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Show AS10NG T11KJIAILH0AUS The Probable Extension of the Eio Grande Western is Now Said to be in Another Diroction, COAST EATE3 TO 00L0. INOEEASED New Phase in the Ee-ohecking Act-Notes Act-Notes of Important Movements Along tho Various Eoads. Since the Fkio Grande Western management man-agement has denied the rumor that it is negotiating for the purchase of the Oregon Pacitio the matter is switched from the northwest to southwest. Hut now comes another able railroad builder on paper who would run the "little giant" away otF to the coast by the southwest. A San Francisco paper has been Interviewing A. A. Grant of Albuquerque who has some contracts in connection with the California aud .Nevada road recently bought in the presumed interest of the Santa Fe. Ho ay "the route to Pioche U already surveyed. Wo will run through the Sierras by a pass which will be south of the snow belt and north of tho rain belt. From Pioche to Milford the road is graded. From Milford to Grand Junction the road has been projected for some time by tho Kio Grande Western." He adds Ithat a short distance dis-tance east of Milford the road will take, a short cut to Cortez., thence to albu-querque, albu-querque, connecting with the Santa Fe at Wcatlierford and giving a line to Galveston. He says plenty of Scotch capita), good Chicago parties and some olhcials of the Santa Fe is behind tho scheme. , -, . Whatever may be said of this south ern line or of possible developments in tho future, Colonel Dodge says the Kio Grando Western has not any "intention of building, except sixty ruilos or so to the San Pete. The grade spoken of as being built from Pioche to Milford was placed there by the L'nion Pacitic, and the people of the former place are just now ' 'sing a great howl because work o. . has been abandoned. They have to nattl ore 1 15 miles by wagon. Tho Western situation is becoming slightly mixid. ' Important tt, Travlari ' At one of the meetings of the Colorado Tassenger association the following resolution res-olution was adopted. "That In accordance with the transcontinental transconti-nental rule nine of the lines represented here will re-check baiotaifeoiuof Colorado common points on second class tickets to Utah. Montana. Mon-tana. Idaho or Pacitic coast points, and that these 'retary b) directed to prepare instructions instruc-tions for the Kuldance of dikimk" ar?ents at Colorado common points, to be signed by the lines In interest." This means that if a person buys a second-class ticket from Chicago to Salt Lake, and stops oil' at Denver, ho will have to pay to have his baggage sent through when he wishes to resume his journey. Now .Joint Tariff! After April 1 importers of canned goods from the Pacitic coast will pay $1.10per 100 pounds instead of $1. A new joint tariff goes into effect on that day between coast common points in California, Oregon and Washington and Colorado common points. The rate on classified goods is unchanged but there are a number of changes in commodities commodi-ties east-bound, some 'being slight ro-.i,. ro-.i,. duetions. The only alteration of im- portance is on canned goods though there is a long list more or less affected. """ Nav GHitaral Af aut Mr. E. D. Baxter, the new general agent of the Colorado Midland, arrived in Salt Lake, this morning. Mr. Itaxter k is an old railroad man and is warmly V welcomed by the local agents of the f various lines represented hero. For F seventeen years he was with the Penn- r sylvania, two years with the Union Pa cilic and has been with the Colorado Midland since last November. He is a hustler and always gives satisfaction in i his transactions. New Depot at Provo. The new depot which tho (1. K. XV will build at I'rovo will be when completed com-pleted one of the handsomest in Utah. The building will have a pressed brick front with kyune rock trimmings. James Armistead of Pleasant Grove will drill wells on the property for water supply for the company. I Another Talkad of Koefl. I The citizens of Heaver have held a 1 railroad meeting. 'The talked of line I may be constructed through the settled I portions of Millard and Heaver coun- 1 ties. A committee was appointed to I examine into the resources of the coun- J try and report in two weeks. Railroad Notes. , The Burlington and Union Pacitic have reduced their ollice stalls in Los Angeles, Cal. The Southern Pacific's lossus in the "X town of Yuma alone, due to the late ' Hood, amounted to $15,000. K. 15. Maze, the U. T. general agent at Butte, is expected in Salt Lako tomorrow to-morrow on freight mntters. i( A solid train of sixteen cars loaded with oranges passed Ogden last night Ion the U. P. The train is going east on special schedule time. John A. Reeves ami wife have returned re-turned from Denver, where they spent their honeymoon. Mr. lleeves is at his desk in the U. P. claiitLtlepartment. A conductor on the Pennsylvania railroad had his right hand smashed i while coupling cars. As a compensation compensa-tion the company is said to have presented pre-sented him with $5000 outright and promised him a clerkship as he can write with his left hand. |