Show NEWS OF RAILROADS IN CONDENSED FORM Kent 0 O Keyes commercial agent in this city for the tho New York Central who has Just returned from a rather protracted visit In Idaho says sas that business In that state is progressing wonderfully since the first of ot the year The branch railway inca running into the irrigated sections s are doing an enormous amount of freight might business he says and all nil the towns along alon the tb Short Line are experiencing population and arid building booms He has some lome very good words to say sa about the noticeable prosperity of ot Boise A great deal of build building lag ing In Is la going on there he says The only setback that the city can fear just now Is from the local option legislation of the present legislature He thinks It is very ery probable that Ada and Canyon counties will go dry AV v B U Throckmorton traveling passenger passenger ger gel agent for Cor the Colorado Midland has gone to Idaho on railway business John Cruickshank who recently ten tendered tendered tendered dered his resignation from Crom the position of chief clerk in the auditors office for the passenger department of the time Harriman lines in this city cit to take effect March 15 16 will be obliged to have the time ex cx extended extended tended to April 1 L Scarlet fever in his home has caused him to be quarantined from the house and has thus delayed his plans He lie has hai accepted a position with the Interstate commerce commission and expected to leave leae for Washington next month Arrangements arc arE now Icing cing 1 made so that he will not ba be to report for duty in his new nev position until in April Orders were issued yesterday esterday for excursion excursion sion slon rates over the Salt Lake Route Routt and andover andover andover over the Denver Demor Rio Grande from Sil Silver ver er City and intermediate points to this city cit and return to give valley alley residents opportunities to attend the performances of the tho Lambardi Opera company Tickets will be sold at the rate of one fare for the round trip on both Hn lin s on March 4 I good to return March 3 i and on us 0 March tarcil 6 good rood to return on March 7 The sixty Raymond Ramond excursionists who h arrived in this city etty from froni California over the Southern Pacific Wednesday afternoon at aft rn on sp spent nt yesterday morning morn In in drives drivel about the thc city and attended a special organ r for their benefit at t U ti at 5 S 1 yesterday afternoon They hEY left for Colorado Springs in their r special cars rs at 60 last evening over the Denver Dener Rio Grande Grand bring bing accompanied by ny a n special traveling agent of that line Their sch tJui duh rails calls for a four days visit in Colorado Springs before continuing continuing ing InE their heir eastward journey journe Th Tl 3 tourists are from Boston Now ew York and Phila Phil Philadelphia a delphia George G orge M Fraser and sail passenger er agent for the Illinois Central went to Ogden OdEn yesterday F T Vincent representative here for tor forthe forthe the Eric Erh Dispatch visited Ogden yester yesterday day morning Several officials of f the Wabash ab sh m mare are expected to visit Salt Lake City with ith within itha in a few fE days as |