Show THE WORK OF THE A matter of interest all over the west their or their destination is not a subject of discussion by their own officers railroad notes the fact that the burlington has finished its survey to devils gate and that ogden Is the destination of its western extension is a matter of much comment by all railroad men except those ot the burlington itself their manner 0 declining to renew their traffic agreement with the rio grande and denver rio grande has been looked at in many lights and now comes the story that they may build in any old direction just so they can get to ogden and thence to the coast just when the burlington will strike the coast is one question and one which has interested many people in ogden washington and california the following Is from the chronicle san francisco of recent date HAS AN EYE ON HUMBOLDT BAY significant visit of a burlington official eureka humboldt county Is at present the source of much concern to more than one railroad corporation and according to C S malnes editor of the humboldt times who Is now in the city the little town on the north coast is apt to spring into greater prominence as a railroad terminus within a few years than the people there ever anticipated jamaes elvett superintendent of the building department of the burlington missouri river railroad with headquarters at lincoln neb returned here from a trip to eureka two days ago and according to malnes his visit there was one of much significance it is well known that the burlington will shortly be into ogden said malnes recently and there seems to be every indication that it will not stop when it reaches there it may be purely speculation but the burlington is being credited with an ambition to get into california and that may explain the purpose of visit to eureka and the gathering of data about terminal facilities there humboldt bay is a very good harbor and there is a way in which the burlington can go north from ogden follow the southern idaho line and secure a pass across the Sier rasto that point the chicago inter ocean says it is reported that the burlington system will be extended to ogden utah and that it has already purchased a lot of property there or terminal purposes and that several surveys from points on the billings route to ogden have been completed officials of the burlington refuse to discuss the report PARTY RATES attorneys of a few western railroads held another brief meeting yesterday at the headquarters of the western passenger association to discuss the question of how to compel the government to pay more than party rates for the transportation of soldiers the lawyers suggested that the best plan would be tor the railroads to abolish party rates but some roads have positively refused to do so A number of the roads have also settled accounts with the government tor military traffic ignoring an agreement made some time ago by the general passenger agents not to make any settlement on a party rate basis we cant get more than party rates on the soldiers we have carried 1 said a passenger official yesterday bu the railroads should agree W SOUK plan to get higher rates on the soldiers who soon will be coming bad from the philippines some of th roads will not agree to abolish part rates others are afraid to go into i pool and consequently the outlook Is poor for good profit from military trat alc chicago inter ocean |