Show from fridays standard tho southern pacific is making s dew spur at reese west of oad for the accommodation ot the farma in that vicinity the work is beig pushed with great activity in orn to have the spur completed tor ia beet harvest local officials have received inastri in eions to the effect that armour ca a should be dispatched to san fran cisco as rapidly as possible as aba cars are urgently needed california engine no 1783 has been taken in CT the southern pacific machine shor and will receive a general overhaul ing san pedro engine no 28 was sen out on the old line of the southern pacific this morning for teat purposes the engine has been in the shop for the past two months and has received a thorough overhauling which makes it necessary to run her for a few da 3 on trial trips before placing the en alne in regular service the japanese government havo placed an order for 35 locomotives with the baldwin locomotive company for cars with the american car foundry company and tor tons ot bridge material with th american bridge company union pacific diner is bein thoroughly cleaned and overhauled a the southern pacific specie attention is being given this car it is to be attached to the taft lal train out of ogdan the first contract has been awarded tor the new canadian tranh con cental railway this contract Is tor tha grading of the section from for age la prairie in manitoba west 0 touchwood hills miles toe contractors are Mn cdonald of westbourne alan and work ha ac lually been commenced A special train consisting of or coach and the private car of genoa manager W H bancroft of the ore gon short line passed through last evening en route north B oconnell cashier at larann for the pacific hotel company is a the city for a few days before iw ing for california H D ball inspector for dining cari on the southern pacific oakland lines and F A damsey inspector or union pacific and oregon short llna dining cars are in the city in the interest of their departments C iverson employed at the pacific hotel leaves tor an extended visit 0 san francisco and loa angeles george I 1 alley general bagai i agent of the oregon short line wl headquarters at sa lake passa through ogdan tor the west mr alley Is going to make a trip of inspection spec tion over tho new territory between ogden and sparks on W southern pacific which was recently recent li placed under hla jurisdiction resident engineer thomas fetzger Fitz ger aid and his assistant J C bell 1 the southern pacific left this morning for a trip of inspection over tta old line around by promontory ali J kalton slow orders have been erti j to the two trains which run over tb r track daily at some points where alil track is not in the best of and it is understood that the official will give their special attention ta these points governor tatt and party reach this evening about sa according to the schedule of this train the special left oakland pier at am last evening and should they arriva as expected the run will be made la less than 24 hours the party go ea to chicago over the union pacific aal C N W A macmillan assistant the southern pacific located at P sade nevada is in ogaden for a tw days work on alio new roundhouse f the southern pacific at cariln vada ia progressing rapidly ua new building will be equipped ten stalls the doors of which are W be made of light materials can be rolled up in dry weather w let down in cold and wet the at ogdan has been equipped with ghisi same which proves very satisfactory to i and empl oyos p L r |