Show I E E IsIORTIS GOES EAST Secures a Government Position With Interstate Commerce Commission Mr 13 H Mortis chief clerk to the auditor or pass accounts a the Short Line yesterday resigned his position to accept the clerkship of rates and divisions divis-ions of the interstate commerce commission com-mission with headquarters at Omaha The position Is by government appointment appoint-ment and Mr orts has a host of friends who congratulate him on his rood fortune Seaboard Air Line Rumor Atlanta Ga Feb 4Among the niany rumors current in the south regarding re-garding the sale and consolidation of railroads is one today to the effect that the Kansas City Fort Scott Memphis railroad has purchased the Seaboard Air Line and will reach Birmingham Bir-mingham from Atlanta by using the cast and west railroad The rumor does not receive much credence in Atlanta At-lanta However President Ashburn of the Memphis route was recently in conference con-ference at Montgomery with the officials of-ficials of the Georgia Alabama which was recently acquired by the Seaboard and to this railroad men attach much significance Morthwesterns Annual Earnings New York Feb 4Thc Chronicle makes the Chicago Northwestern railway net earnings for the year S13 03S432 and surplus 3017205 after all charges against 2279000 in 1S97 and 807525 in 1896 The Northwestern statement for the calendar year shows an increase in earnings of 542255 over last year Railroad Notes H O Wilson came in from Montana yesterday J W Conlisk ticket agent at the Ogden Og-den Union depot is in the city W E Cowman agent for the Short Line at Portland is in the city L O Leonard of the Missouri Pacific came In from Butte yesterdayS yesterday-S J Henry returned from the coast yesterday after a profitable and enjoyable en-joyable business trip William Gemmell general agent for the Oregon Short Line and Northern Pacific is here from Butte The Financial Chronicle of New York says that for the third week of January I Janu-ary eIghtytwo roads report earnings I of S45 per cent over last year i The Midlands through sleeper came in on No 3 last night and the Denver Rio Grande will have a train through today Some effective work is being done after the storm The B Y academy students who were brought in by the Short Line yesterday did not return to Provo as soon as expected pected A vote was taken on the train and twothirds of the 100 excursionists favored remaining over in the city until un-til 1130 last night They were rundown run-down on a special at that hour |