Show railroading IN AND OUT prom saturdays standard K H harraman Harrl man president of the southern pacific company Is preparing to sell a part of the oregon california railroad land grant in oregon this grant amounts to about four acres several years ago bome of the land vias at prices ranging from 5 to 25 then the remainder of the grant wa withdrawn at what prices the land will now be Is a matter tho oregon people will be greatly interested in finding out the salt lake tribune states that it ia an assured fact that the burlington Is coming to alon and saya the road will parallel the union pacific from evanston Ei anston to echo and up to park city and from that point it will parallel the rio graefle western to salt lake city this article has been much commented upon and has been laughed at by railroad men generally the chicago burlington or any other railroad will not go up through the mountains and hen down again for the purpose of entering any certain point not excepting salt lake city in these days of modern railroading the first consideration la the shortest route it will be remembered that at alie time of the lucan cutoff cut off acroca great salt lake it was an assured fact according to the tribune that the southern pacific would extend the line to salt lake just what route the burlington will take to enter this city has never been definitely stated however a surveyor who ia on the burlington pay roll stated a few ocels ago that the line would parallel the union pacific through the canyon and surveys have been made and it only remains for that company to make terms with the harraman Harrl man people whereby a portion of the right of way may be obtained otherwise it li said the line will be built and tests of the rock to be tunneled have been made in order that the burlington officials might know exactly what to expect circular 0 o has been issued by the freight department of the oregon short line and union pacific west of green river showing names of dealers and manufacturers located at points on and contiguous to the above lines the circular which is in book form has been compiled by general freight agent J A reeves and his assistants F II 11 plaisted and 0 ira tuttle A number of the books hac been sent to traveling freight agent cook and any merchant desiring one may obtain it by making application to that official i chief clerk charlie galland of As superintendent rotha office will leave on monday next for a visit during at the home of his parents at beatcice Beat sice nebraska he expects to be absent about two weeks C C morton S c farb in the southern pacific freight office loft for A to portland A here bo is to spend 1 a vacation ot two weeks has been received at ogden to tho effect that the legains of the boscu victims of the allkins wreck on the union are to bo bulled in rock wyo on next bionday AIon day at tho expense of the railroad company as none of tho bodies lias been identified cind ther etoie they could BOE be sent to relatives it is understood that mn W C Stig cr j wife of electrician suffers SU fiers one of the victims will go to rock springs to and ct tho funeral ns on of bodlos is that of her i |