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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
REMARKABLE DECREASE IN
RAILROAD FATALITIES, 1908

There were .932 fewer fatalities to pas
sengers and employees Of railroads in &C
cldents during the calendar year Of 1913
than in 1907. according TO bulletin just
issued By the bereau OF Railway news and
statistics. Comparing the returns for 1865
with those for the fiscal year of 1g07-07.
the decrease in fatalities is still more
gratifying, being 2.173, or 4s.4 per cent. OF
these the decrease in passengers killed
was from so to 292, and in employees from
4. $50 to 2535.
The bulletin presents a table showing
a comparative summary Of accidents TO
passengers and employees in railroad ac-
cidents during the times specified. The
cursory analysis Of this table shows that
the comparative immunity from accidents
Of a fatal nature in 1903 was due to a more
orderly observance Of rules by passengers
and employees, a greater elaboration in
the running Of passenger trains; and the
conclusion is drawn by the statistiCian
that the marked diminution of railway
accidents i'm 1908 was due almost entirely
TO the recession in freight traffic. which
took the strain Off Of every department
of the service. The bulletin remarks:
Not since the period of business pres
tration in 1895 and 1896 has there been sucn
a relative safety in railway travel as ls
demonstrated i'm the figures for 1908. which
are based on an estimated passenger mile
the year ending June 50, 1903, and 2G7lS.-
554 90 FOR l906-07. Indirectly these figures
demonstrate how large a part the freight
traffic plays IN the peril or safety or the
passenger traffic, for cOincident with a re-
cession Of approximately per cent in the
former the fatalities of the latter de-
creased 20 per cent"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
NEW UNION PACIFIC IN
KANSAS CUTS 0u1 DENVER

When the new Union Pacific short line
the forty-five mile cut off from Marys-
vile TO Onaga. Kan. is finished Denver
will be left on the sdetrack. At least
that is the howl that is being made by
the Denver papers just now. Ninety-five
per cent of the work on this short line was
finished when the panic of 1907 came on.
1t is said there is little TO do now to
complete this stretch of track except to
repair the grade where the weather has
raised havoc with il, repair the standing
bridges. construct one or two new
bridges where none arc at present and lay
ties and rails. The road is to be known
as the Topeka & Northwestern and be-
longs to the Union Pacific and Mr.. Har-
riman. II is now in operation between
Topeka and Omega and has been for about
a year. The announcement is now made
that il will be completed in a hurry anu
that when ready to operate two through
trains DAY each way Of the Union Pa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
0. R. & N. TO BUILD
C0EUR D'ALENE CUT OFF

General Manager J. P. o BTien of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company
mas made an announcement that the con-
struction of the CUTOFF between Spokane
and Occur d Alene lakes would De start
ed at once. Bids have been called for
the specifications stating that work will
begin June /. and the first eight miles
viii be completed by August I. The ex-
pectation is TO complete the cut-eff in four
months.
The new road is TO branch off from the
present line AT Lockwood and extend foT
thirteen miles tO the shere- or tne IaKe
II viii shorten the distance To the lake
about twenty-five miles ana make a DIFF
ference Of about two hours in running
time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
RAILROAD STATISTICS.


Some interesting railroad statistics have
just been made public by the bureau Of
railroad news and statistics
The recent financial panic cost the rail-
roads OF atHe United states. according TO
these. $sSo.ooo.exe in gross re venue. instead
OF Sl54, f54.S4i as given out BY the inter
state commerce commission.
The twO-cent passenger rate caused a
loss OF over s35.Ga00G ia gross earnings
although more passengers were carried.
Between 1885 and 1903 the number OF en-
plOyes increased 1928 per cent Their
compensation increased 1856 per cent and
taxes advanced 2l3 per cent.
There are at present in the United States
255,GV0 miles Of railroad, exclusive Of leu,-
co. miles of sidings. ward track. etc.
The report for March. this year showed
car surplus Of 299 925. compared with
St,V4Z year preViOus-a slight increase
The average yearly pay for railway EN-
ployes IN Germany-tne highest paid in
EurOpe-Was S3l5 in 1907. or approximately
haif that Of the average Am arican rail-
way employe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
NEW SCHEDULE ON
THE D. & R. G. TODAY

