The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-28
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L T. Hunt. assistant general manager
OF the Utah Light and Railway company
has been seriously ill oyer since h" re
turned from Dcnver about two weeks
ago He is confined TO his homo.
y. :, Trudo, formerly OF the legal de-
partmcnt of the Burlington; with oTices
In Chicago. was In Salt Lake on Thurs
day and left last night in General Man
agcr Bancrofts private car over inc Orc
gon Short Line for The east MIR Irudo
is now interested in farming on large
scale In Idaho near Yellowstone park.
Tho arst passenger car over the new
Ninth uvcnue line I'm this city made a
trial run Thursday afternoon. Every
thing was found To work perfectly.
L. j. Reyes OF the Hartman ticket Of
flee under the Kenyon hotel is spending
his two weeks vacation on an Idaho
ranch.
\ diamond pin was presented 10 retir-
ing Division Superintendent w, y. Whll o.
ncy of the Union Pacific at ogden by ms
fellow workors in his department MI
Whitney goes To- the Southern IaCllc As
superintendent Of the western division
The October issue OF the Arrowhead,
the official monthly publication OF thc
Salt Lake Route. contains a well Nus
trutcd four-pagc account OF INC amer
lean mining congress recently held In
GoldhcI. New.
The Burlington is taking preliminary
steps 20 improve and hcautiGy the grounds
around its city station in Council Bluhs:
An Iron railing Is being placed around
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side of the station is being iilcd ana
levclod on preparatory to placing the SOD
and making other Improvements necessary
on that side.
The oklahoma supreme court has ruled
against the State Corporation commits
sion I'm case i'm which railway ap-
pcal"d from an order OF the cuhiniSSlQnn ~
requiring it TO build n track TO mn mn
owned by j Il. Davis at Gage. Okla. The
expense OF building the track after II lelt
the roads right-of-way was TO be pam
hv Davis The court said That a rail-
way can not be required TO equailZe dis
advantages which concerns located off its
right way may have in comparison
with concerns located on Its rieht-ot-
way.
Tho Indiana railroad commission has
decided against the PENNSYLVANIA in the
matter Of its refusal 10 comply With an
order to interchange traffic with traG-
tion line, except under certain condl-
tiouS The case viii be appealed TO the
United States supreme court.
The supreme court OF Georgia has sus-
tained the rule of the railway commits :
sion OF that state enforcing reciprocal
lcmuvragc' requiring railways TO pay a
penalty OF 81 a day 10 Consignors IN case
OF failure to provide cars tor freight 20
be shipped. The decision was in suit
brought by the Southern Railway and
IL is und crs food that the railway company
viii appeal from the decision 10 the
supreme court OF the United States.
Al a conference between c. l.. Jackson,
general attorney for the Missouri, Kansas
4 Texas Railroad company, and County
Attorney Crump. II was agreed the rail-
road will no longer protect interstate
llduor shipments from seizure by Okla
homa officers. Local officers state that
! thcy will now search cars and open and
Coniscatc all liquors consigned 10 Musko-
gee.
Charles l.. Pugh first vice president OK
| the Pennsylvania has completed nalf a
century OF service with that company.
7 E9 a -
Der / 1859 and since that time has filed
the positions of passenger conductor;
! train dispatcher. general agent, genera.
superintendent. general manager and vice
| president AS first vice president he Is
| now in charge Of the pUrchasin real
estate and insurance departments OF the
railroad
| The New Haven. now that II has ac-
| tualiy acquired control of the Boston *
! Maine through the Boston Holding COM
pany, will assume direct responsibility for
I the control Indirect management has
| bocn recently under consideration. but II
/ was finally determined that as the New
! Haven. in any event. would he held re-
! sponSihlc Tor the operation or the Boston
; s. Maine il was better that It's Tcla-
! remote. AZ soon as ID" New Haven
takes over formal management Of the
/ line, il Is understood, II VIII begin inn
provom"ut OF the Boston & Maine
The Pcrc Marquette has n bad blockade
! of freight at Flint Mich In spite uf
! big work done. the congestion has been
! out little relieved. Tho compapy's trai-
nc Is said 10 have duadrIpicd, Il has
| been necessary to lease outside space