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Show RAILROAD NOTES. F. H. Plalsted, aaalstant general freight agent for the Oregon Short Line, has gone to Denver to attend the trans-Missouri freight traffic men'a convention. ... Ira Tuttle. assistant general freight agent for tha Oregon Short Una, has gone to Idaho on business. ... The Salt Lake route. Denver Rio Grande and Oregon fhort Line, have announced an-nounced special ratea for the convention of the Utah Bankers' association wlhch will be held at Prove June 21 and 21.. ... E. C. Manson. general superintendent of the Oregon Short Line, left laat ulght for Chicago. He ex pacta to be absent about a week. ... 1 Can E. Stradley, chief engineer for the Oregon Short Line, baa returned from Idaho, where he went to Inspect the extension ex-tension work that la being made by the Short Line. Mr. Stradley expresses himself him-self aa pleaaed with the progress that la being made on tha varloua projects. e . . W. 8. Martin, aaalatant general manager man-ager of the Denver A Rio Grande, la In Salt Lake City cm. a short business trip. "Everything In Idaho Is booming. The crop conditions are better than they have been for yea re." aaya Joel L. Priest, Industrial In-dustrial agent for the Oregon Short Line, who la In Salt Lake City on business. .... J. O. Doollttle. general agent for the Rock Island, haa gone to Chicago on bual- . . . The Joya of outdoor Ufa In the Rocky mountains are pictured and described in a new booklet laaued by the passenger department, de-partment, Denver A Rio Grande railroad, entitled "Camping In the Rocklea." Besides Be-sides tha well executed cover design In color, depicting a party of campers enjoying en-joying the evening around the glowing embera of a camp fire, the book contain, thlrly-three excellent half-tone Illustration., Illustra-tion., showing tlctureeque ramping spots In the Rockies. Tha Introduction of the book waa written by Edward L. SaMn. who writes knowingly about plaoaa to go. aupplles to be taken, tackle to ba used and other valuable auggeetlona to tha man who contemplates an outdoor vacation. vaca-tion. Tha atory la supplemented by soma estlmatee. ahowlng tha cost of outing toura In Colorado, Vtah and New Mexico, which Includes railroad, hotel, carriage and olher Incidental axpenaea. Spaoa la also devoted to camping conveniences, sites, supplies, auggeetlona and aeaaona. |