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Show SALT LAKE I ROUTE NOTES On account of the heavy passenger business, it has been found necessary neces-sary to put on additional passenger trains. It is thought best to run 2) sections of trains one and two. This service will be installed sbon as the equipment can be arranged for, which should be about July 15. Mr. Frank Strong, F. M. Bigelow, Robert Sands and D. Ralston are a busy bunch these days. The word improvement is their slogan. A wireless from San Francisco, gives us the information that Manager Mana-ger Jas. A. McKay of the Western Union Telegraph office is in that city. A. F. McCulley is acting manager for the Western Union Telegraph company during the absence of Manager Man-ager McKay. Trainman Saunders and wife are visiting in Salt Lake City for a few days. A large number of the boys are laying off and visiting with their many friends throughout the country. coun-try. H Is rumored that Bill Yeager is a regular devil with an auto back there In Dakota. Conductor Wm. O'Rourke and family left for a thirty day visit with friends in Chicago and various points within the state of Ohio. We are inclined to think that Bill is going to do some Hob-Nobbing with the Ohio candidates. Supt. W. H. Smith accompanied by several officials of the Salt Lake route went east on No. 4 last Saturday Satur-day evening. According to reports in railway circles, it has been conceded that Milford Is the logical place for the additional dispatcher's office and It is understood that the additional office will be installed just as soon as possible. This means a great deal to the City of Milford as it will bring at least four families here as well as giving Milford more prestige pres-tige as a terminal point. Mrs. N. E. Grimes, mother-in-law of Telegrapher Geo. A. Trent, Is leaving for Denver, Colorado, where she will spend a few days visiting with her son. Dr. Wm. Holcomb and Chas. Holcomb. Supt of the Prudential Pru-dential insurance company. She will later return to Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Luedtke, are visiting with friends In Los Angeles An-geles for a couple of weeks. Business on the road remains exceptionally ex-ceptionally good tor this time of the year. Caller Daulton Hicks expects to leave the service of the Salt Lake route shortly to engage In other business. bus-iness. We feel that Daulton will make good. Conductor Port Moore brought the supply train into Milford last Saturday evening. The supply train left for the East Monday morning. The Caliente telegraph office has been called upon to furnish material mater-ial for the Chief Dispatcher located at Las Vegas, and Young Walker has answered the call. This places Andy on second trick with a relief man working third. It has been decided to use the present yard clerk's office for the new train dispatcher's office. Some of the petrified variety that have always made Milford their roosting place, sitting around with their hands crossed, wondering if Milford would be as large as San Francisco, are now having their weak eyes opened ui Vmi can hear this clnss of lizzards telling today what they could have done two years ago in the way of putting up houses cheap. It Is a pleasure to see this class of cross-roads variety get shoved shov-ed to one side by the live wire, get up and do it variety. Conductor White is contemplating contemplat-ing taking a long vacation with his family. He received his back pay check amounting to fifty-eight . cts. Have a good time, but bring back some of the change. There was a bird here in Milford that almost contracted for building material to build a house but his heart failed him. Might add that he is subject to a weak heart at all times. Mrs. Wm. Dawson, wife of Engineer Engi-neer Dawson, was a Milford visitor for a couple of days, returning to Salt Lake on train No. 4 Monday evening. ev-ening. Chas. Tullis, yard master is reported re-ported to be watching a big red apple ap-ple at Ashland, Oregon. One tallow pot asked another Brother Bro-ther some few mornings ago, what was the first thing that he learned to do when he went railroading. He spoke up at once and said: "Why, you Rube, I learned to make out a time slip of course. After having been sightseeing at the beaches and a side trip to Salt Lake, Eleanor Griffiths resumed her position with the promise company. Mrs. W. Lee Heidenerlch Is visiting vis-iting with her sister, Estella Manuel at Black Rock. It is said that Mrs. Heldenreich brought her sister a number of fine gold fish which she caught out of the Kaw river In Kansas Kan-sas City. The mechanical department is overly ov-erly proud with the great mileage that has been made with their power requiring but a few light repairs. The passenger business Is heavy to the extreme in hoth directions. Those desiring reservations should place their requests with Agent C. H. Cody as far ahead as possible. |