This is the day that the new train
schedule Oh the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad goes into effect. Eastbound train
No. viii leave Salt Lake at sos o'clock
this afternoon. instead Of $40 O'CLOCK, ana
No. !. eastbOund will leave at 7:1O this
evening. instead Of at 7:25. The Tintic
train, under the new schedule. leaves at
500 in the afternoon. instead CT at i:31
o clock the Park City train arrives at o
o'clock. instead of $50. and leaves at SO
this morning. instead Of S:i5 The Marys
ale train will arrive now five minutes
later than before. or a 500 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
The changes in the time of leaving this
city Of westbound trains are as follows
Nos. ] at 80 p. m. instead of at $50.
No. . at 2:51 p. m. instead of al ] p. m:
No. 3 (the ogden train, at 1855 p. m.
instead of at 1880 p. m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

81 PAUL John Sebastian, passenger
.raffie manager Chicago. Rock Island &
racine Frank !. Bennett. president
6ltter Root Irrigation company: D K
NlNer. OF TroW bridge & Niver. bankers;
James Kelley. managing editor Chicago
Tribune; Harrison NJ Parker. bus ness
manager Tribune
promotion committee L. A. Abbott
chicago. Burlington Quincy. Max
bass. Great Northern. George Della
ven. Union Pacific; George g. Haynes
Chicago Milw ukee & St Paul: LOUIS
Larson. Florida East Coast; c. A. Mat
theWs Northern Pacific; : l.. Sea
graves. Atchison. Topeka G Santa Fe.
@ b. Schmidt. Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific; H. 3. Parker. TT hume.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
CHANGES IN TRAFFIC
AGENTS ON SAN PEDRO

After a conference of traffic officials
of the Salt Lake Route. held IN Los An
geles IL is announced that there will
he several changes in traffic agents. J.
II. BURNER. district freight and passen-
ger agent at Riverside, IS 10 have juris-
diction over the territory from Calie1te
20 Ramona. but not over the Redlands
territory. The rest Of the Pacific Goa st
region viii be under the direction of Fred
j. Wheeler. recently appointed general
agent in charge Of both freight and pas
senger business. East of Caliente the traf-
fic will be controlled from the Salt Lake
City office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
IDAHO WOOL SALE
BRINGS BIG PRICES

u IS reported that the only advertised
wool sale to be held i'm Idaho this year
was the one held last week at Mountain
home. This sale is said to have been the
best sale for the growers that has been
held i'm the state IN several years. The
prices have not been given out. but they
were high. and avers ged it Is said. around
Fl cents pound. The sale attracted a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
RAILROADS PLAN
BIG EXPOSITION
u Show Prospective Settlers
What Can Be Raised on
Western Soil.
Dry FARMING METHODS
z-,eEsENTATIVEs HERE TO
Help BOOST ENTERPRISE,

.....,-emcut in which Utah is great
.--.~ssred. as well as many other
80. of rhe northwest and west that
.o..srd improving the methods of dry
.--,-frg of reducing the raising OF
-,,s an unirrigable lands 10 a science.
49, matter which the big railroads
~. vast nave taken up. The repre-
'--+stiyes of various big railroad lines
+Lie civ have received notice that
..- .iIr9sds. in conjunction with repre-
l.'---.ti,as of The government and others
,tI,. interested i'm the subject OF DRY
--iro have made arrangements for
.E5.rp u Chicago. from Nov. p TO
~ This YEAR a United states land
"a f--ivarion exposition. The railway
, I'M this state and in other states
Ls,s driving farming is being carried
,,,.,ro or less extensively are urged 10
.-IIsrt sU sorts Of data concerning the
subject I'm their territory, To use their
.renanre I'm creating all the interest
-,ssib.s locally i'm the exposition. TO or
frr suggestions and ideas concerning
he exposition which may apply to the
retirement of conditions in this ter
rltoYv and % push the movement In al
passibIr respects. The railways viii an
r7u1ce some time before fall, special
rstes 10 Chicago from every part of the
.ouufrv interested in dry farming.
The notice received yesterday by the
railway men state that the Chicago pa
pers have promised to give the exposi-
lion hearty support. The exposition
nil be- held in the Coliseum I'm Chicago
reincident with the opening of the In
tsrnstional Livestock exposition in Mo-
vember. and the purposes, as set forth,
are 10 illustrate to prospective settlers
methods of cultivation and to show
what can be produced on lands now I'M
der irrigation and on lands not subject
10 irrigation in the west By dry farm
ing methods The railroads predict that
fully 500 900 persons viii visit the expo
giti0n How thoroughly the railroads
have taken up this matter and are
pushing It is indexed by the personnel
NJ the following committees having the
plans for the exposition I'm charge
Committee in Charge.
Advisory committee. Edmund T.
Perkins. engineer in charge of the
United states reclamation service; Da-
rius Miller. first vice president C.. 3. &
@: z. @. Mccormick, assistant traffic
director Union Pacific; George T. Mich
olson. third vice president Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe: J. II. Hland. third
vice president Chicago. Milwaukee K
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
Mrs. winsIom,s Soothing syrup

