Show from ui atily of anguil 27 THE CHANGES the mountain ot railroad consolidation which silt lake enthusiasts expected would change UK if from its present straggling location into one lofty graceful peak and move into the precincts ot capital has been in painful labor tor several months and has brought foith what the disappointed ones are free to call a mouse the consolidation has been effected and instead of the oregon short line the utah northern tho utah nevada the ogden syracuse the idaho central and the nevada pacific railway companies there is the oregon short line and utah northern railway company with charles francis adama of boston aa president the vica president at omaha has virtual control of alie system the general manager at salt lake reports to him and the superintendent in of the utah division em bracio one railroad and a couple of feeders designated in the first olli cial order as atif taws south of ogden reports to alie general manager instead of six presidents vice presidents boards of directors and superintendents with six separate armies of un ders trappers there is now one board B ith its officers and corps of assistants and those officers are scattered along the lice from taft salt shores of the dead aea to the rockbound coasts of cape cod and still has all the railroads salt lal e in addition to a copious portion of the broth lias received her proper recognition as a way station on one of the branch lines of the consolidation her railroad accounts are audited from omalia her officials report proceedings there her only ande amid the ruins bt this great fall is that she detill lias the I 1 U 0 which clings to her through all emergencies we are candid enough to believe that her faith in the little giant is well founded it has a good road is well equipped and splendidly managed its fondness tor salt lake liaa been frequently proved and is reciprocated but it comes to salt uke only that city lies on its road between denver and oden one good result at least can be gained from all these wonderful railroad changes the breadth and beauty of the english language can be as it never was before the salt lake editors can give the lexicographers odds in dunning the heights and depths and synonyms of that beautiful but imperfectly understood word MIRAGE |