Show RAILROAD NOTES I 1 mcentee of the 0 S L came up from salt lake today no 6 and no 2 passengers on the southern pacific came in 10 and three hours late respectively today frank B parker assistant superintendent of the union at evanston was in ogden last night william taylor lias been appointed night yardmaster on the union yards here in place of louis adlaz who resigned fo go into business the schenectady N locomotive works are preparing 10 freight locomotives for shipment to the cape government railways in south africa the american car and foundry company of detroit alch has received an order tor COO cars tor the northern spain railway the cars are to be made in detroit the contract has to be filled by march ast 1st the michigan central railroad has been experimenting with the oll process tor allaying dust on its roadbed nine miles between battle creek and the indiana line having been so treated the cost Is about 0 per mile using 2000 gallons ot oil per mile tho PUts burg locomotive works ot pittsburg pa has booked an order tor engines to be shipped to gualajara mexico there was recently tripped from the allegheny works of the company an engine to catan mexico where the shultz bridge and iron company branch of the amer loan bridge company Is now completing large warehouses german railway interests have contracted with the richmond va locomotive works for 2 improved locomotives the same manufactory Is executing an order from finland for 12 for delivery in march or april the government of finland wanted 30 locomotives in all but the richmond works could not turn them out the time specified general traffic manager S W eccles general manager bancroft gen eral superintendent E E calvin and bupt supt 0 motive power J F dunn camo in over the union pacific in a special last night at H p m granger had just made a trip over the granger branch of the short line the special went south over the oregon short line the santa fe railroad company operates miles of track there are men employed in the operation of the system on the entire system about freight trains and an equal number of passenger trains are in dally operation the santa fe operates seven passenger trains and twelve freight trains daily from chicago the last strike on the companas comp anys lines was the big A R U strike of 1894 the southern pacific magazine sunset for november has just been received and it anything is su perlor to the october number which itself equal led anything in tie magazine field there are a few changes in the makeup and style of the book but its editor says in alms and achievements there will be no change in the picturing of the nations border lands that look toward the sunset sea picturing by words and sketches by plots and photographs of merit the magazine has its field the southern pacific company is issuing a series of publications about the big trees of california which arc now beginning to be recognized as one of the most interesting wonders of the world the big tree primer designed tor the education of children on the subject also of value to old folks who like to acquire their knowledge easily will be sent to any address upon receipt of one cent to cover postage the big tree folder which Is a great deal more elaborate in illustration and contains additional facts will be mailed on receipt of two cents A special to the chicago chronicle from el paso texas says incorporation articles have been filed at santa fe N M for the el paso and rock island railroad from carrizoza carrizozo Carri zozo lincoln county to santa fe guadaloupe county to connect with the chicago northwestern railroad and the chicago rock island and mexico railroad of texas the capital Is ad vices from fort worth say that contractors will begin work on the rock islands el paso extension in january formal application las been made at austin tor a charter for the texas division of the el paso extension it will enter the state at the north line of sherman county and extend miles southwest through sherman dallman and hartley counties |