has been used for YEARS by MILLIONS
OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT
SUCCESS 1t SOOTHES the CHILD
SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS all
PAIN. CURES WIND collie. and rs the
best remedy for DIARRHOEA SOLD BY
Druggists i'm every part of the world BE
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup and take no other kind
TWENTY-FIVE cents a bottle. GUARAN-
TEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUG
ACT. June 30. 1905 SERIAL NUMBER
1865
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
RAILROAD BREVITlES.

George F. French. travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Wabash railroad.
is covering territory Ia Idaho Just now.
The passenger department of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad
has issued . pamphlet or booklet under
the title Legends OF the Arrowhead >
which is interesting Upon the side of
q mountain. six miles from San Bernar-
dino, Cal is clearly pictured the pre-
historic landmark IN the shape of an ar
rowhead, which can be seen for a distance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

fhe tickets are 10 be sold on the certlfi-
cate plsu-reguar fare % this cts. and
IN case fifty or more tickets are sold. the
return fare viii be one-fifth tne regular
fare one way
Definite particulars regarding the Vel
loWsto3e special TO be put on between this
CITY and the big national park this year
bN the oregon Short Line have now been
given Out. This train viii start on June
and viii leave this city daily on and
after that date until tle end of the park
season al 5.W o'ciock each evening. The
first stage of the season t1 the park from.
Yellowstone station on she Short Linz
VIII leave al 800 o clock on the morning
Of june 9.
Kenneth O.. Kerr district passenger
ASCENT Tor the Salt Lake Route. took
business trip down the line Yesterday
This is the day that the new summer
schedule for the street railway service
goes into effect. Today also the new
route TO Fort Douglas viii be in commits
sion, and the present route. out Second
South street. will be discontinued except
70 short distance east of Mt. Olivet
Conductor Starr. who has served the
Denver x Rio 6rande on the Hebcr
branch since that line was first put in
commission about zen years ago. has
been promoted to a passenger run ON
the main line. He viii begin his new
duties about June ].
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

number Of Salt Lake railroad freight So
iicitOrs to Mountainhome. and from them.
on their return to this city. it is learned
that over $4,000 pounds of wool were
bought at the sale the middle of the week
by the following firms.
j. Solomon of St Louis. one car. B.
Harris Wool Co. St. Louis, three cars:
HallQwell Jones * DOnneH Bros Of Bos-
ton. two cars; J. F. Jones Boston. two
cars; Hecht-Leibmann 4 Co. Boston. one
car; Brown & Adams. Boston, three cars:
Joseph Wing Boston. one car: Joseph
Strang, Boston one car
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

The last carload of wool the final con-
Segment Of 100000 pounds shipped this
season To the 3. Harris Wool company
from JericO on the Salt Lake Route. will
be started east today. Ii was loaded Fri
DAY. a representative Of the b Harris
company stated yesterday that his firm
had purchased about 20 per cent Of the
wool shipped from Utah points on the
san Pedro road this year and that the
prices ranged from IS up TO 1872 cents per
pound. as compared with y 10 Is cents
last year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

