Show from fridays standard L nelson and A saxton two southern pacific firemen from sparks nevada are 1 ogden taking examinations for positions as engineers thomas W jackman roundhouse foreman for the southern pacific co is unable to attend to bis duties today on account of sickness J A dails general inspector for the pullman company ia expected in bedea today on his way to portland ernest burboa the popular cashier of the pacific hotel at ogden is spending the day in salt lake V E lewis superintendent of hotels and dining car went down to salt lake in the interest of his department conference travel has started in earnest this being the opening day and notwithstanding the fact that the attendance of ogden people does not seem to be as heavy as on previous years the trains coming from the surrounding towns arc even heavier than before oregon short line train from the north known as the cache alley local had eleven coaches heavily loaded the need of the new cut across the fand ridge which now Is being built was keenly felt by the officials today and for several days since the trains have been running with no less than eight cars to a train which makes it almost impossible to get out of the ogden yards without losing three to five minutes A nw method of getting this heavy train of eleven coaches out this morning without the usual delay was given a trial when one of the switch engines was ordered and acted as a pusher until the train was over the bridge across the weber river this much of a success and is to be continued with all heavy trains running out ot ogden over the oregon choit line A new wheel lathe is being installed in the coach shops of hie oregon short line at ogden heretofore it has been necessary to take the wheels to the southern pacific machine shop when tires were to be changed with the increased demand for ars it has been decided that rather than baue a delay a new lathe would prove of much benefit hence the improvement under the new conditions all repairs to passenger equipment can be made within the walls of the new coach shop facilitating ery much in getting cars through the shop the livestock nevada to eastern markets has much in creaked during ahe last few days on an average of one hundred cars per day are being received at ogden and after being fed and watered the animals are sent on their journey the livestock movement coupled with the heavy freight traffic makes business in and tha local railroad offices very active the freight which is being handled is otilly merchandise and although it seems a little early 0 o figure on christmas good yet it is a fact that a greater part of the freight moving at this time is holiday goods at this time of the car the green fruit shipments from ahe west have in previous years been at the highest point but it is stated that the green fruit has not as let fairly started and that the large amount of freight moving is simply a general merchandise which is liable to continue as at the present for some months the companies have increased their forces and power as much as but seem to be lacking in caboose equipment some of the trains are now being sent out with outfit carb temporarily equipped tor bervice as A new departure in construction work was disclosed today when it was learned that the utah construction company with the aid of the southern pacific wih handle the work of laying the rails for the nevada northern railroad out of cobre nevada the south ern pacific Is to furnish the crew both for engine and train and will also furnish the cars it a understood that the work will he in charge of mr fitzpatrick a well known railroad man who has been identified with the oregon short line rio grando western and union pacific as a and has had about 35 i ears experience in work conductor van tassel and engineer freeman will handle the work for the railroad company in this connection it has also been learned that all three of these men were together during the construction days of the oregon short line in idaho and made a remarkable showing william kerns a switchman for the union pacific at kemmerrr Kemmer cr wyo Is in ogden |