Show NEW MILEAGE PLAN RIO GRANDE GRANDB WESTERN MAKIM MAKES AN arrangement its books good over tho the midland rio grande and the colorado roads railroad notes the rio grande western passenger department has made a new mileage arran arrangement gemont of great importance to travelers tro velem from this thin state on and after february irth the mileage books ot of the company compa nIr will be accepted acca apted by the colorado midland denver R plo 16 grande rio illo grande southern florence cripple cieck roads which mill give the holder of 0 tile the westerns We sterns ticket the right to travel all over colorado on tile the reduced rates the rio geande western will in turn accept the nil mileage leage books of either the colorado midland iland or the denver wo RIO grande but lia its tickets have the advantage lit in being good on all the e con geeting roads in colorado the change will be regarded favorably by utah travelers especially commercial men villa w ho make colorado points IOWA RAILROADS commissioners declare it 2 cent a mile rate is unjust dot de la ift feb 6 on january ath W W field president of 0 the state agricultural society addressed EL a letter to the board of railroad Hall road com of 0 this state asking in v view of tho the discussion now going on in relation to a minimum rate of 2 cents per mile for passenger traffic what rate would be fair tor for both tides tile the commissioners have replied at considerable length and although they do not express themselves flatly on oil the matter they are ot of the pinion opinion that IL a two cent rate at the present time W will I 1 11 be lery ery unjust to the roods roads they po go deeply into the statistics of recent years and sy sly the statistics indicate that at the present time the average rate charged in iowa Is less than the actual cost of transportation and that within the th last or four years pasc nger earnings have decreased without a corresponding sp decrease in the cost cast of dolne doing business the board states stales that its ita answer to mr field Is of an all unofficial nature lot but it Is none the less of the opinion that in justice to tho the railroads of the state slate passenger pas menger fares farea could not at the present time be reduced NEW IDAHO ROAD runs from weiser to the tha seven devils copper Dishi ct TRIBUNE SPECIAL boise idil ida feb 6 it Is probable that the railroad to the great copper district of seven devils will soon bo be built joseph johnston John slon of tho the new york construction and E quip ment company la Is now in the city and and states slates that hta his company has taken a contract conti act to build miles of the road this contract Is conditional condition al upon the result of an all investigation lie he li Is now nov making respecting the route 11 lie 0 Is going over the ground and if the conditions lire are found as represented work will be b begun by april ht tt it Is if sald said that the montana owners of the seven devils copper properties are arc interested in the enterprise or that they alicy have sold the mines to others who are furnishing the money to fo this project on oil this subject mr johnston refu refuses self to talk but it Is thought that the copper deposits which are among the largest in the country contribute I 1 the treat 11 1 1 I 1 inducement Pu du cement for such a road mr air johnton davs thu that bonds to tile the amount of tor for building the road have been sold NO RATES BATES MADE western agents must not contract with endear orera chicago feb IS 6 the chairman of the western passenger association has issued instructions to all the agents of the western roads lf in the east that until further advised they are not to contract for any business for the convention contention of the christian endeavor society at san francisco next july the eastern agents are walting for final action on the antl anti scalping law now pending before congress and it 1 the bill becomes a lav lame they will be at greater liberty to extend concessions to the members of the society than th they Q yare are now able to do when the scalper sc alpers aa arc re in a position to creato create all sorts of demoralization with the unused portions of tickets the western roads have declined to make any reduced rates for tile earning coming prize light fight in nevada the chances ale aie however that a low late will be made fiade as aa ono one road has haa already given notice of its intention to make a low fare independently of any action by the association find and it Is likely that a theas will ulli be forced to take similar action special master appointed st louis feb 6 justlee justice sanborn of the united states circuit court sitting in chambers yesterday signed an C order r appointing william I 1 D I 1 cornish of st SL paul glnn special master of the court to all intervening petitions that may be billed lit in the case of the united states against the union railroad the master is 13 also authorized to examine and report on all accounts submitted by the receivers odthe of the same railroad company proposed canadian road ottawa ont feb C G the saskatchewan railroad and milling company are applying for a charter to build it a ra railway front from saskatchewan to te shell I 1 I 1 arid and brandon thence to battle ford and on through till tile head pass to the pacific coast railroad notes S W eccles will be back today from boisa 1 james J corbett arrives over tho the union pacific on oil tuesday B F miller superintendent of the elko white pine stage lines Is in the city Chim Chimin nile le fadden and party with a calloay cai load of scenery goes wes west today over the union pacific I 1 john the dazzler company frauley Fr attley nud and tile the georgia minstrels arave over the union ned barnes formerly of the union ra pa cinc passenger department has just from a long and netious illness |