Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-08-08 | Page 5 | Heavy Traffic Gives Men Plenty of Work

HEAVY" TRAFFIC GIVES MEN PLENTY OF WORK Special to The Tribune. OGDEN'. Aug. 7. Po long as the heavy freight traffic on the Snlt Lnko division of tho Southern Pacific railroad continues, there will probably be no layoffs In the local shops of the rond. There are now a large number of disabled freight engines en-gines In the local shops waiting to be repaired, re-paired, and a full force of men is kept at work constantly patching up the blc locomotives which are required lo haul an average of seventy-five iicavilv loaded freight cars on each trip over the division. divi-sion. The heavy rrult shipments from California Is In a largo measure responsible responsi-ble for the Increased freight business on this division.