Show 1 RAIL TRAFFIC I IS IMPROVING BUT SLOWLY J freezing r Weather cather Proves Hindrance to Normal Service Service I ice on Steam Roads I LINES LIES BEING OPENED Street Car Travel in Sal Salt Lake T Getting Back to tor r Wonted Conditions wa was little change In THERE wat the I weather con conditions yesterday and low temperatures prevailed alt all al over the state and nd In southern Idaho Itaho and ind an western Wyoming Th The railroad companies continue to battle batte against tho the elements clements centralizing all al their equipment in an effort cHort to maintain traffic and t to nn keep the roads open for or tho tile transportation of or coal to the suf suf- suf faring fering and towns of or Utah and Idaho At A t Soldier Summit the mercury reg reg- 22 degrees below bolow zoro zero yesterday yester Yester- l day a morning morning and at ai Helper the temperature tern tem was almost the same Two 1 engines on the Denver r Rio Hlo Grande Grando j railroad haul hauling ng empties to the mines i at nt while the siding at Thistle froze standing up The They on I had to b bd- bd hauled back to Helper where here r they the were thawed out an and it was ex ox- ox 1 that tha t they would woul bo ho in commis sion slon last night The comp company ny i is putting Its Is passenger trains over S rt I I i ii i i t-rt t m i J v s-v v i 1 U t VA i S 'S 1 n Lne aid or OL helpers and for this service a number o of switching engines have havo been withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with- with drawn from service in lum the Salt yar yards s and from other points points Locally the time situation Is Improved ed anti and ant the street car com pan Is making progress In opening up lp it its lines I Trains from Crom the east cast were several hours homs late on account of the trouble with wIh v on n tho timo Union Pacific Tho The Ore Oregon on Short Line reported that tho the weather was from Crom 8 3 to 32 degrees be below below be- be low zero on the tho Montana line lino lne and nd that on oil tho I Idaho aho lines of or the company the thermometer hovered ored around the zero mark J The Tho Union Pacific reported 10 de degrees degrees de- de grees below bolow on the main line lne in Wyoming Wyo- Wyo 0 ming and the Den Demer Denter er Rio Hio Grando Granda reported that the thc temperature at Soldier Sol- Sol dier Summit 3 32 J a as degrees below helow zero at 1 o'clock morning Roads to the west west were not affected by hy tho the col cold weather although shippers shippers ship ship- pers pers were warned to protect all al PerIshable perishable per per- shipments over o tho tile Suit SnIt Lake Route On the Southern Pacific ship ship- J pers also were warned All Al ron s r reported re- re ported yesterday that there had been beit no rio loss of ot perishable lo goo goods S on account l lot of ot tho the cold weather Local Service Improving Street car traffic throughout throughout the city was Improved but It will wil be bo several days ays th tho ro regular schedules of oC the company Compan are maintained on n the va various va- va rious Cit cf city lines and It ma may be bo a week before the time schedules are arc normal on en tho suburban lines The Fifteenth East line lne was open opened d practically to the tho end ond of ot th the tho line lino lne and the street car car officials de devoted do- do voted all al of oC their efforts to opening opening- opening the time Sugar House line lne which is maintaining an Irre Irregular ular schedule ule over oer a part of tho the division The he lines to the southern part of the city were being being- operated yesterday yester yester- day and those on the west side were j making almost almot schedule ime mme Tho rho South Temple street and Wandamere lines were being operated on schedule H If 1 L L. Beach general manager of ot t the tho o Utah Light Traction Tracton company stated last nl night ht that he had a crow working on th thu S. S Fourteenth East line lne arid and ex expected ex- ex peeled to have tho the line lne open to traffic 1 tonight or tomorrow morning The TIme Fort 1 Douglas Doulas line lne will wi bo be open either tonight j or early v morning An effort cHort is being made to get the W. W Second J South In line open oen from Eighth West Sest cst street to tho the Jordan river and It Is expected ex- ex j ted pec-ted that this line lino will wl be open some som sometime time timo toda today The Sandy and ale fd lines were 0 open en yesterday afternoon and arid tho time HOU Holliday holiiday ay line lne will wi bo be open Olen to tonight to- to J night night Tho The S. S Second Vest West line lino lne will 1 h be open to today ay Mr h Beach stated that tile tho street car system Is 18 now 90 nor per cent good The Time snow which was tas frozen between th the rai rails on a number of ot the lines I Is being being rapidly removed remo Picks and anil aOI shovels ls are the only snow fighting machinery ma ma- ra- ra chinery chinen which the traction company tan use in tho the city but on the suburban lilies linos plows and tractors are o digging away avay the tle frozen snow Irregular service was maintained yesterday yesterday yes yes- es in fri the business district on ac account account account ac- ac count of ot a car shortage The traction tracton company burned out tho the motors on a number of cars during the storm stan and andall andall all al cars cams 13 have not yet et been repaired It I was said yesterday b by tho the officials that that it i was as hoped to get a part of 0 the thirty thirty- Ei eight ht disabled cars out of the shops for tor service on Monday tolla |