Show BABCOCK SCORES THE SHORT LINE ARGUMENTS The action of 1 the City City Council Council Counci I in granting the Short Line its its its' petition for fora a franchise to build a stat station on co continues to be the subject o of ot earn earnest st st. dl discussion among the railroad officials Assistant General Traffic Manager Babcock of ot the Rio Jio Grande In commenting commenting com upon the matter said aid If the profound line of oC reasoning and argument offered b by these very ver able Short Line attorneys vas as vas offered in a Police court in defence defence of ot a man manch ch charged with assault and battery that man would dead sure go to the cala cala- boose for the balance of ot his life R Railroad N Notes Note ote 1 Assistant General Traffic Manager Babcock of ot the Rio Graf d haS gone to Denver for a a. a few days 1 Ernest Smith in the office of General Agent I. I A. A Benton of Grande will today succeed Fred Knickerbocker as secretary to General Superintendent Calvin of the Oregon Sh Short t Line Ine It is the Rio Grande will shortly let contracts for the con construction con con- of fifty additional miles mlles of track from Delta t to Bu Buen n Vista |