Show WORK ABOUT TO START western pacific engineers open offices in salt lake city the salt lake herald says preparations Preparation a are now practically complete for the beginning of western pacific construction from salt lake and actual work will begin within ten days according to good authority the western pacific engineering offices in charge of M J wyche resident engineer opened yesterday in and atlas building virgil G bogue chief engineer of the road is expected in salt lake city within a week in this city the western pacific will have much work and will during its building employ many men the construction st of the road itself out from salt lake will not bo so great a local feature as will the building of new shop and terminals this will be done in connection with the bio grande road the new joint terminals and shops for ali two roads will cover much ground in the western portion of the city and will be a source of permanent employment for a large force of men in their construction alone it Is stated more than halt a million dollars will bo spent the actual construction of the road west trim salt lake will not be heavy work from a railroad building stand point it will be over an even country with few grades and curves tha heavy work will come in the sierras abro much rock work and tunneling will be necessary from this time on developments will come according to those who are in touch in the shape of actual moving of lart the opening of offices yesterday was a direct preliminary to this the rio grandc road is at the same time busy et ending to the new smelter site and arranging for ore hauling in this connection came the visit of A C ridgeway general man ager and IS J yard chief engineer the first affect of western pacific building and increase in rio grande traffic has already come in be con st ruction of an addition to tha present rio gaarde shops and the building of new cars tor that road in this city FARMER AND SMELTER interesting demonstration on crops in zones of smoke As if to further emphasize the tact that the smoke from the big washoe smelter at anaconda mont Is not damaging the farms of the deer lodge valley to the extent claimed by ranchers who have brought injunction and damage alts against the anaconda and washoe companies preparations are being made to hold a county agricultural fair at anaconda the first in the history of that city or county says an exchange the date for the opening of the fair Is september 21 and the promoters of it propose to make it the finest exhibition of agricultural products and fruit ever seen se en in the state and all raised in the smoke at a recent hearing of ono of the damage suits grass four feet tall grown jn some of the tailings and water flowing from the smelter was introduced in evidence evid enc and then the lawyers for the companies suggested the idea of charging the farmers for fertilizer judge hunt before whom in the united sates court the main suit against the smelter Is pending and by which it is aimed to permanently manent ly enjoin its operation has completed a personal inspection of the entire valley and has seen for himself the condition of the farms and live stock within the so called smoke zone the rand era and their attorneys at first objected to the judge making the trip or rather refused to give their consent to it but attar thinking it over and realizing the bad effect their objections must have they consented and accompanied tho judge on the tour of inspection the injunction caad will not be biard until late in the tall the general impress sion seema to be injunction against the smelter will not be granted the result will be awaited with profound interest in utah RIOTING IN PROGRESS tomo sept 7 4 p m it is reported that there Is rioting at 1 town with calba a population twenty ot miles cast or botelo fcc toral and the courthouse the pre to have been burned arc reported has been suspended business |