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Show SCHLACKS DECIiRES OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT First Vice President of Gould's ! Western Lines Is in Optimistic Op-timistic Mood. Charles H. Schlacks, firsti vice president presi-dent of thr- Denver & Rio Grande and Western Pacific railroads, accompanied by II. W. Clark, general manager of the D. & R. G.. and J. W. Gwyn. chief engineer en-gineer of tho same line, .spent yesterday In Salt Lake. These officials are en route from Now York lo San Francisco and put In the day consulting with the local officials of I ho Gould lines. Mr Schl.icks declared that his visit had no special official significance, but he did express the opinion that condl-tlons condl-tlons in railroad circles were steadily growing better and that all tho western roads would have a. year of excellent business. Asked regarding tho announcement carried by the wires Thursday to the effect that tho Denver & Rio Grando would postpone tho declaration of the regular dividend on preferred .stock in order to allow Mr. Gould timo to consult con-sult with tho financial backers of the road. Mr. Schlacks said that ho bad received re-ceived no official notification of such action and could make no comment regarding re-garding Its significance. Railroad Notes. Beginning Juno IS, trains on the Nevada Ne-vada Northern will make direct con nection with Wrstiirn Pacific passenger trains at Shafter. thua making it possible pos-sible for the traveler leaving Ely at 7:30 In the morning to arrive In Salt Luke at 1:15 In tho afternoon of the same day. Tho second delegation of fifty persons, members of the American Library association, asso-ciation, en route from the Pacific coast to Iho east, arrived in Salt Lako yesterday yester-day morning, spent tho day in sightseeing sightsee-ing and continued their journey over tho Denver & Rio Grande, F. J Buiko of Dallas. Tex., division freight agent of tho International & Grvat Northern and Texas I'acifle railroads, rail-roads, and Jam os Stewart, commercial agent of the same lines, with headquarters headquar-ters at Denver, are in Salt Lake on official of-ficial business. ' Posltlvo assurance has-been given (o JoFoph E. Calnc. secretary of the Salt Lake Commercial club, that the Radnor excursion panics will slop at least a day In this city, either going' to or coming from the coast. Tho question wns raised Thursday when ono of tho parlies passed through with only a few minutes' stay-in stay-in the oily. 15. W. Newcomb. signal acent of tho Oregon Short Line, with headquarters at Ogdcn. was in the city yesterday in consultation con-sultation with the engineering officials here. |