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Show TllEli:lllJ!iUI)liHi!l!l). Through Broad Gauge Trains Will be Eunaing on the Utah & Northern by Oct. 1. THE HILFORD-PIOCHE EXTENSION. Eio Grande Western Improvements at Grand Junction New Garfield Time Table Notes and Personals. The outlook for the extension of the Santa Fe Southern road south via Cer-rillos Cer-rillos to San Pedro, thence on probably through Aizoras canyon to Albuquerque) has brightened considerably within the past few days. Colonel Lamisou, representing rep-resenting the If rice, Thomas Chapman, interests, lias been working very earnest earn-est by to couipromiso the road's indebtedness indebt-edness here, and it is believed be bus matters in shape for closing them up at short notice, lie left last night via Denver for New York, being called there by a telegram from Mr. Brice. The chief engineer of the company has also been ordered to New York for a conference, so it is, on the whole, considered con-sidered significant. Colonel Lamison goes east with a full understanding of tho situation here that will prove beneficial bene-ficial to tho Santa Fe. The backers of the road assert that these long-pending claims must bo now finally adjusted before be-fore they can move in tho matter of the extension. Another thing that has been in their way is a failure to arrange for any sort of a tratlio agreement with the Denver & Kio Grande company which, apparently appar-ently fooling that it has theSautaFe baby road at its mercy, has all along persistently refused to concede to the demands of the Santa Fe -Southern. However, as matters are now taking shape the Denver it Kio Grande may be reckoning erroneously. There is one way whereby tho situation inav be decidedly de-cidedly changed and that is likely to bo adopted this fall, for when the southern south-ern lino is built into Cerrillos alul San Pedro, and the coal, lead, gold, silver and copper mines begin their, shipments, ship-ments, its traffic will bo of such a nature na-ture that the Denver & Rio Grande can no longer alford to ignore its proposition proposi-tion for an alliance of snipping interests. inter-ests. The extension then becomes a matter of actual self protection, J'lnley to Succeod GO'ldartl. Chairman W. W.Finleyof tho Trans-Missouri Trans-Missouri association was elected chairman chair-man ot the Western Passenger association. associa-tion. In point of membership, mileage and territory covered, tho Western Passenger association is tho most important im-portant in existence, Tho chairmanship chairman-ship involves an immense amount of work and tho salary is $12,000. Mr. Finlcy is at present chairman chair-man of the freight and pas-songer pas-songer departments of the trans-Missouri association. He was elected to the position after serving four years as general freight agent of tho Denver, Texas & Fort Worth. His election gave universal satisfaction to the general managers and general passenger pas-senger agents of western roads all of them agree with General Passenger Agent Sebastian of the Bock Island in saying: "There could not have been a better selection. Mr. Finley is distinctively dis-tinctively a freight man, but as chairman chair-man of the passenger department of the trans-Missouri association he has become thoroughly acquainted with passenger matters. Ho cannot be bulldozed bull-dozed or deviated a hair's breadth from what bo considers his duty. I think ho is too technical at times, but it is far better to havo him at the head of passenger matters than a man who could be intimidated." Chairman Goddard, whom Mr. Fin-ley Fin-ley is selected to succeed, says ho is not yet at liberty to say what position ho has accepted. He'has been oll'ered tho position of general manager of the Lake Shore and general traffic manager mana-ger of the Southern Pacific. As a railroad rail-road mansaid today: "One guess is as good as another until Mr. Goddard makes up his mind to tell." Encoiirnjring- News. The Grand Junction Star says: The news from the Ulo Grando Junction road is very encouraging. There is a shortage of ties for which neither of tho great connecting lines is responsible, nor could it have been avoided by tho Junction road. The contractor' has failed to deliver the ties stipulated for, but whether ho could havo done belter has not been learned. Of course there is a penalty for failure, but no money considerauon can remedy the evil done. The Junction people are yet sanguiue of reaching Grand Junction by October 1st, and will strain every point to doso. What is finished of the road is the finest track in tho western country, and the roadbed from Grand Junction to the canyon is without a rival, I). & Jt. (i. Surveys. The Becky Mountain News says: The surveys which tho Denver & ltio Grando engineers are making through the mountains from Morrison to Dillon are exciting much interest among tho railroad men throughout the state. Whether or not the Denver & Kio Grande intends to build the short line to I.eadvillc is not known, but certain it is they want a shorter route through the Koekies. When the broad gauge is opened op-ened next month to Utah, tho Kio', Grande will handle all its through business busi-ness via l.eadville, instead of over Marshall Mar-shall pass. The Kio Grande has a very fair grade to l.eadville, but the distance isiTT miles, whereas it is alleged that a line can be built that will not exceed lot) miles. Tho advantage of such a lino is apparent. Kllllroixl Note. General Passenger Agent Eccles is now at Wciser, in Idaho. General Manager Kesseguie leaves for a trip over tho Wyoming division tonight. A big party of excursionists for Soda Springs left over the Union Pacific this (linl'n i mr General Manager Kesseguie