Show I 1 LN N RAILWAY CIRCLES discussing inventor edison ss sew new lelec elee trie trio motor ban fete valley ballway extension thi bio RIG grande western bar lay build to the cout coast southern Sont tern earnings etc it is understood that one of the passenger trains tanning running between butte city and pocatello will be discontinued alter the ath instant it is claimed that the utah pool roads are the only pool roads in the country to make two third rates for the round trip to commercial travelers traveler ep the tickets being good for ten days the exchange journal To says aye that upon the completion of it its branch line into eureka utah t the he rio G grande rande western will W ill have 1118 miles of branch lines to add to its miles of main road the tabor investment company proposes to build a railroad from halley to boise city and other points it if tha people of halley will guarantee a 11 bonus of on the construction of a railroad to the gold belt in the state circuit court at salem oregon october judge boise denied the application of the union pacific and southern pacific companies tor for a writ of review against the oregon railroad commission and decided that the commission has power to fix rates and has properly exercised the same that its reduction of freight rates was made after properly considering the value of the roads and the cost of service in the course 0 a few yea years rethe the locomotive of to day will be but rarely seen 11 eaid said general superintendent colli collins ns of the chicago milwaukee A st paul road in speaking of inventor Edi sons latest project in the electric motor line the companies will be quick enough to take it up for their own uee use as everyone is on the alert tor for progression and will gladly welcome anything new and practical as I 1 think this motor is the report of the secretary of the southern pacific oona gompay pany shows that the earnings of the pacific system of the company for the nine months ending october 1 1891 were as follows from passenger business 34 freight 94 miscellaneous GC GG 02 total 30 this is is far and away ahead of the total for any nine months in the history of th the system too operating expenses for that period were 61 leaving net earnings of 09 69 the rio grande western weste rn may be a extended to the pact pacific alc coast coas t before long it is authoritatively quoted in railroad circles that a strong proposition hag has been made the he t western weste rn to extend the line the san francisco traffic association is making a mighty effort to break the yoke of the southern pacific and offers a bonus of ta t to 0 the western or any other road ro ad that will build a lice line into san francisco the southern pacific v virtually own that city and it is the only railroad operating a line into it the merchants and manufacturers have organized a traffic association and have offered the bonus bonne which is great enough to build one third of odthe the distance that the rio grande western would have to construct the nephi ensign learns that the sanpete railway is now sure to be extended to manti mantl this fall the facts are that the money which was asked of the people of juab and sanpete counties has been raised and the railroad officials are now conscious of it and it is expected that soon at alter t er november let the road will pass into the bands hands of the union pacific the latter road claims to have iron ties etc etca in readiness to comple the narrow gauge to mantl within about three weeks from time contract is begun began the denver news gays says colonel D C andge on behalf of the rio grande ga nde western has just closed c a contract for about tons of rails to be used on the lines of that road in utah the company had previously famished furnished theroan the road with tons assistant general manager woods of the chicago alton road thought the invention would revolutionize traffic but the cost it would save would be needed to keep the road beds bedd in repair the higher rate of speed an engine travels be he said the heavier and more firm must be the road roadbed bed the expenses of constantly attending to the rc road ad bed the ballast the rails and ties would about about eat up all hat that could be saved by lessening the running expenses mr edison has a great invention and the railroads of the country will eventual ly take it up but I 1 think it will be some time more before they do there are so many engines in use and they represent r such an enormous expenditure of ok money that railroad companies will wil not be e in too great haste to set be t them theras aside side but bat as the old ones wear out the new motors will take their place |