OCR Text |
Show THE WORLD ON WHEELS The Local Roads Are Preparing to Mee1 the Demands of the Moving Publio at Short Notice. THE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL. Eipplts Along tho Lines Some of the. Roads Are Having a Sorry Tims Bucking tho Suow. With the first day of April comes the usual increased activity among the railroads rail-roads to lomineueo arrangements for the summer campaign., lu and around Salt Lake a number of improvements already meutioncd in this column will he made for the comfort and convenience conven-ience of tin' traveling public. At this early day indications point to the facts that the travel on the local roads the coming summer will be decidedly de-cidedly heavier than in the past. To meet the increase new time cards will bo issued, extra rolling stock called into use and the details of the various department urranged that all will operate op-erate smoothly while;tho harvest lasts. There promises as oon as the bathing bath-ing season opens, to bo a strong rivalry between the Rio Grande Western and the Union Pacific as each will try to otl'er the best inducements to pilgrims and citizens to batho at Lake Park or Garlield Reach. New Urneriit Agent. A. N. Oliver, who has been general agent of the Denver & Rio Grando in this citv for the last five months, will be succeeded by William J. Shotwell. The new man " has been contracting freight agent for tho company at Denver Den-ver for some time and is oue of the most valued men on the line. Mr. Shotwell was formerly a commercial traveler ami by his popularity he was induced to abandon the grip and ongago with the Wabash. He has given such satisfaction satis-faction to his employers that they regret re-gret his leaving the home ollice. Mr. Shotwell. who is well known in Salt Luke, will arrive hero tonight. Mr. Oliver, the retiring agent, will return to his former position iu Denver, that of city passehger agent. He has made a whole host of friends during his brief stay hero who regret his departure. Mr. Oliver posseescs the quickness, which associated with accuracy, makes him a desirable man, and tho Denver it Rio Grande know it. Such men as Mr. Oliver do not hunt for positions. Weitilnfrton Kitlp Canal, r'nl.innl M..n.t)l l'nilcl S!lntns en- gineer, Major llanburg and Captain Symonds are making personal inspection inspec-tion as tho board of engineers of the route lately surveyed for the proposed ship canal to connect lakes Washington and I'nion, near Seattle, with the sound. The board will deeido where locks will be placed and other minor details of work preparatory of getting up a project to submit to tho chief of engineers. Railroad Ripple. W. II. Hancock of ihe freight claim department of the Union Pacific is iu Salt Lake. The Union Pacific is reported to be surveying a new route to Colorado Springs and Manitou. ' Fred Lathrop, a Kansas City k Council Coun-cil KlufTs passenger agont who has been visising here, has gone east. A. W. Caine is the now yard manager of the Pleasant Valley Coal company in Salt Lake. lis is ail ex-Union Pacific man. Since tlie Canadian Pacific will enter New York tho heads of the great linos to tho north are wondering how the march was so silently stolen on them. The unsettled difference between the Anaconda Mining company and the Montana Union line is, report says, causing a good many miners to leave Anaconda. There is dissatisfaction between tho crews and the management on the western division of the Colorado Midland. Mid-land. The former say they are not receiving re-ceiving the pay agreed on. It is authoritatively stated that tho railroad from Pasadena to tho observatory observ-atory on Mount Wilson, Cal., will be built within tho vear. It will be twelve miles long, anif will bo operated by electricity. It is stimatod that the total cost will be "oO,000. |