Show COLONEL DODGE He Talked Interestingly Last Evening Even-ing on Several Questions A Herald reporter called last evening I even-ing upon General Manager D C Dodge in private car A at the Rio Grande Western depot and when asked for an interview he replied I dont know j I anything to say The remark was characteristic char-acteristic of the colonel to a degreeand the reporter well knew that he would let go a fund of information all in good time and after careful survey of the field He is in firstclass health and enjoying his trip thoroughly After expressing ex-pressing himself as delighted with the j I aspect of things in general about Salt Lake and outlying districts the reporter I asked Colonel what is your impression of I the outlook for California as compared with Utah and adjacent sections I He replied I failed to observe any noticeable advantages they might holdover hold-over other sections of the west California fonda is struggling in common with the rest and we all know what that means I understand that the orange crop will fall short of the estimated yieldfrost hurt themIn some parts i is claimed the loss will be onehair Any setback in the fruit industry must necessarily tell heavily against that state for the season although they may advance the claim that a thing like that is more than made up tQ them by the generous patronage extended the Midwinter fair now in full blast The fair is certainly a great enterprise and justly entitles the state to great praise I was a great day there when the gates were thrown open to the scnool children of tne state ana i wondered that so many could be got together I was amazing amaz-ing I Silver We would all like that question ques-tion settled It is now a point ton setted I up or two but that dont count these times I Business on railroads is not as yet showing an improvementthe future i alone will disclose the outcome in rail way affairs i The colonel returns to Denver this I morning and besides car A will be j attached to No2 car B will General Gen-eral Superintendent Welby and Wager Palace car with General Passenger Agent Ag-ent Daniel of the New York Central I I may be stated with authority that the rumor current in uptown offices yesterday yes-terday that General Superintendent I Welby would sever his connection with I the Western was without foundation and how such baseless rumors get afloat is a mystery Should any such change be contemplated The Herald I as usual will be first in the field and When you see it in The Herald its so I |