The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-17
NEWS OF RAILROADS
IN CONDENSED FORM

&. 5. Williams, commercial agent in this
city for the Chicago. Milwaukee x 81
Paul railway, has gone to BOISE, l0a.- 10
make arrangements for appointing sue
cessor in that territory to p. J. Plaisted,
freight agent there for that road, who re-
Gently resigned 20 accept position as
wool buyer for a large firm in Boston
A w Randall. travelling freight ana
passenger agent for the Rock Island ana
Frisco railroads, has gone To ldaho on
business and expects TO be away Tor some
time. J. G Doolttle. commercial agent
here for the system, expected TO accom-
pany him on tie trip but was obliged TO
change his plans at the last minute Nj
Doolittle NAV go to Boise next week.
Kent O. Reyes. commercial agent IN san
Lake CITY of the New York Central. mas
gone on Il business trip to Idaho.
The Colorado K Southern IS planning
two important extensions to its system
this year. 1t is said that between May
and September the company VIII builo tlle
proposed extension from Pueblo south 70
Walsenburg fifty-six miles. on which
grading has already been completed, and
also the proposed extension from or
Collins. Colo. north to Cheyenne. v yo.'
about forty miles. The surveys for the
latter extension are now being made.
After a business trip lasting about two
weeks in Chicago. d. r. Burley, general
passenger agent for the Oregon Snort
| Line has returned. Prospective passenger
| travel west this year, he saws. looks gooo
from the other end of the line. Inc raii-
roads are expecting to carry large crOWus
/ to the Seattle exposition and also TO the
G. \. r. encampment i'm Salt Lake City
/ in August.
| 1t is reported that the Salt Lake Route
will within thirty days ask for bias ToF
| the construction Of its machine and repair
shops ia he built at Las Vegas. New The
plans that are being prepared give ssti-
/ mated costs of these buildings at about
/ $500 600. The shops will give employment
rr-F7.. 1aF cT 4p about 4lrl
/ Word has been received here that
s T. Miller will succeed j. G. Ninlng as
| general superintendent OF the COLORADO
| Midland railroad il is expected by rail-
road men the resignation of Mr.. Nining Is
( only the first Of several more to follow
! Mr.. Miller was formerly connected VIII
| the Burlington route. put mas Deeh 2
| trainmaster for the Colorado Midland VIII
headquarters at Colorado City for severa
| II was reported at the city ticket Of
flee of the Denver & Rio GTande yes
terday that the HebeT branch line from
Provo was again open for traffic. The
last and biggest of the long series oil
| snowslides into Provo canyon has beer
cleared away and the operators OF TINS
part of the system state that they eN
pect no further trouble along that INT
this season.
c. F. Ward. general agent here for th'
AtchisOn. Topeka & Santa Fe, is makins
a business trip through the northwest il
the interests of his road. He is expected
home in about a week
]. B Martin. travelling passenger agen
of the New York Central and LAX
Shore railways, is a business visitor in thE
city.
Kenneth G Kerr. district passenge
agent for the Salt Lake Route, yester
day booked the Gingerbread Man com
pauy over his route to Los Angeles. Tn
company is scheduled out Of here Feb 3
sam Smith. assistant master mechanic
for the Oregon Short Line located at Pc
catello. has resigned and has gone t.
| Nevada to take position as master me
| chauic of the Nevada Northern undo
General Superintendent T. J. Duddlesou
Mr.. Duddleson was formerly for mum
Der of years superintendent of the Mon
tana division of the o. 5. L.
! Traffic Commissioner 5. II. BsbC0ck o
the Salt Lake City Commercial club
| traffic bureau. has written TO Assistan
| General Freight Agent Derrah Of the d
& R G.. and J. a. Reeves, general fTeigh
agent of the o. S. l.. asking that re
auctions be made in freight rates from
the shipping points to common points fl
Utah. He asks that the rate on luml
coal be reduced to s1.05 per ton and OF
slack coal to 50 cents per ton
c. Lincoln. district superintendent 70
the Pullman company at San Francisco
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
| G. A. Walker, general agent here 70
the Chicago & Northwestern. is bacl
from trip to Idaho. a
Division Engineer T. J. Wyche. for tn
Western Pacific. has gone on an inspec
ton trip over the eastern division