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Show RAILWAYRUMBL1NGS. Incoming Baggage Over the Western Exceeds Ex-ceeds That Sent Out by 1000 Pieces. THE EIO 0EANDE S0UTHEEN W0EK Heavy Increase in Local Passenger Business Busi-ness The Triangular Trip to Garfield Gar-field and Syracuse. During the month of July the incoming incom-ing pieces of baggage over the Kio Grande Western were considerably in excess of the number that went out. There were 11410 pieces of baggago received re-ceived and 2334 sent out. This makes a very good showing for Salt Lake as every piece of baggage represented moro than one passenger, many people traveling without baggage. This is a pretty good indication that at least 1000 more people came lo Salt Lake during the month than left it. The Kio tiraude Southern. Work on tho Kio Grande Southern is going actively ahead. President Mears says: "We are working from both ends. From the Dallas end tho rails are laid for eight miles, mid the grading is completed com-pleted forty miles further. The laying of rails has been delayed for tho past week or so on account of a largo bridge wo had to build at that point over Beaver creek. The bridge is the longest in tho state, being HHO feet in length, and the center span is also the highest in tho stale, and one of tho highest of tho world. It s 245 feet from the ground. This bridge will be finished this week and then the work of laying the rails will proceed without interruption, as the graders are so far in advance that tho track layers will not catch up willi them. A good deal of blasting has to be done, but this will not delay us, as we are working night and day shifts, the men working at night by torchlight. Tho station to which tho grading is done is two miles this side of Kioo. Ou the other end the work has proceeded as far as Mancos. The junction of the Kio Grande Southern and tho Denver & Kio Grande is at Kidgeway, a new town that is growing up rapidly. Between ltico and Durango, the southern terminus, lies an extensive lumber and coal region. It is definitely known that between 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 acres of this country in underlaid un-derlaid by a high grade of bituminous coal, and the lumber is the best in the state. The region is settled by farmers and the school facilities are excellent. Of this region Mancos is tho principal town and is destined to become an important im-portant city. The railroad between Rico and Durango runs through the Montezuma valley, rich in grazing lamb and the scenery is as beautiful as any place in the world. From 300,000 to 400,000 head of cattle are shipped from there yearly. The road terminates at Durango, connecting there with the Denver & Kio Grande. . ltlg Increase in Business. Since the commencement of the running run-ning of through Pullman sleepers from San Francisco to Grand Junction, over the Southern Pacific and Rio Grande Western Sunday last, the through business busi-ness has increased so that the Kio Grande Western has been compelled to put on extra Pullmans between this city and Grand Junction for the accommodation accom-modation of the local business. Mlddleton at Cheyenne. Yestorday Harvey Middleton, superintendent super-intendent of tho Union Pacific motive power department, arrived at Cheyenne. Chey-enne. Offices are being fitted up for him and his force of clerks, and in future fu-ture will be tho headquarters of his department. de-partment. The Rail and Water Trip. The rail aud water trip from Salt Lake lo Garlield, Syracuse and return next Sunday promises to be largely attended. at-tended. The Argo will make the trip from Garlield to Syraeuso, and promises prom-ises to be crowded 'to its utmost capacity. ca-pacity. The train loaves tho Utah & Nevada depot at 7:30 a. m. and will get back from Syracuse at 7:20 p. m. Kallway Notes. T. E. Hunt of tho general freight department de-partment of tho Southern Pacilio is in the city. Thomas Applcton, cngineerof bridges and buildings on tho Union Pacific, is in tho city. The "Prince and Pauper" company went out to Garlield this morning, life guests of the Union Paciiic. General Passenger Agent Bennett of the Kio Graudu Western will return from his eastern trip tonight. Tho Rio Grande Western is receiving requests from every part of tho country coun-try for copies of its now book, "The Valleys of Salt Luke." The circle trip via the Rio Grande Western and Utah Central to Park City, Brighton, Alta and Watsaeh is proving very popular. General Manager Smith of the Denver Den-ver & Rio Grande has placed all the passenger conductors upon honor in the matter of turning over cash fares. llio Kio liranclo Western is sending out some very tine descriptive matter on account of tho St. Louis exposition, to bo held from Sept. 3 to Oct. IS. Quito a delegation of 11. A. R. peoplo left for Roston Ihis morning over the Rio Crando Western. Tomorrow is the last day of the sale of tickets at reduced rates. Agent Ridd. who has had charge of the station at Mill'ord, has loft the employ em-ploy of the Union Pacific and will probably join the Rio Grande Western forces. W. E. Devine has been appointed general superintendent of the Rio Grande Southern. He was formerly general traveling engineer of the Denver Den-ver & Rio Grande. The Judson excursion from the Pacific Pa-cific coast passed through Salt Lake this morning for tho east, over the Rio Grande Western. They go right through to Hoston. J. H. Licheuberger has been appointed ap-pointed private secretary to Edwanl Dickinson, general superintendent of tho Raltimore & Ohio western lines. Mr. Liehenberger held a similar position posi-tion with Mr. Dickinson when the latter lat-ter was with the Union Paciiic. H. J. Gleason, formerly agent of the Southern California railway at San Diego, has been adjudged iiisane and placed in an asylum. Mr. Gleason formerly for-merly occupied a very important position posi-tion in the traffic department of the Rock Island, and is well known among railroad men in Salt Lake. |