said this morning that broad gauge trains would be running through on the Utah & Northern by October 1st. The track-laying track-laying is now almost completed and there is enough material on hand to completo tho work. Mr. Kessi.'giiio said that it was probable prob-able that Salt Lako would bo made a terminal point and tho trains run right through to and from this city. This change will, however, not be mado just at present because of the lack of yard facilities here. Tho new yards are, however, being rapidly pushed to completion, com-pletion, and when that work is completed, com-pleted, Salt Lake will be tho terminal. Work at (iraml .1 unction. Superintendent Welby of the Kio Grando Western returned last ovening from Grand Junction, lie said that the company would at once begin the erection erec-tion at that plac of extensive coal chutes, sixty iu number.and also add to its present water supply. The increasing increas-ing demands mado upon the local facilities facil-ities for engino and car repairs will require re-quire a material enlargement of the , lircsent machine shops and roundhouses. round-houses. Superintendent Welby stated that tho car shops would bo fully as large as those of Salida. When asked when the Kio Grande Junction road would reach Grand Junction he said, "We hope by the first of October." Tliu Olili'tt Conductor. C. S. Hambright, accompanied by his wife and daughter, is spending a short vacation in Salt Lake City. Mr. Hambright is a conductor on the eastern east-ern end of tho Union Pacific and with ono exception tho oldest conductor in the service of that system. He has had the run from Omaha to Grand Island for twenty-four years. C. Livingston, a conductor on the same division, he says, is the only conductor who has served the Union'l'aeific longer than he has and Livingstone only has the advantage ad-vantage of him by three weeks. The I'iockeKxtemlon. Division Engineer Wood, iu charge of the work on tho MilWrd-Piocho extension, exten-sion, said this morning that the work of grading was now almost completed, They have now a fairly good supply of tios, and the work of track laying will be commenced about tho 25th inst. Mr. Wood said that trains would be running into Pioche by February 1st. Trains to iurllelil. On and after today there will be but three trains daily to and from Garfield beach. Trains for the beach will leave at 8:10 and 10:43 a. m. and 2:4.") p. m., and return trains will leave the beach at 1:10, 1:33 and 5:10 p. m. One Train a Week. Today the Kio Grande Western abandoned aban-doned its daily train service to Wasatch Wa-satch and hereafter trains will leave for Wasatch on Mondays only and will arrive ar-rive from Wasatch on Saturdays only. llurtiiifrion Nurveyoru. Mr. It. J. MeClure, consulting engineer engi-neer of the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy system, is in Denver, having returned re-turned from a surveying expedition in Middle Park, To a reporter he said: "I have been over thero about six-weeks, six-weeks, resurveying a line run in 1885." "What lino wero you resurveying?" was asked. "Tho Burlington, it Missouri. Yon sco tho law declares that a survey shall cease to exist at tho expiration of live years; that is, the right of way shall ceaso, so for that reason we havo been re-survcying this line, or a portion of it, in order to hold It for a longer time." "What route is it?" "It is a line surveyed from Denver to Glenwood Springs. Portions of it were surveyed in 1 H8.1 and others in 18S and 1887. The portion surveyed in 1885 we are now re-surveying. This lino runs from Denver up Kalslon creek to a point near Golden, north of tho town, and theiieo north two miles, crossing tlio range at a point midway between James's creek and South Boulder creek. On the other side of the range the line takes down' Kanch creek through Mid-die Mid-die Park to tho Grand, and down that river as far as Glenwood Springs. We began the survey over iu the park and aro working this way. I think the work will be completed iu two weeks if the weather keeps good." "Will your line tunnel the range or cross over it?" "It hink it will bo tunnelled. We we have two surveys over the range; one route will reoutro a tunnel about one and ono-tJdrd miles long, and the other two tunnels of about half a mile each. 1 do not know which project will bo adopted, but think the former the nioro practicable. Tlio survey we have made this time has amended the old line somewhat. Tho line will bo a tory expensive one to build." "Do you think tho company intends to build soon?" "I cannot tell anything about it; I havo heard nothing that will assist me in giving you the required information. Crops havo been poor this season all along the line, and there is but little encouragement for extending the system." sys-tem." "It is reported that you have been surveying iu tho lark with a view to locating a line to Salt Lake City; is the report true?" n' Under the present arrangements the general passenger agents will arrive hero next Monday evening and stay over until Wednesday. "Wo have done no work west of the park aud will not this season. I expect my men to follow me to Chicago in three weeks, or sooner." "Did you seo any other surveyors iu that part of tho country where vo'ti have been?" "Ves; 1 saw a party in Middle Park, near Hot Sulphur Springs. Thev claimed to be employed by the Pacific Short Line, I believe, anil spoke of a man w hom they called Donald McLean Mc-Lean as being at the head of their concern." con-cern." "Were they doing any work?" "They had teu men shoveling a grade a short distance below Hot Sulphur Springs, and I understood thev had been there about six weeks." : The Santa W Southern. A telegram from Santa l-'e.N. M.eays: |