Show railroading IN AND OUT OF from thursdays standard E L C case vice president of tha chicago great western arrived in seattle last night and in interview with the correspondent of the associated press stated that all the trunk lines were reaching out toward tha pacific coast and it was only a question of time when the principal systems of the country bould have pacific coast terminals the salt lake and ogden railroad has completed the line to layton and within a few days will begin running trains as far as that point it is the intention of the railroad to erect substantial depots at certain intertas Inter vas along the line between the mouzli or ogden canyon and salt lake city the grounds around toe depot will not be overlooked but will have nice lawns and flower beds to set off the buildings james horsburgh Hora burgh jr general agent of the San thera pacific company has received the completed figures on the full colonist movement to california foe the forty rix days ending october 31 they show that for the entire period a total of colonists bound tor california passed the companas comp anys of this number went through osden via el agoo via portland and via los angeles An goles new equipment has been delivered by the builders to the chicago northwestern for the overland limited the fast three d ay train to tho pacific coast one of the features of thesa cars 13 the new sleeping car equipment of latest design maximum size electric lighted pullmans these are fitted with ten a drawing room and two private compartments in each car and are intended for the chicago san service similar sleeping cars equipped with twelve sections one drawing room and one compartment will be operated on the chicago portland line during iia past fiscal year the pullman company carried pas an increase of 12 per cent over the preceding year and its cars traveled miles an increase of 9 per cent the total mileage of railways covered by contracts for the operation of this companas comp anys cars was the value of the manufactured products of tha we works of the company for the yer was and of rentals a total of 16 against for the previous year the crater tunnel on the great northern la about ready for use it coat Is feet long with approaches pro aches of feet and savea 1000 feet over the present line where here Is a curvature ot 10 per cent to round a huge bluff i A collision occurred in the freight bardi baat evening between an incoming freight train and one of the switch engines As near as can be learned the accident was due to the tact that the switch mans light waa blown out by the high wind which was raging at that time and before the engineer could receive the signal which was bing given the accident occurred at the twenty first street crossing in the freight yards that the engineer or fireman was not injured short of miraculous aa the entire cab of engine 1178 atis torn off and tho cab thrown down the embankment aalde from the damage to the switch engine the effect of the collision was slight the steam derrick and a number of laborers were eat to work clearing the track and in about an hour the engine was again on tha rails it will be necessary for the switch engine to receive repaire in the machine shop before being again placed in service it ws found necessary nece to place another sleeper on the limited train for the west yesterday oa account of tha heavy passenger ausnes busnes bus nes on this train the first cuss travel is beginning lo 10 again increase now that the reduced rates which have been in effect during the past two months have been abandoned the car which haa been built for the accommodation of the section foremen and bridge foremen to be used in making trips over the line arrived in ogden today and it may be used on the inspection train which will start over the entire harriman system tomorrow the car is made on a very elaborate scale has a seating capacity of about fifty it Is built on a flat car and seats such as are used in the day coaches line either aide with an alle in the center the seats are arranged in tiers so that the one seated anthe rear of the car can readily see all that Is in front the car is similar in every respect to the one which carried the newspapermen over tha union pacific some time ago H E dunn traveling passenger agent tor the oregon short line went north on the noon train the inspection parti composed oi general manager W H bancroft and general superintendent E bucking ham of the harriman lines together toge with all division superintendents tore men road masters and master acs will leave ogen tomorrow morn ing by special train for the north where they will inspect thoroughly all branches of the oregon short line before returning all harriman lines in this section will have been looked after and the officials assured that ala Is in readiness for the winter traffic W C beaver chief dispatcher foi the upion pacific at evanston la is the city V C ohara who has aboa employ ed as operator in the yard office at og den has been T J smith ir othala will be bot to pocatello Po catollo idaho where ha has been assigned trick as train dispatcher mrs clarence heath wife of chilel carlt to yardmaster cunningham la expected to arrive from tho east this evening she has been on an extended visit to greenville texas H V hillaker Hilll ker superintendent of tho utah division of the oregon short line la in |