Show Personal and General The Burlington Missouri River has ordered 2000 new freight cars to be delivered de-livered February 1st Passengers take the brand new Chicago Union Pacific NorthWestern Line Salt Lake city to Chicago and all eastern points Through passenger trains through freight trains quick time via the Chicago Union Pacific NorthWestern Line to the principal cities east of the Missouri river After January 1st it is expected that the bulk of the cotton crop will have been moved find that cars now being used in that traffic will be sent west to relieve the demand de-mand for cars for moving grain Two corps of engineer are at work between be-tween Dallas and Durango Colo on a line for the Rio Grande Southern and it is expected ex-pected that all will be ready to commence grading by the 1st of February The largest locomotive ever built has been ordered by the St Gothard Railway company of J A Mafflt of Munich H will be a large double compound tender locomotive on the Mallet system The service ser-vice weight will be ninetyfive tons and the engine will run on six axles coupled in two motor groups Mexican Central gross earnings for October Oc-tober were 8567304 an increase of MS99 Net earnings U24S1 a decrease of 81923 There was an increase of 71000 in expenses ex-penses for themonth attributed to improving improv-ing the roadbed after the rainy season The subsidy collection for October was S1101S2 against 105917 in September last and CS5S3 in October 18SS A report was in circulation lately that the Northern Pacific company was thinking think-ing of moving its general offices from St Paul to Chicago The officials of the company com-pany in St Paul deny that removal of the general offices to Chicago is contemplated but admit that they are considering the advisability ad-visability of locating the headquarters of their general traffic manager in Chicago Nothing definite has yet been agreed upon The solid vestibuled passenger trains which have been placed in service by the Erie railway between Chicago and New York were recently built expressly for this company by the Pullman company u and include smoking day passenger parlor par-lor sleeping and dining cars of the most luxurious character and the world of travel will recognize it as one of the many perfections which are embraced in the operation op-eration of the Picturesque Erie A special feature of the vestibuled limited trains is the arrangements for meals The dining cars are run the entire distance between be-tween Chicago and New York The vestibuled limited leaves Chicago for New York daily at 1025 a m via Chicago Atlantic railway from Dearborn station making close connection for Philadelphia find Boston Information as to rates departure of trains connections etc cheerfully furnished fur-nished on application W H HuitLBtntT General Western Chicago passenger agent Erie railway It seems to be noised around that our townsman W F Ryd r wLl shortly ic calve the appointment of superintendent of the Wyoming division It is certainly a pleasure to us to announce this promotion and we extend our hearty well wishes to the gentleman for his ruccess This is a case where genuine merit has won and receives re-ceives its rewardIdaho Herald |