Salt Lake Herald | 1899-12-31 | Page 3 | Big Shipments of Wool

BIG SHIPJIIENTS OF WOOL I The Territory DrainedBy the Oregon Short Line Breaks All Records The records of the freight department depart-ment of the Oregon Short Line will show a remarkable State of activity In the Industry of raising wool for the east rn markets This actiHty Is spread out over a wide territory and embraces the states of Utah Oregon Idaho Wyoming and Montana and the sum V V total amount of wool loaded and V shipped to the eastern markets from points on the main and branch lines V of the Short Line system In the past V twelve months is In the neighborhood of 35000000 pounds V Railrcad Notes The local railroad offices closed yesterday yes-terday afternoon for another two and onehalf ijaysi spell > George W Feaklns of the Colorado Midland returned last night from a VV holldaj trip to the east I V Genera gent of the FreIght Department De-partment Chaste of the Union Pacific will return from the Omaha meeting V tomorrow H 11 Clay of the Union Pacific rood V Is on the road to a rapid recovery His > r 5 temperature is normal and all traces V of the fever have disappeared V The St Anthony branch of the Oregon oJ Ore-gon Short LIne will pass from the control con-trol of the construction department tD I V the operating department on the let of V January