Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
OPERATE BY TELEPHONE.

OPEhAlE Bh Ifl4EIHONE.
The Santa Fe has decided to install
telephone service 20 replace the tele-
graph for operating its entire line be-
tween Chicago and Kansas city, Mo.
Equipment for tho telephone dispatch
ing system for 454 miles OF the main
lire from Kansas city to Corwith. III.
just outside OF Chicago. had been or
dered and win be Installed as fast as
the material can be delivered and the
apparatus placed IN working order
This will complete a system Of $50 miles
or line operated by the telephone, eX-
tending from Emporia, I<Rs.. 10 the
Chicago terminal The telephone line
from Kansas city viii be started at the
western end and viii be gradually ex-
tended toward Chicago there being less
need for it on the double track at this
end.
l.. 4. Wann. general traffic manager
of the Salt Lake Route, left last night
for a business trip east Mr Wann eX-
poets 20 be gone about two weeks.
Rails Sprcad-sprcading rails de-
rallied six cars Of ore on the Rio Grande
Tuesday afternoon near Carpenter
station. delaying travel for nearly nine
hours.
G. Ira futile, assistant general
freight agent of the Oregon short
Line has returned from Idaho where
he attended the woolgrowers' conyen-
ton at Pocatello.
W. A. Connolly, a brakeman ON the
ID. g. r.. G.. had one foot run over by
freight car while al work yester-
day morning re was also taken 20 81
Mark hospital where the injured
member was dressed.
General Supt. Gentsch Of the Pa
cifC Express company, IL ln the city
from ST. Louis. MI Gcntsch was for
merly. for many years, the superinten-
dent in Salt Lake, leaving this city for
81 Louis 90 become general supcrin-
tondent. IN 1895.
\. j. Davis. exalted ruler Of the local
lodge OF Elks, and A. W. HaybOuld.
secretary. leave for ogden today 10
make arrangements for a special Pull
man car Boa which 20 convey the Ogden
Elks on the big excursion 20 California
on Feb. 8.
Hugh Chattcc. John MacQueon ana
a. y. Murphy, livestock agents for tho
a. NJ g. ST. b., were Boz town Tues
day visiting e.. s.. Williams. commercial
agent for the same road The gentle
men were in attendance al the sheep
mems convention at Pocatollo.
John 4. Reeves, general freight
agent OF the oregon short line. has
gone to Denver to attend a meeting OF
tho railroad freight men 90 consider the
matter of rcadlustIng rates FOR coal
shipments aked Tor by the mines 90
southern Colorado
). 4. Elgor and John Petrie. live
stock agents f0r the burlington Route.
were guests OF r. n. Ncslou, CONNER
cial agent bon this city for the Burllng-
tom Tuesday. The gentlemen were on
thoIr way from pOcatellO o. attend the
livestock convention 90 be- held at Don-
yer.
~. singleton q sWltchman IN tho
Denver a. RIO frando Yards was
caught between two cars on which the
automatic coupling apparatus failed to
work yesterday and bis loft foot and
og were badly crushed Ho was taken
to St Marks hospital. where 10 may
1c necessary 90 amputate the limb.
IRA y. HUFFMAN, late city ticket
agent of the San beluardiuo Office 40 /
.ho salt Lake ioutc. arrived in salt
Lake Tuesday and az once took 40
his duties az assistant to CITY Ticket !
Agent W. j Thomas in the local ONCE
lf the road Mr. Huffman Was iu the |
Salt Lake onioo once before. and rs
considered valuable addition ID the |
ticket department of tho lire.
A. ~ Caikins, general freight and |
PASSENGER agent nj the Chicago. MIL
Naukce A 81 Paul railroad I'D Butte. /
sas "a SALT Lake visitor Tuesday. Hc |