Show BAPTIST CONVENTION RATES I One Faro antI a Fifth for tho Komul Trip The Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western have announced that for the meeting of the Utah Baptist association I on the 16th inst they will put in a rate of a fare and a fifth fot the round trip from I all Utah points The rate will be on the certificate plan which will make it necessary nec-essary for the passenger to pay a full rate i to the city upon doing which he will receive re-ceive a certificate which will secure him a rate of onefifth for return passage I A Resignation John L Becket who has been the private secretary of S H Babcock of the Western for eighteen months has resigned re-signed and Will start for Chicago this morning Mr Becket leaves oiily because hedoes not find this mountainous climate I healthful to him abd takes with hUn the good wishes of his chief and all who know him Ilia successor will be E L Robinson Robin-son formerly of the claims department Coupling Ping A N Oliver has returned from his trip to Denver Captain C H Noble and family will start for Chicago this evening It is said the newspaper and hotel mens excursions over the western roads are to be discontinued Wm Price left last evening for Liverpool Liver-pool taking passage over the Union Pacific Pa-cific and connections There was general surprise expressed in the railway offices yesterday over the death of Millionaire Ames Mrs A M Rose mother and father will start for Fort Madison la this morning over the Union Pacific The Illinois Central lines carried in May 2047895 passengers in June 2927213 in July 2690686 in August28S9412 a total for four months of 10556206 General Orloff the distinguished Russian who is now with us brought letters of introduction to Union Pacific officials and they have shown him every courtesy Passenger men on the Western feel quite disappointed that the hurrying of the choir train prevented them from en tertaing the victorious singers as they would have liked The Texas law against ticket scalping will not find any helpers for its enforcement enforce-ment among the Western Passenger association asso-ciation lines which have refused to print the provisions of the law upon its tickets sold to Texas points An exchange speaking of the depression depres-sion in railway circles says the Colorado lines have probably suffered more than any other state and the Rio Grande has probably suffered from the financial de paession moro than aly other line The Big Four railroHl the Chesapeake Ohio and the Ocean Steamer line owned by the latter company from Newport New-port News will after next weak begin carrying freight direct from St Louis to Liverpool under one management St Louis StarSayings Among the pilgrims to the fair who leftover left-over the Western last night are Mrs H Bamberger J H Stratton and Miss Childs who has been a guest of J H Bennett for some time Among those who went over the Union Pacific are L D Lee W J Browning and wife R I Winchester and Mrs E J Winchester and Abe Rogers jr The Sioux City Northern railway has finally been formally transferred to the GreatNorthern Company says the Kansas City Star A S Garretson retired from j the presidency and from the directory i and W P Clough vicepresident of the i I Great Northern succeeds him as director George W Oakley secretary and treasurer is succeeded by J S Beals of St Paul a Great Northern man WB I McNidor general passenger agent also becomes general ireight agent I Notice has been given by the Union Pacific Pa-cific road to its connections that all passenger pas-senger rates from the east to points south of Ashland Or via Portland chat are less than the rates via Ogden and Sacramento Sacra-mento to the same points must be canceled can-celed Rates to California points via Portland must not be less than the rates via Ogden and the Southern Pacific road When such are shown in the rate sheets at a less rate the rates via Ogden and Sacramento Sac-ramento must be applied Secondclass rates to Aspen Glenwood Springs Newcastle New-castle and Red Wing have been abolished entirely |