Of fifteen miles from the trains of the
Salt Lake Route.
The Colorado Midland railroads. passen-
ger department is out with one of the
most handsome illustrated pamphlets ever
issued BY that railroad. II contains some
beautiful coiOred views of scenes along
its route. a bird SIEVE view Of Denver,
and late picture Of the Temple square
and the saltair resort in this city.
Travelling Representative A. ". Randall
Of the Rock Island is home from q pros
porous business getting trip 10 eastern and
southern Idaho.
George A. Fraser traveling. agent for
the Illinois Central arrived home last
night from short trip north
John A. Beckworth Of Oakland Cal.
city ticket agent there for the Denver
& Rio Grsnde. is making this city a short
visit.
This is the DAY when the Salt Lake
Route will run special train to Mercur
TO carry a large number of Salt Lake
Eagles and their friends
Beginning today the Denver & Rio
Grande will run excursions every Sunday
20 Provo canyon. Two trains viii run
today. starting from here at $50 and
$40 O'Clock this morning
The Southern Pacific. it is announced,
has completed plans for a large round
house and a ninety-fiFe-fOOt turutable. 70
be erected at summit, the highest point
on the line Of the Central Pacific route.
The turntable viii be the largest i'm the
west and is MADE necessary BY the recent
acquisition by the Southern Pacific of the
two giant locomotives from the Baldwin
Locomotive works. particulars and pic
lures Of which were recently published M
The Herald
Latest report of work on the Western
Pacific are 90 the effect that the entire
line viii be ready for operation not later
than August J. There ara at present 6.wu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

On next Friday and Saturday. May q
and Is the convention OF Utah POstmast-
ers Hill be held in this city and the local
railroads are out with announcements
that special rate tickets for the meeting
viii be on sale Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

ellie bstvesn Kansas City and Cheyenne
VIII be diverted at Topeka from the kan
sas Pacific and run over the new line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

the whole line west Of this city and Law
ing track at both ends The fOrty-thrse
tunnels between here and San Francisco
which aggregate in total length IS 527 feet
have now been practically bored. although
the timbers have not been placed in All
OF them.
The passenger department of the Den
yer & Rio GTaHde reported last evening
that more than 800 passengers were yes
terday brought to this city from Tintic
Basin. Spanish Fork. Logan and other
points on its road to attend the state
high schools athletic meet in this city
other roads carried nearly as many more
excursionists.
railway man who arrived yesterday
from Boise, Ida, reports that the Com
mercial club Of that city is about 10 start
q crusade against the railroads for lower
freight rates and that it has employed
Frank NJ. McCune q freight expert Of
Denver. to investigate the entire matter
and manage the fight.
Ii is reported that the Hartman lines
have ordered 1.500 refrigerator cars. for
delivery early in August. These cars Will
be OF new type in many respects with
late Improvements. and will weigh fb.oW
pounds each. Each viii have a capacity
of 90 GOO pounds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

Latest report of work on the Western
Pacific are 90 the effect that the entire
line viii be ready for opera ton not later
than August }. There are at present 6.wD
men employed on construction work on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23

Kenneth O.. Kerr. district passenger
agent for the Salt Lake Route. took "a
business trip down the line yesterday
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21

big ruts, we went through that part
of 1t, and it was a wonder the way the
car rode over those terribly rough
roads, and we experienced very little dis
comfort from 'the jolting, considering
the roughness of the way.
Just before reaching the new STRAIT
ford Inn at Miramar, in crossing the
adobe flats. the car sunk clear to the
axles, and l stopped the car to inves-
tigate. Mr.. Williams, one of my pas
sengers, removed a light from the car,
stepped off the running board, and inn
mediately sank up to his knees in the
mud. This will give you an idea of the
condition of the road at this place. BY
holding the light so that l could see,
backed out of this place on our own
power, although the wheels spun very
rapidly, and by taking to the grass we
got through this place with compare.
tive ease, on our own power, although
the car frequently sunk up to it's axles
in the soft mud.
after passing this place we went
through sailing. and reached San Diego
shortly after o'clock Saturday even
ing.
Back in Eight Hours
Sunday we took trip to Tia Juana
and Monday at noon we started fol-
Los Angeles by the inland route, and
came through to Los Angeles in little
over eight hours, although the road
was in terrible condition, and, in fact
in places there was no road at all.
1.-The engine never missed a shot, MOI
faltered in any part of this grilline
journey; and, although the car was
covered with mud and dust, so that you
could hardly distinguish the color, wher
we raised the hood the engine was per-
fectIV clean"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21
DEALERS GIVEN GOOD
AUTO SHOW DIVIDEND

