| Show ITEMS after ticket scalpers alpers Sc railway construction We t at its meeting held in st dt louis recently the utah association fixed axed up and issued chairman rich kich a laist list of instructions to train agents conductors and collectors relative to the mariner man ner of handling these round trip tourist tickets sold at the missouri river biver these instructions demand that if the description in the ticket be not punched so as to fairly describe the ger eer the agent shall punch it and also see that it if is properly signed on the face in handling han handing dring the eastbound east bound portion of the ticket the train man is stationed to carefully scrutinize the passenger and satisfy himself as to whether the holder was the original purchaser ur chaser as indicated oy by the punched description Se if the description does not correspond with the passenger then the agent will take such steps as he may deem advisable such as requiring signature questioning the passenger as to residence asking for letters or other documents tending to prove identity asking when where and on what date the ticket was purchased or seek by any other means to identify the passenger if convinced that the ticket has been purchased at second secord hand the agent will write across the back of the coupon canceled 11 before an agent conductor or collector decides positively to cancel a ticket he must be absolutely sol sure that the ticket is in wrong hands alter after he has been fully convinced that the person presenting the ticket at is not the original purchaser then he will have a leg alright legal right to caneel cancel it supplementary instructions to train agents have also been issued by mr kich in which he says to them you will report to this office daily the total number of round trip tickets to colorado and utah points handled by you you should also keep a record of each colorado and utah tourist ticket handled by you showing bissu issuing ing 1 line polut pint of sale point in colorado or utah to which the ticket was sold point on the missouri river to or through which the ticket returns form number and name of purchaser it will be seen by this that whether or not there is any punishment by which to call down these scalpers alpers sc the roads are after them and will make their net nefarious arious business life red hot for them denver news 41 the he railway hallway aae in figuring up the aggregate railway construction in the country this year finds that during the first ten months main line track was laid in forty four states and territories ri on lines to the aggregate amount of miles of this amount tile the country west of the missouri river takes 96 lines and 2275 miles of track and colorado makes the excellent showing of six lines and miles ot of track the age in looking over the field ventures the estimate that from 1200 to 2000 miles more of new track will be added to complete the record of the year making the total new railway mileage of IM 1888 between and miles which will fully justify the estimates made by this journal in the early spring and confirmed in its july statement if only miles are built buiji th the record for 1888 will still ex aeed that of all but tour four previous years inthe in the history of the country namely i 1887 1886 of course the early setting in of very severe weather will have the effect to prevent the completion of some of et the work now in hand band considering the various conditions in the way of railway building during the present year oppressive anti railway legislation the embar em harassment of some of the great allm companies as the result of previous over building the excitements excite ments of a presidential election year the serious effects of the yellow fever epidemic in the south etc the large amount of railway construction which will go to the ahe credit of 1888 is remarkable 7 evidence of the steady growth of this country and shows that new railways continue to be a necessity and must continue to be built in colorado it is safe to predict that the amount of railway building in the coming year greatly exceed the mileage for 1888 the union pacific rio grande midland and rock island have various ahoua projects under advisement and Dume numerous rons surveying parties are in the bield barring unfavorable legislation the union pacific will witti without out doubt make a beginning on a iong ang projected scheme the building of its ita own owa line to he pacific coast his this route as projected contemplates the extension of the greeley salt lake and pacific now BOW operated from greeley to loveland oveland JL to a point on the utah central and from frisco the southern terminus of the last named road it is proposed to build an almo straight line to los angeles the union pacific officials 1 concede that they want to do this but they are hampered by detrimental legislation to such auch an extent as to virtually make any work impossible such a line would benefit colorado to an extent hard to realize giving as it would a very much shorter route to the pacific coast all of abich would mean a great deal for denver and the whore cholie state itoch irocky i Y no mountain buntain news nevus the omaha has bias an alleged interview with an ex engineer of the burlington system in which that party is made to say that on a certain in november the brotherhood having resolved to make the burlington and missouri kneel to their blading bidding will inaugurate a ger general teral strike throughout the country cou the interviewed man israde is made to utter niter some extremely rabid statements regarding the plans and purposes of the brother hood 00 and what the they would do with tb the e burlington and t th engineers employed p loyed by that the article b bears ears evidence of written to create a sensation 1 at aa en engine ine was at new haven able the 0 n a unique manner hi t heau was throwing the he sw let the en engine ne pass u upon p on th the mau t track c his bis shirt art sleeves e s caught u ah a I 1 ever in such a manner as to interfere with his movement before he be could d disentangle his garment from the swit switch it the engine left the rails and was bounding over the ties the ties were torn u up for a distance of about feet bp but athe the engine which was placed upon the rails after two hours work was not materially damaged the cast casc iron cable yokes for the denver city railway company weighing five thousand tons are being made I 1 in bradford england and will be shipped by way of galveston and aad the atchison and saute santafe fe railroad this transaction was used with effect in illinois and indiana in the late canvass and upon a mistaken statement of facts the eon contract tract upon sharp competition for several points was awarded award eel to a kansas kabbas city firm but it turned out that the tae men were actins acting as VAro gyokers kers tor for the english com company priny john johh crapelle the newly appointed superintendent of the idano idaho divis division ibn ox of the union pacific assumed the duties of his bis office yesterday his predecessor mr succeeds mr Blickens derfer as superintendent of the nebraska division rel he C hie ne sun says the official records or ds 13 fe that ahat during the month of octoba men were or injured on th the h M wyoming division ot of the union pac pacific fac |
