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Show comply with theUwZrr " so without impairing p1'' to the increased traili, S1,' business and low rates Hallway NotMV The first standard eJTU over the Denver & ,tra'n Salida to Midland was L n,!' The Union Pacifl; : excursion to Tinlie torn , ' n ' against $144,328 f or 1 1 S V r ? month last year, showinS of $10,9(58. mS a" in The mechanical di-inrtm, . Rio Grande shops has' i e emf outnfty.nveneUoa.UiLKt ontbn,ad gauge e,., The railroads have made ami, even dollar a huiutrcl h,uvl f and Aspen on tiftlwilass V.. -i . includes bottled beer X t ' tariff011 f lh'e CRm's n t lie 3 It is said that 'the mnmt building large shops at .-0! , lex., for the Union Paoiii,. ,,st been definitely agreed , p ? thf !iiUl .a?d th,! loral Parti,; eated, and hat work will be b' . December 1st. t THE RAILROAD RECORD. Vioe-President Zimmerman, of the Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is in the City. STRIKE AT THE DENVER YARDS. The Switchmen Go Ont A Out in Ool-. Ool-. orado freight Rates Sparks Prom the Rail. Mr. E. Zimmerman, vice-president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad and president of the Dayton, Fort Worth & Chicago railroad, arrived in the city last night in a special car. He wan accompanied by Miss Zimmerman Zimmer-man and Miss Evans. Mr. Zimmerman is interested with President Huntington in numerous railroad enterprises. A tnlim l'uoillo Strike. A telegram from Denver announces that at 1 o'clock yesterday the Union Pacific switchmen struck. When the whistle blew not one of the 125 men returned re-turned to work. The trouble is a long standing one and grows out of' their grievance against Assistant - Superintendent Burns-General Burns-General Manager Meeks gave the men until this evening to return. Should the men determine to slay out the officials of the road do not anticipate antici-pate that it will extend over the system. About 70 per cent of the entire business busi-ness of Colorado passes through the Union Pacific vnrds at Denver, and a block in the yards vitally affects the entire en-tire business "community of Colorado as well as the far west. Victory lop Manager Kramer. The Denver & Rio Grande Express company has just gained a big victory after a long fight, having received notice no-tice that hei-eafter every express company com-pany in the United States will pro rate with them on through business. There has always been a fight made on the company owing to the fact that it was owned by the railroad. t culminated last spring when the company captured tho contract for doing business on the Colorado Midland, which had been operated by the Well-Fargo company. The latter then refused to pro rate with the Kio Grande, and the Pacific company com-pany followed suit. They made it very interesting for tho Kio Grande and caused au advance in rates to points reached by the lattsr. General Manager Man-ager Kramer of the Kio Grande set to work to overcome the trouble. The Wells-Fargo and Pacific companies have sent out notices that hereafter they will pro rate on all business with the Kio Grande company. The Highest Bridge in America. A telegram from San Antonio, Texas, says: Today Kight of Way Agent Hunter Hun-ter of the Southern Pacific left for the west with a gang of men who will be busy for some time changing the track. The point of operation is Comstock, west of Del Rio, and the track to be changed lies between Comstock and Shumia. It is sixteen miles long. The company will buy the right of way and cut oft' ten miles. The old route runs by "Painted Cave," one of the curiosities curiosi-ties of the region, and has always been recognized as dangerous owing to the tremendous cliffs overhanging tho track. The new route will make a straight shoot across the Pecos river. The bridge will require two spans 380 feet in height, and when completed will be highest bridge on tho American continent. conti-nent. In deserting the old route the Southern Pacific leaves to the action of wind and weather one of the finest bits of engineering in Europe and America. It comprises twelve bridges and two tunnels that henceforth will be of no use to anybody. . In making this change the Southern Pacific calculates that not a passenger, special or freight train will be delayed a moment. The old track will be used until the new one is completed. Jo'nt Freight Kate Cut. Says the Rocky Mountain News: The Colorado Midland and Denver & Rio Grande railroads have issued a joint rate from Denver to all common points between Denver and Glenwood Springs, in which an average reduction of 10 per cent is made. The reduction is made preparatory to the opening of the new narrow gauge from Denver to Ogden. Heretofore the two roads have made an arbitrary rate to Leadville. Aspen, Now Castle, Glenwood and other points, but with the opening of a new through line these will require overhauling. over-hauling. The first class rate from Den-: Den-: ver to Salt Lake is about $i0, while ! the same rate is now being charged to Glenwood. When tho through line be gins business the rates now in effect would conflict with the long and short haul clause, which is the nightmare of all railroads and there might be trouble The first-class rate is reduced lifteen cents and others in like proportion except the fifth-elass rate to Aspen is reduced from $1.05 to $1. This is a very important change, as that class covers all general merchandise, machinery etc. The new rates are effective at once. The new tariff shows the biggest most sweeping reductions in freight rates that has ever been made by the railroads in Colorado. While it would have ultimately been necessary for the roads to reduce the rates in order to |