The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
NEWS OF RAILROADS
IN CONDENSED FORM

J. L Nundt, commercial agent in Salt
Lake City for the Wabash Railway COM
pany, received Geographic advicss yes
ierday from Chicago concerning the big
fire Of Wednesday night. The inbound
freight house, he says, was entirely con-
sumed and the loss is said 10 be in the
neighbOThOOd Of 1Jr0.e00 The company in
formed Mr.. Eundt that quarters hal al
ready been secured for temporarily hOus-
ing the incoming freight there and that
there would be no delay in handling
freight shipments. The loss is covered en-
iirely by insurance.
Railroad agents in Salt lake City gen
orally report very perCeptible increase il
freight movements during the first part
OF February and while the activity is not
so pronounced as was expected they say
that business is consider ably heavier right
now than at this time last year.
J. r. Duckworth. commercial agent in
this city for the Missouri Pacific. made a
business trip 10 Ogden yesterday.
4. " Randall. soliciting freight and
passenger agent for the Kock Island. will
20 te Idaho tomorrow or Sunday for a
general trip through the southern part OF
me state in the interest OF his road. AT
Randall was Transferred TO this territory
rom Denver the first Of the year and this
VII be his first trip into Idaho.
r. B. Eidredge. travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Rock Isisud and
5Hsco system. returned home yesterday
nom Nevada
Heavy passenger traffic from the east
As reported yesterday at the DeuVer &
Mo GTaude passenger office No. ;. ar
HFlng az 1889. came in in two serunrS.
ara the one long section OF Ne , arriv-
-g at $3.50 was filled with paSsenscrs-
me main line is now free from snow and
wen clear through to Denver. Ine Park
= ~
Hp Provo canyon TO Hcber stiu remains
t.osed on account OF the recent big snow
slde, but it IS stated that about 20 shov-
eieSs are engased in clearing the track.
The plans for slectrifying the Salt Lake
Los Angeles railroad between salt Lake
'.jy and Saitsir are just now at a stand
SUI out 10 Is stated that they Will De
l4Ae1 up AGAIN almost Immediately. and
u Is expected they viii then De pushed On
90 completion. 4 telegram was received
Yesterday at the city office from a. T.
napt1Eh- electrical engineer Tor the H3r-
LHas7 system. TO the effect that he would
arrive here either today OF tomorrow TO
.4dAe careful inspection OF the road ior
lle purposes of making estimates and Civ
l's advice concerning the electriUcatlou OF
lae road it IS thc hope OF the manas G.
..-aL Go have trolley cars running over
.Le me 'n time to accommodate traffic 10
toe beach this summer
Assistant General Passenger Agent y. :
Spencer Of the Cregon short Line yesteT-
lay received word that the Philippine Con-
staouiaTy Band of Manila. consisting of
= pieces would arrive I'm Ogden over the
Cedthern Pacific OF Feb. 10 from san
sntiSce- The aggregation Is routed 20
l.laha over tle Union Pacific and il go
-i~ on 10 Washington to attend the inau-
a-,-tiqH ceremonies OF PreSideut-elect
william Howard Taft"
y telegTafn received at the O. : L gen
~ olIlceS Yesterday from General Pas
-ser Agent Burley stated that his visit
81 -9leago would extend indefinitely. II
o- oeen expected that he would return
some time next \ eek
me southern Pacific Is said TO be fittin-
~ q me office at san Diego. which viii
-.ni'afe tavorabiv with any in the west.
80 counters are OF onyx and the psTts-
;Ls ana unishinCs viii be of highly pol
49, l Mahogany. J. r Downes, vel
--"l among railroad msr in this city
M commercial agent Of the road at san
0'1so, viii be in charge.
H. orisHan. general agent of the
$50 ian lines IN Boise. Ida has been
ei, -e Old railroad friends a visit in this
@aa IN OSden- lie is a personal friend