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Show . TIIE I!:1IJ!(U1I liEl'Olii) A Fraudulent Ad. Solicitor Uses tha U,f Time Folder as His Bait and Lands in the Jug. GEORGE W. VALLEEI'g SUCCE3S0E' i lUilroad Oontrao'j Let Buah-Ivanhoei Tunual tipples and Personals of th Various Linti. When D. E. Hurley, general agent of the Union I'acitic in Salt Lake, lets an impostor on bis lino go without being questioned, an earthquake cr something as awful will happen. Tho early part of last week a stranger named A. U. 'tippy appeared in Salt Lake and solicited so-licited advertisements for various portions por-tions of the U. P. time table folder. He rinimttd t- tare the proper credentials to engage in the work and tho American Ameri-can National bank, the Midland Investment Invest-ment company and Major Erb of the Walker house were among those who took space on the sheet, paying from !0.T'0for it. Mr. Hurley on hearing of the transactions trans-actions immediately supposed something some-thing was wrong au'd uotilied Marshal Voting to watch for liippey. The latter lold the business men here that he was n special ageut sent out by A. G. Damp Jiiutuiger of tho advertising agent at Porjaud, Or. Mr. Hurley wired V. II. llurlluirt, tho U. P. manager at Portland Port-land asking if the transaction was genuine. gen-uine. The reply was to the elfect that Mr. Kurlburt knew nothing about the iw.eness. liippey left Salt Lake for a day or two --- . ...... .iy huuui uoou (. y pt;ui o. at the Walker" bruise. Major Krb reo-agnized reo-agnized him a mi in a short time the 'ollow was in Mr. Hurley's ollice replying reply-ing to questions. Tho ad man was rattled rat-tled from tho start and when he ceased a policeman took charge of him. Late in the afternoon a wire from E. L. Lo-max Lo-max read: "We havo no arrangements with A. G. Damp to advertise for folder fold-er " Kippey will be given a hearing today. Hiiftli-Ivanhua Taonrl. Reports from the Bush-Ivanhoo tunnel tun-nel on tho line of tho Midland are to '.he effect that everything is progressing nicely. The cut from the east end is iu about 1050 feet, and beiug pushed rapidly. rap-idly. Water is causing considerable fxtra work on the Iranhoo end, which lacks about 100 feet of the distance covered cov-ered by the Bush cut. Every ell'ort is being made to push forward this great work, which, according to contract, is to be completed within two years from the date of commencement. This is one of tho longest pieces of engineering work ever undertaken in tho west, and the third largest tunnel in the United States, h is tho second time the contractor, con-tractor, Mr. Keefe, has taken a contract for the third longest tunnel in the United States; his last undertaking, when linished. will make the tunnel he recently constructed in Montana the fourth longest. Kailroad Contract, I.at. The Denver, Apex & Western, another an-other name for the Denver He Rio Grande new short line to Leadville, has let a contract for all its grading and rail laying within Denver to H. E. Mul-nip Mul-nip of that city. The proposed viaduct via-duct will start at Fifth street and go vest to the middle of block 4 in Fair-. Fair-. view, landing the Apex on the north ( side of the I'latte river. r The specifications of the structure are now being drawn and it is said j that $100,000 will cover the construction I expenses. It will bo built of iron and I wood with stone substructures, and i will hp nosiirm.it frit Bimrl ti-af.tr Tt iwill cross the other railroad tracks at a height of twenty-one feet, and tho river at thirty feet elevation. This line will place Denver within six hours of Lead-. Lead-. ville. j Hotel Men Are Cliserlul. ! Tho hotel men all along the lino of the Colorado Midland railway are feeling feel-ing in tine humor in anticipation of the largo summer travel which is a sure thing this year. The passenger department depart-ment of tho Midlaud has received many evidences of unusually heavy travel this season, and the tide of travel will flow through tho mountain districts in even greater measure than heretofore. This is gratifying intelligence to all people, and nearly everybody is affected and benefited to a greater or less extent. ex-tent. The information, therefore, will be hailed with general satisfaction by nil, and the people will feel increased interest in the channel through which there promises to flow additiouai beue-tits beue-tits to them. O. W, Vatlory', Successor. On next Monday George W. Vallery. genial agent of the Burlington in Salt Lake will take up his duties as general agent of that line in Denver. His successor suc-cessor will be Frank Adams, frieght agent of tho Uuriingtou ;n Denver. The vacancy at Denver was caused by the resignation of the general agent. John C. Swartz, who will after April 20th, bo connected with a coal aud coke company. com-pany. Mr. Vallery is ono of the most trustworthy and capable men on tho Burlington. He is now enjoying his houeymoon on the coast. Shipment of 40,000 Head of Cattle. By this time next mouth the ship- nieut of cattle on tho Union Pacific will havo begiin. J. C. Leary.tho live stock agent of the lino, says he met men at the meeting of the Stock Growers's as-y as-y Rocialion at Cheyenne the other day who will 'bring 40.000 head of cattle north this year aud that tho total ship-mont ship-mont will be enormous. Itatlroad K4pplas. President C. P. Huntington of tho Southern Pacifio is making his tour of inspection. The navigation department of th Union Pacitic will soon have its new boat Victoria alloat on Puget sound. Those two big mining companies, Leadville and Aspon, Colorado, each pay over $1,000,0(10 per annum to railroads rail-roads for hauling ores. J. M. Mellen, general traffic agent of the Union Paoifac, and J. C. Stuhha, third vice president of the Southern Pacific, are discussing trallic matters at San Francisco. F. K. Sawver has quit the service of the Pacilie Express company and VV. S. Durham, of Salt Lake, has been appointed ap-pointed to till the otliee of messenger on the Montana Union between Aua-conda Aua-conda aud PuUe. Tho vacancy caused at the commercial commer-cial desk of the D. te K. G. hy W. J. Shntwell coming to Salt Lake City, is tilled by Mr. Barney. The latter "was live stock agent of the road and the office of-fice is now tilled by Sir. K. P. Blak. J. 11. Burroughs, assistant ticket agent at the union ticket ollice, Denver, has been made city passenger ageut of . the Santa Fe at Denver. The vacancy was caused by tho resignation of Mr. Cauffuiaii, now with tho K. G. 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