Show Railroad Notes G W Craig is up from Provo J D Kenworthy returned from Glen wood yesterday George H Heafford has resigned from the Milwaukee systems W C Hussey of the Union Pacific claim department is here Assistant Auditor Evans of the 1 Western IB back from Denver General Traffic Manager S H Babcock Bab-cock left yesterday for Denver On tho 27th the Columbia club of Ogden comes In over the Western The Illinois Central Is figuring on h twelvehour schedule between Omaha and Chicago Gen R H G Mint formerly of Ogden has resigned his position with tho United Verde Pacific Engineer Blackham of the Union Pacific who was brought to the Keogh Hocmer hospital a week ago suffering from Injuries to his head due to an accident on his engine is convalescing rapidly Virginia Nev Chronicle The report re-port Is current that tho Southern Paci fic railroad Is running a preliminary survey from Empire to Dayton to connect con-nect with the C C railroad The road will follow the Carson river and thus do away with the steep grade between be-tween Carsoq and the Mound House The hotels are crowded to overflowIng overflow-Ing owing to the heavy travel westward west-ward of people moRtly from the middle Western States The railroads j In order or-der to mako up for the loss I of western passenger traillc which has gone to gone Paris this season have made very low excursion rates to the Pacific coast sp that many people who would otherwise have been obliged to remain at home for the summer are now able to travel and see something of the great WestOn West-On the now locomotives of the Denver Den-ver Rio Grande railway nozzles have been placed on the 1oofs of the cabs pointing at the rear of the tender and tho platform of the front end of the baggage car These connect to the hot water of the boiler through a cock convenient con-venient to the enginedriver or the fireman who can Instantly send n Jet of mixed steam and boiling water at 200 pounds pressure that would effectually ef-fectually kill anybody happening to be In Its range Tho jet is for protection against train robbers |