Show TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS Western R ad Will Charge One Cent a Mile Chicago May 10All of the Western reads have decided that they will charge 1 cent a mile for the transportation transpor-tation of troops to and from the front Only one road is standing out against the rate This is the Colorado Midland Mid-land and it says that the state laws of Colorado urevent it from making a 11 cest rate I has not however informed in-formed any of the other roads that it intends to make a higher rate than 1 cent and the chances are very strong that none of the roads will charge anymore any-more than the L cent rate and they will set no more than that from the government no matter what they settled charge so the matter v is a good a Ever since the prjcfmulgation of the order from Washington announcing that the troops Were to be moved from each state there has been the liveliest sort of a scramble for the business among tbe roads even at the 1 cent rte which at the J tt some of them contended was too small to permit of their handling the traffic tprc Teachers Rates One of the agents of the railroad lines leading into this city has the following written by one of the principals of the schools in this city which is being sent to the various teachers The time has come when teachers who spend their vacation east or west are looking up routes and rates I amgetting up a party to Chicago also one to San Francisco and Los Angeles An-geles We will have the lowest rates and the best service that can be secured I you are going to these places or to intermediate points we will be glad to have you join our party I you will let me know your wish at once Ill be glad to call and see you Yours respectfully The agent says this party is one of the few who are working teachers into the belief that sho can get better rates and g i fr est lea better service when as a matter of sf any single teacher or two teachers or I three teachers or more can go to the i ticket office and get just as good accom I modations as low rates and as polite attention at-tention as when they unite with a socalled party and thus aid the individual sendIng I send-Ing out the circular to get a rebate for hcr elf The principal goes and gets a list j and then makes a bluff at the railroad for j a free ticket I the line does not surrender sur-render she goes to another and finally I succeeds in making arrangements and then st f the members of her party I that better rates secured the beter are over last j named line i All teachers are treated alike said the agent and they should be Informed that they are being hoodwinked when they join a party with the expectation of getting ratesJ rtlRairond Railroad Notes TheTevA F Potter left over the Rio Grande last evening for Chicago after having made quite a visit to Zion Miss Helen KellehPr who lectured in the tabernacle a few days ago left on the Union Pacific fast mall for Denver Monday Mon-day oyenlng The Short Line will run excursions to Mercur and Tintic on Sunday and many who are interested in mining in these l p es I localities wm lUh UUVUIll t UL L t uv I rate rlte I The Salt Lake Dramatic company is I making arrangements with the Rio Grande Western to transport the company Ito I some putslde points where they will give someof their productions In the near future I futrr Oregon Short Line is busy fixing up its ticket office Private offices have been partitioned off and tile ticket office itself has been Improved oy putting in a fine new clock and cushion seats The cushions have not yet ai rived but are evricctetl In a day or so The Rio Grande Western yesterday made the announcement of the following cut rates over its line For the general conference of the Y M and Y L 1 I A to be held in Salt Lake from May 2flth to 31st a rate of one single fare for the round trip is authorized The tickets will be on sale In Ogdep on the 29th and Pith I and dt all other points in Utah on Mn r 2Sth and 29th The Anal limit on all tickets viU be until June 4th Forthe opening of the Transmississippi exposition and for the annual convention of the Travelers Protective association Omaha a rate of 532 is made over the Rio Grande Western to Omaha and return This rate Is from all main line points Including in-cluding Par City BIngham and 5nnish Fork The tickets will be sold for the trains of May 29th and 30th only and will have a final HmiT of ten days from date of Issue also a transit limit of two davs In both directions and will be good onlv for continuous passage Rates from branch line points will be made by adding ad-ding one single fare to nearest main line junction pqint to the above named rate l |