The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-30
NEWS OF RAILROADS
IN CONDENSED FORM

II. T. Curtis, general agent 1oT the
Nickel Plate line, who has charge of
the business of that road west OF Oma-
ha. is in the city for couple of days,
expecting to go east this afternoon He
has been on a trip to the coast At the
Cullen hotel yesterday he stated that
within the last month there had been
a barely noticeable increase in railroad
business in the east, but not to the ex-
tent desired. The iron and steel con-
ditions," he stated, ARE affecting rail-
road business greatly, and the back
wardnsss is, of course, extending to
other lines. East of Cleveland business
is slow and dull, and promises to re-
main so for a long time. The west is
not experiencing the setback as much
as the east In the west there is still
considerable railroad building which is
helping out general conditions cOnsid-
erably. and in this section of the cOun-
try a gradual increase can be seen"
A. ]. Scott. secretary to r. NJ. Cal
kins, traffic manager of the St. Paul
extension to the coast, with headquar-
tiers in Butte. is in the city for few
days on railroad business.
]. G. Gwyn. chief engineer Of the
Denver & Rio Grande, who has been
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his return to Denver.
G. 3. Ferry assistant secretary of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
road company. whose home is in New
York, accompanied by his wife. is max
ing salt Lake City a short visit. They
arrived here yesterday on their way
east from a visit in California.
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agent for the Wabash, and J. L. Yundt,
commercial agent for the Wabash, left
yesterday for business getting trips
over Utah territory, one going north
and the other south.
Three new pattern. expensive and ex-
cellently built dining cars, just from
the builders, were placed in commission
yesterday by the oregon Short Line be-
tween this city and Butte, and between
Granger and Huntington. They are
mahogany finished throughout. and re-
plete with many new features.
Local railroad agents are interested
in an announcement received at the va
rious offices yesterday TO the effect that
David Bowes, for thirty-five years
chief assistant general passenger agent
for the Glover Leaf-Alton system, with
headquarters in St Louis, and who re-
Gently resigned from that position, has
become general manager of the Judson
Excursion & Freight Forwarding COM
pany OF Chicago This company con-
trolls large amount of the passenger
ana freight business between the Pa
cifc coast and the east. and operates
over the Missouri Pacific, Denver &
Rio Graude. Southern Pacific. st. Paul
Oregon Short Line and Northern Pa
cific Mr.. Bowes is we'll known by most
Of the railroad men here, and they an
ticipate his new position will call him
TO this city quite frequently in the fu-
turc-
:. II. Babcock. traffic manager of the
Commercial club traffic bureau, has
gone to Reno. New. to hear the testi-
mony in the hearing by the interstate
commerce commission there.
Claude :. Williams, commercial agent
here for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, in company with Mrs.
Williams, arrived home yesterday from
a trip to San Francisco.
Kent .. keyeS. commercial agent for
the New York Central, is able to re-
sumo work, after being confined to his
home several days with a severe attack
Of the grip.