Show THE HAPLESS RAILROADS It will be hard work for the western roads even with a prosperous summer to make good their winter vinter losses The San Pedro was the first to catch it A hundred miles of road was swept away and several trains were overwhelmed but fortunately there was no loss of life But the loss of property was vas immense while the loss to business cannot be estimated It was a blow to Salt Lake and Los Angeles to the miners and farmers mers between the two wo cities a mighty loss to both through and local business Then the old Central Pacific had an experience cx- cx such aj has never been dreamed of since the be road was completed forty years ago The property property prop- prop erty loss can not be he even approximately estimated but ut it will be something appalling while the loss t c business at both terminals and through Nevada Nevadas is s another amount that cannot be estimated There has las been plenty of trouble on the tho Oregon Short Line jine but it has fought back the obstacles and prevented prevented pre- pre vented rented any long stoppages The Northern Pacific has ms suffered a great deal in Montana Idaho and and Washington but its disasters while costly have not been overwhelming But the culmination of f the he calamities has been on the Great Northern There has been a tragedy which dwarfs every other loss oss i in the the sorrow that accompanies it It has raped draped the state in mourning We Ve did not mention the Western Pacific in the above tove because its was simply a vast property loss to the company and brought no direct distress to business The old Union Pacific the Rio Grande and the Santa Fe Fc have pretty well fought back the winter but nit beyond the line in British Columbia the Canadian Canadian Cana- Cana dian urn Pacific has had its troubles and one tragedy through an avalanche only less serious than th that t o 0 1 the Great Northern The winter has been a phe- phe one one sure enough |