The final report of the executive COM
mittee of the dealers association, COW
ering the recent automobile show held
in the basement of the Hamburger
building, recently filed with the associ-
alton, shows a more than satisfactory
night, which showed a very satisfactory
financial result A dividend amounting
to 65 per cent Of the amount expended
in the show by the respective members
of the association who exhibited at the
show was declared, making their net
expense but 35 per cent of their outlay,
while a good balance was left in the
treasury and placed in bank. Still an
other item, consisting of a large amount
of valuable property of various kinds,
was shown to have been left over, con-
sisting largely of material, which has
been placed in warehouse and held for
the association for future use.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21
FILLMORE PROMOTED
TOA SALESMAN'S JOB

with the publicity department of the
White garage, has been given deserved
promotion in his advancement to full
fledged craftsmanship. Fillmore a year
ago was a schoolboy in the local
schools. and within that time has mas
tered the details of the White car so
thoroughly that he has proved of far
more benefit to Col. Fenner as a sales
man that as a publicity man, and the
latter very wisely pushed him up a
couple of rungs. Fillmore is modest
fellow, but has plenty of gray matter
and a disposition of a quality that or
naments the trade, and his latest pro-
motion is only prophecy of future
ones.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-21
RENTON MAKES
GRILLING TRIP
TAKES NEW MATHES0N TO
SAN DIEGO
WANTED TO SEE WHAT HIS CAR
WOULD DO
Finds Roads in Deplorable Condition,
but Is Stopped Only by ?unc-
ture on Both Coast and
Island Routes

p. A. Renton, local agent of the
Matheson car. made run to San Diego
last Sunday with that car accompanied
by five other passengers, which proved
to be a rather remarkab BILE performance,
in view of the unspeakable condition
of the roads following the spring rains.
Mr.. Renton went by the coast route
and returned by the inland.
Speaking of the trip, Mr.. Renton
said:
Il had been informed that it was
simply impossible to get to San Diego
by the coast route at this time, as the
heavy rains of the winter had washed
out the roads and the fords were ex-
ceptionally deep and were impossible
for anything but a horse drawn We
hicle However, / had made up my
mind to see if the stuff was really in
| the Matheson car that the factory
claimed for it, but I took the precau-
ton to put block and tackle and a
sledge and shovel in the car, so that If
we did get stuck we might possibly be
able to pull ourselves out.
Stopped by Puncture
There were six passengers in the
party, and we left Los Angeles on Sat
urday morning, shortly before noon.
we had passed Downey short dis
lance, where we had q puncture. This
I'VE fixed in a short time and went on
to Santa Ana, where we made a stop
for a few minutes to inquire about the
roads below there. We were informed
that it was simply impossible to go
down the coast road with a large ma
chine. However, / made up my mind
to try it, and we kept on our way. We
found very heavy sand 1t San Onofre,
but the Matheson took it without any
effort, on the third speed, except at one
or two places where the sand was ex-
ceptionally deep, where we had to take
to the second speed.
when we got to the Santa Margarlta
river we found that the water was
several feet deep, but we put on chains
and forded the stream without any
trouble. Though the water came up
over the running boards, IT did not at
feet the running of the car, as the car
buretor is placed in such high posi-
ton that the water could not get to 1t.
Had to Jump Hurdles
after crossing the river we removed
the chains and went on through the
Adobe canyon, and, though the road
was in terrible condition, with ruts IN
places the depth of two feet or more, by
winding back and forth ana jumping