Show REPORTS FOR THE YEAR RAILROAD statistics TOR FOR THE YEAR ARE BEING PREPARED good increase in passenger traffic on rio grambe western spotters I 1 at work on great northern clerks in the accounting departments of both the short line and rio grando grande western are arc up to their ears cars in work mork tile the annual reports for lite ilia fiscal lear ending june 3 SO 30 1899 are being F prepared re and tile result will la be the most elaborate statistical report ot of each companas comp anys operations tor for the period cohered which in many ways will lie be tho the best reports ever made on the two I 1 loads load I 1 the nial cing up the gr gross r receipts of 0 nearly for a I 1 the a I 1 local a lines mill prove of 0 great int interest ere S to railroad men generally and the he complete statistical data thawing showing a all 11 operating per expenses comparative c aral train statistics and the like will proe pr oe entertaining na reading the reports will not be out until october HEAVY PASSENGER TRAFFIC gives RIO blo grande western good weeks increase gross earnings of the rio gran grando do western tor for the third meek in august were ere th 74 aloo an increase of 0 over the corresponding week last year the increase Is almost entirely flue due to passenger sell ger business the volunteer excursions were mere responsible for much of the passenger receipts receipt but the tourist traffic was unusually large as aa was also the lh regular local ticket for a month past the passenger earnings at 0 the Nc western stern hilve been increasing to a most gratifying degree in fact this part of the companas comp anys business is assuming a most moet important part of 0 the roads road a income it Is duo due to lo various reasons chief of which Is the great improvement in train sera scra ice and the immense amount of at n advertising d ver timing the road Is receiving ng all 0 over v e r the country DOUBLE KNOCKDOWN KNOCK DOWN cash and spotters on great northern share alike tho the great northern railway has had spotters at work for the past month and as a result over sixty conductors and bra kernen nine hano been discharged among the conductors include somo some of tho the oldest and most popular men on the load it Is reported that another lot was let out this week one of the spotters was caught down at Kall tho the other day by discharged trainmen and beaten almost into utah wyoming meeting the directors of the utah wyoming wye held beld another meeting yesterday abut but action on now before the board tor for the disposal of its grade I 1 and d franchises was deferred until saturday I 1 r d ly when seen tile hie of the company said sald I 1 hete was mile nothing which they could make disks public as yet northern pacific rights fights receiver itne wash AUK aug 22 at coeur dalone dalene city today oni clala of tile tho northern pacific defied the superior cobit c t 0 of the first judicial district of idaho 1 auto da and refused to allow S P donnelly to take possession of the property of 0 which he had been appointed receiver by judge may hew receiver donnelly has reported the matter to judge layhew and a asks aks that the court direct the sheriff jhc of 01 kootenay Koo Noo tenal county to furnish tent force to carry out the mandates of tile tho court the caso case Is tile the climax of bitterly contested litigation tile tho coeur daleno dalene may navigation company and william wilham L L Vii alding the contractor who built a portion of the road ten years ago go spalding after the causo cause had bad been bean carried to the united states court obtained judgment for nearly and as aa the road refused to pay a receiver was as appointed for the branch line and toddy today ho he aug to have begun his duties railroad notes A E hutchinson has gone to chicago four moro morn of the class engines for tile the short line are arc on the way tho the wasatch wave says mill be sent cost cast from wasatch county this fall vlra bancroft Banci oft and general eranio manager beels leave for st anthony tonight on a business flip A joint station aill all bo be built by the oregon short line and pacific idaho northern Noil Noi hern thern nl at weiser president C S I 1 mellen of the tha northern pacific predicts a splendid year for tho the load and tho the through chich lt it runs rune tho the rio iho orande grande western brings la in a colorado excursion september and lath the tickets will bo be on sale on those days at 18 for round trip limit september A charleston letter to the wasatch wave says bays the coop co op store haft baa given KB its first order to an all ahoe oe firm arni for fop goods to be shipped to charleston direct over the iho grande the lifeber station on oil the r hlo to grande la Is going to be a very pretty building and large enouf enough h to meet the ral hoaTs for fir some time lime to come tile the anti and loading chuto chute will mill bo be of the boat beat standard tape ts pe from varly arly indications li it looks as it if tile the people 0 of f I 1 hat valley are to be alvea g veil tho the acry best beat lona eions |