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Show RETRENCHMENT ON THE GOULD LINES A retrenchment policy on the Gould lines, including the Denver & Rio Grande, the Western Pacific, the Missouri, Mis-souri, Paclflo and the Iron Mountain & Southern railroads, will be inaugurated inaug-urated by President B. P. Bush on New Year's day which will mean a loss of approximately $50,000 yearly to the railroad employees in Utah. Following the recent announcement of the decrease In the force in the local passenger department. General Superintendent A. B. Appcrson has issued is-sued retrenchment instructions which will amount to between $18,000 and ?20.000. Several stations along the line of the Denver & Rio Grande in Utah will be closed, but the official list has not yet been announced During the last fewe days thirteen engineers have been dismissed. S V. Derrab, assistant general freight agent of the Denver & Rio Grande, has been called to Denver, and It Is generally understood that his isit is in connection with the reduction re-duction In his force. |