Show i 4 RIO GRANDE OFFICIALS HERE General Superintendent A E Welby Makes Regular Visit Superintendent A E Welby and Superintendent of Telegraph John M 11 Walker Val r of the Rio Grande at Denver are areni nl ni Salt Lake today They reached here hered d morning in Mr Ur private ar 11 H and will remain here for several days HS to look over local terminals The Rio Grande was fortunate said Mr Welby yesterday after asserting as asIs asis asIs Is his wont that his visit here is purely a periodical l I one When hen we left Den Denver Denv Denver ver v r Monday afternoon there was twenty Inches of snow in that city The fall was heavier to the north and east of Denver 4 Little damage was done to our tracks and wires and we are running trains 01 oi our through and nd local lines as if nothing had happened Business is heavy unusually heavy and this makes fast time and ex cx exact exact act connections at all points impossible I 1 am out here simply to look over the thene ne at this end and keep keen in touch with here Regarding the new depot to be b built here I can say little HUla I know the th plans have been approved and are now undergoing alterations at the Denver of off f ces When this has been finished work will commence on the th site I have said before that this thi depot with all Its build and grounds will be as fine as any in inthe Inthe the th west I T understand the site is cleared n nd almost ready rady r ady for the commencement of Dr actual work Since reaching Salt Lake LakeI Laker 0 I r have nave been busy and will be busy until I leave When the conversation drifted into the I I prevalent shortage e of cars and equip equipment ment mi rt Mr 11 Welby said The Th shortage t of C cars is not confined t railroads out west by any means I I Pastern lines s are more badly overcrowded 1 than we w are arc out here I have been told that th thA Chicago freight yards are arc so J badly a l congested that a consignment gets i V cst there and md is sometimes held for a 1 month or more Yes interrupted Mr lIr Walker at it is said there are cars of ot freight held beld up Pennsylvania lines arc aro utterly unable to handle their busi business j ness 11 Mr Ir faded from sight at this juncture an ind the conversation turned to tot t wire matters matt rs and troubles highly import important I ant at this time We v had little trouble with our wires between Salt Lake and Denver said Mr Walker The storm did the great greatest greatest est eat damage to wires between Salt Lake Lal e and Ogden and the greatest trouble spot was cas as between and Woods Cross Poles I believe of them were splintered splintered splintered and the thc ten wires attached were mixed with the debris Trouble gangs were sent out at once and have already four wires The others will be in place by tonight if present weather conditions continue These wires are arc being strung on any anything anything anything thing cropping out of the scenery Poles will be installed but this work will not necessitate any interruption pf lf f the re restored restored restored stored service The demand for labor came in for lor a ashare ashare ashare share of the discussion Both officials said the scarcity of labor is being felt by b all railroads with no immediate so solution soI lution I tion of the difficulty in sight |