| Show RAIt RAILROAD OAD NOTES The following Oregon Short Lin o offic officers c cers rs loft last night for a touro inspection inspection tion Hon of tho new branch of the road to to Yellowstone park General Manager r W W. II IL Bancroft and nel his hiR private secretary f Fred Pred II 11 Knickerbocker kr General Super SuporI I J J. J M. M Davis and his chief clerk II U. J. J Plumhof rind and General Passenger Pas Pa- Agent D. D E. E Burley S Several points of interest in tho the park will be visited by the party dunn during daring the trip Tho The rc regular lar season will ill open Juno TUDO 10 C C C Blair i Co William A. A Read RealI Co and William Solomon company managers for the tho syndicate which underwrote un Un- the bond issue for forthe forI I ho tho Western Pacific havo asked the I members of ot the tho syndicate for an extension extension exten exten- I sion of the bonds for one year from the date elate of expiration Jul July 1 It is is understood understood understood under under- stood that the thc extension is asked for in order to permit the tho consolidation of all aU of the Gould Goul interests in tho the west including in in- eluding the Denver Rio Rio- Grande Grandc the Rio Grande and the tho Western Vestern Pacific which con consolidation is expected to take place at a meeting of tho the stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders of the three roads Toads to be hel held in inIn July Tuly In addition to the consolidation it is expected that tho the stockholders will authorize tho the issuing of bonds to be bo secure secured by hy a l blanket mortgage c on all of the properties of the tho three roads C C CAfter After spending a week Teok in this city on business l' l E. E Wj Gillett Gillott traffic manager for tho the Las Las Las' Vegas egas cas 8 Tonopah left last night for Los Angeles C C C D D. P. P McCabe e vice president of tho the Pennsylvania spoilt a few hours in this cit city yesterday afternoon en n route east cast from the tho coast Durin During his brief stay Mr r McCabe was shown the sights ht of Zion including a trip to Saltair by hv Leon Engstrom local agent for the corn compan pany r J C C 9 II The Tho Milwaukee is preparing to install telephones for train dispatching between between between be be- tween Chicago o and Milwaukee and between between be be- tween Chicago and Savannah Samnah Tho The distance dIe dis t tance tanco between the former stations is ci eighty five eighty five miles while between tho thc lat hat attel tel tor it is miles The Tho Rock Island is also making plans to adopt adopt- a telephone system The first switchboard to be installed installed in in- stalled by tho the latter system will be at at- Topeka for the Kansas division of the tho southwest district It is estimated that it will cost in in the neighborhood of It is is planned to havo it in operation b by July 1 Other Oilier roa roads s also the the- tele tole are o contemplating replacing raph o-raph aph with the telephone amon among them being tho the Alton The rhe Burlington has already ins installed telephone systems on of its lines part 1 N II Evidence of returning pro prosperity is furnished b by the announcement that the Pittsburg Lake Erie Erio has ordered tho the Standard Steel Car company to begin e n the construction of 2000 nil all steel coke and gondola cars for that road The contract was ta originally awarded ed last summer Bummer but held up C C 4 rho Tho Wall Street Journal says sas that there thero will be he no revival of prosperity in inthis inthis inthis this country until tho the idle cars are aro put putto putto putto to work tWo We want more mOle steam less ls wind moro more work and Ie less talk moro more confidence confidence and less agitation states the Journal C C C A. A H. H Hanson passenger traffic manager manager man man- ager aser of tho the Illinois Central has been elected re-elected chairman of tho executive o committee of the tho Western Passenger association C I C The Frisco as a matter matler of ot economy conomy proposes to dispense with its train au au- ditora C It C CAn It C ItAn An or order er from Joseph Richardson I chairman of the tho Southeastern PH Passenger sen er I In n association with ith headquarters rs mit t Atlanta At At- lanta Ga Ca stat states that after aft r June 1 southern rn roads will vilI not mileage o books bk on their trains train rh The books bonk will has havo to bo ho d to the thA t ticket soil sell or ors or city ticket a agents ntH and anel exchanged I for tickets ticket's It C II IIAn All An enormous IJ passenger c. c hll business i iI is looked for this thi 8 Pae I that no previous year has shown the time number of inquiries for ro re ro- ro fares farNI ns q hl has this one While I ti tightening of the tho lines linos on account of the tho two two cent cent fare faro laws la ma nay mav havo o had har some some sorno effect vet there thero has haD been a n for or lo low Jow fares faron already to m an au enormous business I J Forced by bj- competition the tho Burlington toll yesterday announced a n reduction tion of uS 5 I cents per pel ton on all aJl Mall coal i shipped from W and toor Colorado lo to I Nebraska Points west WItt est of Grand Orand Inland hl The Tho howL nr rut enforced by th tho Union I Pacific ic oil followed an nn orrl order older r of t tie IC interstate inter inter- interI i i I state commerce commission C C C Chicago o terminal lines may maj- not per her 1 unit mit the parking parkin in their local loca yards of Pullman cars used for th tho t transportation rn I I I tion of to tho the Republican lican na national j I convention next month Its le Je I under the interstate law has lIns I questioned and whether it shall bo be II abandoned is now a l subject of 01 letter ballot by the roads rOMS interested I Simon Bamber er president of f the tho Salt SnIt Lake O Ogden den wont went to the junction june junc I tion city thi this thip mornin morning on business connected connected connected con con- with tho the entrance of his road into into in in- in to O Ogden den Th Tho Rio Grande Western broll brought ht o. o 0 people from the tIme so south th oo from Weber county count and OO from Park City this morning for the tue state high school chool moOt im-et i The visitors ill Tull be he taken homo borne tODi tonight ht i on special trains lel in leaving this thi city as al' follows R For tb the thc ROut south 11 1130 0 p. p m. m for i Park City 11 1110 10 p. p m. m for the tho north 1145 p p. p m. m I Tho The National Association of or far Car ar Li Lighting Engineers was waR or organized at Ogden Oden Thursday night ni A number of of cl electrical j f signal al engineers representing nt ng railroad di 1 divisions of tho western states wore present and took an active part parl in hi inthe tho the or organization T Tho c following u elected as officers for fol the ensuing year President A A. T 1 y chief dan ciau of tho the Chicago o L Northwestern railroad Chica Chicago o Ill first vice vicc dent E. E M. M f. f Cutting electrical engineer Southern Pacific railroad second vice vice- president A. A T. T Colleph ph electrical on on- Union Pacific secretary and treasurer G. G C. C Col Colgrove ro e chief en engineer Illinois Central railroad Chicago Ill III |
