Show Not a Case of Hookey in Connors 0 Railroad Class HERE were good I THERE T JL boys railroad boys who ap appeared appeared neared before M 11 OConnor assistant superintendent of ot the eastern division of or the Western estern Pacific railroad yes yesterday yesterday yesterday afternoon who In the capacity of schoolmaster put the trainmen through a course of ot studies and ex cx examinations examinations as to railroad rules The schoolroom was rather improvised Improvised Improvised but it answered the purpose very nicely Down in the Denver Rio Grande railroad yards ards a passenger coach was vas as sidetracked and used as a school room The rhe trainmen their coats and studied their lessons like to leo o many school boys Teacher OConnor had no rio trou trouble trouble trouble ble with his large class as all of the boys knew their lesson pretty well Many of ot the trainmen who are to pilot the passenger trains over Americas latest Pacific line are post graduates graduate In the railroad game The greatest care has been exercised by the Western Vestern Pa in selecting its trainmen The company com pan has been in a position to pick Its men from all the roads in the coun country country try tl While the school was conducted with much discipline and dignity dig lt yet yetis I is reminded many of or the railroad men I of ot their youth Although they are I strange to each other and strange to teacher they had an opportunity of getting acquainted As many of ot the trainmen came from points along the road In California Nevada and Utah teacher was brought big red apples from the Sac Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento valley peaches from beyond the Feather river pears from the Utah valley and pieces of or salt from the great salt beds a short distance distan e west est of ot othere here Some of ot the men will remain in Salt Lake while others will take up their residence In Elko While Mr OCon nors headquarters are in Elko he will vill spend much of ot his time In Salt Lake He is stopping at the Cullen hotel |