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Show gross earnings were $3,730,196, an increase, as compared with the corresponding month last year, of $558,356. The neat earnings were $ 56t,2o8, an increase tf $11,914. Nine carloads of horses for J. H. Spauld-ing Spauld-ing of Boston passed through Ogden yesterday yester-day over the Lnlon Pacific. General Agent Halm of the Southern Pacific Pa-cific departs tomorrow to take charge of the Denver office of the company. Engineer Sumner of the Denver, Apex & Western has been appointed chief engiueer of the Canyon City Sc Cripple Creek road. The capital stock of the Midland Terminal railroad has been increased by the issue of 25,000 shares of the par value of $100 each. George Gould and C. M. MeGhee, recently elected members of the board of directors of the Richmond Terminal company, have declined de-clined to serve. Western roads re crowded with business. The Chicago Great Western, the Burlington, the liock island and other lines report that they are short of cars for the September delivery. de-livery. II. McTwombley, one of the executive board of directors of the C. fc N . W. railway, passed through Ogden this morning in his special car, going east. Mr. McTwombley is a son in-law of W. H. Yanderbilt, the great millionaire. An Omaha dispatch says: The Rock Is. land and Milwaukee roads, being far from content with the switching charges of the Union Pacific, are enlarging the track bought for a joint freight depot at this city and are getting a right of way to South Omaha, at which point the Rock Island reconnects with its own main tracks to Denver. Headlight Flashes. Mr. Oliver of the Union Pacific ticket office of-fice has been appointed agent of the Inman line of steamers. The statement of the Burlington system for the month of August shows that the |