of persons
whom the Denver & Rio Grande road
expects to bring to this city in August
during the q. A. r. encampment, the
Red Book prints a great deal of infOr
nation under the caption: Where to
Go and What to See i'm Salt Lake. ."
The book also contains a newly revised
up-to-date map of the territory covered
By the d. & r. G. system.