Show COLONISTS COLONIST C R u W jy T ier 11 r E 1 I my ft AIN S HUNDREDS ARE NOW GOING THROUGH OGDEN supt bupt whitney of union pacific E expects x pacts s big increase in freight business As a result of tho the special colonist rate to the pacific coast which went into effect on sunday morning last passenger traffic on railroads centering at ogden has increased tenfold during the last twenty four hours and the rush westward from east eastern and central states promis ep to continue tor for tile the sixty days in which these special schedules remain in effect union pacific train no 3 came in from tho the east this morning in two sections and continued west over the southern pacific in the same saine order in order to accommodate the hundreds of colonists en route to the pacific coast states and the operating department of the harriman Harrl man system has pa perfected r every arrangement necessary for handling the coming multitude seeking homes in the far west practically the same condition obtains on the rio grande system and colonist passengers arrived in ogden over that road this afternoon and continued west on southern pacific trains four passenger train crews were deadheaded dead headed from ogden to grand junction tuesday afternoon and hereafter as long as the rush continues all passenger trains from the south on the rio grande line will arrive in two or more sections darius miller first vice president of the burlington company arrived from tile tho south over tho the rio grande road this afternoon and Is now in salt lake city on business considered of an important nature it is believed mr miller will extend Us his visit ta to ogden during his present western trip the arrival of vice president miller in utah so soon after the arrival and departure of president thill of the great northern road has set gossip rife at railroad headquarters arters in this city and more or less significance is attached to the visit of these prominent railroad officials in connection with tho ta ho rumored sale of the bamberger Bamberg cr road to the burlington system I 1 superintendent nten dent whitney returned this morning from an extended trip over the utah divisi division orf and reports freight traffic as gradually increasing on the union pacific road ho he adds that traffic il is slowly assuming normal conditions once more and that the coal shipments west and north and the ce mont ment business from devils blide illde Is felt perceptibly at this time air wi whitney is optimistic in his views of the future and expresses the opinion that within thirty lays days the tide of business will leave materially In increase edan ed ln volume on all roads entering enteria g og den wu ting fang chinese ambassador to the united st states ettes and hs his suite passed through ogden this aftem afternoon oon en route to washington the party consisted of the ambassador several of his youthful nephews who will at 1 tend eastern colleges three private secretaries and a retinue of servants extensive and numerous enough to run a hotel several of the ambassadorial party went through on no 10 this morning and attracted more than pass I 1 1 ing interest by the oriental costumes and gorgeous silk wearing apparel the ambassador occupied a pullman stateroom and was invisible to the curious but others of the suite were scattered from the standard sleeper to the tourist cars the present storm is almost entirely I 1 of a a local character and manager camp jamp of the railroad telegraph boffl ce reports weather clear and nice east west north and south I 1 the federal nine hour railroad law went into effect this morning and local railroad officials maintain that every provision in the statute will be strictly enforced on an the different lines entering this city arrangements to this end have been perfected during the last few weeks and no material or radical changes will be necessary at this time the now new wage schedule for rio grando grande telegraph operators went into effect this morning and as yet the telegraphers have made no move indicating that a strike is likely to occur at this time the members of the grievance committee are still in session at denver and local members of the 0 R T say that the he result of the h conference e wl not be known for several days geneal general manager george vallery ot 0 the colorado midland railroad came up from denver on the rio grande this afternoon and his car was detached from the train at salt lake washington march 3 the secretary of the agriculture Is authorized to create the calaveras talaveras Cala veras big tree national forest in california by a bill passed by the senate today the bill permits an exchange of timber on public lands for the big tree forests forest |