Show PAY CHECKS FOR THE SP HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE BEING distributed freight crews between ogden and montello now number not more than six the southern pacific pay checks arrived this morning and are stacked up a walting claimants at the various offices 0 the different departments at ogden while tho aggregate pay roll is perhaps not as largo this month as usual yet the sum total distributed to local employed emp loyes Is very large and is a potent factor in the commercial and business prosperity of tho city L A van dyko of the clerical staff in auditor office has received a merited vacation and accompanied by mrs van dyke left this morning for a wandering trip over the since the recent reduction in western freight crews six crews are holding down freight traffic between this city and montello superintendent manson will be home monday evening from a conference with southern pacific telegraphers at san francisco superintendent whitney and division engineer maitland left this morning for a business trip over the utan division and will spend some time in looking over conditions and improvements needed at evanston the central concrete abutments having been completed and made ready for viaduct structural steel Foreman eastmark Ea has moved his force of men back to tho east end of the work and will finish that up before tackling the western section the foundation work is being pushed along much faster than was anticipated and will be inspected by general manager bancroft and chief engineer ashton the clear warm weather of the past two days has had the effect of drying up the mud and the full force of men ia again employed nearly all departments of the southern pacific shop plant will be closed down for the usual saturday layoff lay off except tho car shops where the men will work right through president D T mccabe of the pennsylvania railroad system arrived from tho west over the southern pacific thorf morning and after briefly inspecting the business thoroughfares of ogden and railroad headquarters and its environments viron ments had his private car switched to a rio train and continued on to denver president mccabe accompanied compa nied by his wife and several members of his family have been touring chaat cities for nearly three and went west over the sunset lines after viewing points of interest along the scenic route and at denver the i family will return to their home in philadelphia general manager bancroft of the oregon short line arrived from the i at this afternoon and continued north on a special train ho awas accompanied by general superintendent dails and the two are likely to extend their trip to the coast before returning superintendent jones of the montana division of the oregon short line turned thursday night from a trip over the cache valley branch and left for pocatello in his private car on the early morning train |