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Show !A SOUTHERN OUTLET. i Work on the Milford-Pioche Extension to be Revived With the Return of Mr. McCarthy. ITS ULTIMATE TERMINALS An Avenue to the Seaboard and tbeOpsn-iug tbeOpsn-iug Up of a Very Rich Gold Region. Work on the extension of tho Union I'acitie from Milford to Pioehe, which w as begun latt summer, will probably bo resumed iu a few days. The construction con-struction of the line from tho first was eoifduetod on a scale that meant sincerity. sin-cerity. The lino was surveyed, located aud tho entire distance graded before tho public had an idea of the real magnitude mag-nitude of tfie results in view. Four miles of steel had been spiked, and everything promised an early avenue to the mining regions of the south, when work was suddenly suspeuded. This was probably the policy of the adroit Charles Francis who was gifted with idiosyneraeies that at times ran away with his own judgment and depreciated the earnings of tho great system. Mr, McCarthy, division engineer, engi-neer, had his headquarters removed to Omaha on the occasion of the stispen-on stispen-on of work aud it now dawns thut he is to return to Salt Lake. This order issignilieant. The prevailing inference is that it means the revival of construction construc-tion on a line that means so much for Salt Lake and surrounding country. It is surmised that spikers will again bo put to work and that the extension will be put forward for-ward as rapidly as possible to Pioetie, while the ultimate terminus of the road Is betrayed in the fact that already preliminary pre-liminary surveys have been made iu the direction of Homer at which point connection could bo had with the Atlantic At-lantic & Pacific and through that channel chan-nel connection with the southern. The importance of such an outlet cannot bs overestimated. It will afford Salt Lake direct connection with the Pacific seaboard sea-board and open up a territory, the mineral min-eral resources of which are scarcely known. It is rich with placers, and while practically a desert at this time, could be made, with irrigation that follows fol-lows naturally iu the course of the iron horse, a country as fertile and productive produc-tive as any in the great valley. Indeed, the people of Zion may congratulate themselves on Mr. McCarthy's return, as it signifies much for the city. The nig- Train Arrlran. Seventeen cars of machinery consigned con-signed to the Co-op Wagon and Machine company of Salt Lake City arrived last evening over the Kio Grande Western. The remainder of the train of twenty-five twenty-five cars of machinery are expected today. to-day. This is the largest train of its kind ever sent across the continent and it attracted general attention. Four engines were required to pull the twenty-live cars. On the sides of the cars there are large signs announcing the consignee and Salt Lake City, L'tah Tais was a good advertisement for the city and territory. The machinery and freight charges amount to nearly 850,-000. 850,-000. Kullroni! .Notei. Trains on all east and west roads are practically on timo. Mr. Vallery, general agent of the Turlington, is confined to his room by illness. General Palmer and Colonel Dodee of the R. G. W. are expected iu Salt Lake City on Sunday. The Rio Grande Western is filling their ico houses with fine thirteen inch ice from the Scofield branch. A date will be fixed later for the postponed post-poned meeting of the Southwestern Railway and Steamship association iu St. Louis, Ogdenites are not feeling quite so jubilant since the falsely reported removal re-moval of tho Union Pacific shops to that place is known. Circulars from General Manager S. H. II. Clark of the Union Pacific announce an-nounce that J. H. McConnell has been appointed superintendent of motive power and machinery with headquarters headquar-ters at Omaha; vice, Harvey Middleton resigned. The appointment will take effect February 1. The Rio Grande Western railway announces an-nounces that on February 1st and 'Jd they will sell round trip tickets from all points in Utah to New Orleaus at rate iiii.oO, and Galveston $.50.05. Tickets Tick-ets good seveu days going, returning ten days final limit February 28th. For descriptive matter, sleeping car berths, and full information npply to union ticket office, White house corner On inquiry at the office of General Passenger Agent J. II. Bennett of the Rio Grande Western this afternoon iu respect to passenger rates from Missouri rivnr points he stated that no conclusions con-clusions had yet been reached but he was us-ing every effort to get the $,'.1 rate restored lie had just sent a telegram tele-gram to Mr. Lomax, general passenger agent of the Union Pacific asking if he would uot resume the sale of tickets al Missouri river points at the old rate of 125. The Railway Age says of Mr. S. H. II. Clark, general manager of the two great Gould railway systems, the Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific, railways: rail-ways: "As the manager of 13,250 miles of railway, besides 13100 miles of ocean ami river steamer lines, Mr. Clark stands at the head of all railway operating operat-ing officers in the world in respect to mileage and extent of territory covered. The oversight of such tremendous and far-reaching interests demands a breadth of mind and a variety of knowledge such as few men possess." It is officially announced that the Great Northern railway will during the present year be extended from its present pres-ent terminus at Shelby Junction, Mont., to Puget sound, a distance of 00(1 miles across the Rooky mountains, through the famous Flathead lake country, across the panhandle of Idaho, into the Kootenai country aud through the entire en-tire state of Wasiiingtou to tide water. When completed it will be the shortest line by 200 miles of any transcontinental transcontinen-tal route and open up a largo erea of undeveloped mineral, timber and agricultural agri-cultural country. The officials of the road say that supplies are being concentrated con-centrated for vigorous work through the lowest pass iu the Rocky mountains, which, when completed will give the Great Northern two lines over the continental con-tinental range, the other crossing being on the Butte route. During l'JO the Great Northern built 1311 miles of road, part of the construction being on branch lines in Moutana and Idaho. This year it will complete the work, and take place among tho transcontinental transconti-nental trunk lines. i |