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Show THE liAllMAD RECORD. The Work On the New Union Pacifio Yards Welt Under Way-The Ogden Yards. KANSAS CITY FREIGHT AGENTS They Kuah Out to tho Lake and Take a Dip The Second Concert at tha Beach Personals. Superintendent Corwin of the Union Pacitic said today that the work on the new yards in this city was now well under way. Several old adobe buildings build-ings have been torn down, trees uprooted up-rooted and high board fences demolished demol-ished to make room for tho new $10,000 freight depots. All the material for tho yards is on the grounds and the work will be pushed to completion rapidly. Tho work on the Union Pacific yards at Ogden is also going on rapidly. Their capacity will be about doubled, and the improvements there are to cost $40,000. The Ogden yards are divided into three divisions, one for the main line, the second for the Utah & Northern, North-ern, and the third for the Utah division. The Utah division yards will be between be-tween the station and the bridge. A Good ai They Bay They Are. The concerts at Garfield are attracting attract-ing considerable attention, and Mr. Eeeles said that it looked very much as though they would soon have an entire circus out there. Yesterday a balloon man offered his services, and the day belore a team of acrobats wanted an engagement. This morning lie received the following letter from a man in Provo: Mr. K:f'i.KS Dear Sib : I naw it in the patwr that you was a R'llnt? to have concerts at the (iarllelci Meurh. I have two little boys that In tlrst-class contortionists or tumblers as we call ttioin: onolB lu years old and the other II years. Theycuudo all kinds of bendlwr. They ran put their feet to their heads nine different ways and turn band sprliiKS backward back-ward and forwards. One has performed in Provo theater three different times and he was em-bored every time and the papers did speak good of him. He can stand on his head anil turn his feet to bis head and come hack the 'same way he goes and stand on his feet and kick his head with either foot anil 1 am a first, class skipping rope dancer. I have beat the hluhest number on record many times, and I can heat uny one yet which jumps the rope the quickest. I don't care where they come from. 1 can Jump the rope ISO times in one minute and rise olf one foot the first hundred hund-red times, and I ran slntr comic songs or sentimental senti-mental songs. We can please you. 1 thought I would ask you to entjaKe us for a few days. Please will you send me word whether you will or not. We are as good as we say we are. Tlile Is a Great Scheme. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul has inaugurated a new system of checking check-ing baggage that is as convenient and desirable as it is novel. By arrangement arrange-ment with a leading transfer company, tho Milwaukee willcheck baggage from tho prospective passenger's own residence resi-dence to the railroad destination point. This is a scheme that will prove a great convenience to the traveling public, and other roads will likely follow the example of the Milwaukee, Fink In Excellent Health Again. It is over a year since Albert Fink retired re-tired from the chairmanship of the Trunk Line association. He is in excellent ex-cellent health, and the opinion prevails that within the next thirty days he will he in the chair of this association again. During his absence from this important position he has been frequently consulted con-sulted on questions which threatened a dismembering of the association. Kansas City Freight Agents. The local freight agents of the various railway linos at Kansas City arrived in the city this morning in a special car. There are fifteen of them and form a lolly party. Immediately on their arrival ar-rival they rushed for the Utah & Nevada Ne-vada depot and went out to the lako where they are, at this writing, no doubt enjoying a salt water bath to the utmost. The Triangular Trip. The Union Pacific's triangular trip by rail and water to Garfield, Syracuse and return will take place tomorrow. Tho train loaves the Utah iV: Nevada depot at 7:30 a. m. The trip' from Garfield Gar-field to Syracuse will bo made in the good ship Argo, stopping at Antelope island for lunch. 'I he excursionists will get back to Salt Lake at 7:20 p. m. Mr. Bennett's Itnturn. General Passenger and Freignt Agout J. II. Bennett, of the Rio Grando Western Wes-tern returned from a two weeks vacation vaca-tion yesterday evening. Ho spent most of the time at the watering places along the Atlantio coast and comes back rested and ready for work. He reports a very pleasant'trip. Mr. Bennett was accompanied by his family. Kallway Notei. The contracting freight agents will meet in Denver on the 25th. The Union Pacific's second Yellowstone Yellow-stone excursion will leave on tho 12th iust. Tho Salt Lake City railway has a big ganj of men at work on tho extension on I'il'th West street. General Superintendent II. L. Magee of tho Wabash, arrived in the city this morning in his private car. Track laying on the Union Pacific's Piocho extension will begin as soon as the contractors can get ties. W. J. Knight, president of the Du buque & Sioux City railway company, has sent in his resignation, which is just made public. It is now considered settled that the Bio Grande Western will extend its line from Spanish Fork switch directly through Payson into Tintic. A hotel plot is being laid out at Garfield, Gar-field, and Union Pacific officials say that if the beach shows a balance this year, a big hotel will go up in the spring. Tho Union Pacific has made snocial excursion rates from all points iu Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wvoiuing for the meetings of tho Grand Lodge, A.O.U. W., which assembles in this city on the lt)th Inst. Tho day of paper wheels for railroad cars is passing. The chief reason is alleged al-leged to be that the iron wheels not only last longer than tho paper ones, but are cheaper ns well, costing about one-sixth as much as the paper wheels. |