Show RAILROAD NOTES hoyt sherman salt lake agnit the colorado southern is in today H B kooser of the missouri pacific with headquarters in salt lake was in ogden today master of construction A dheur Is giving personal attention to the work going on at natchez on the southern pacific superintendent park ot tho wyoming division of the union pacific came in today froni cheyenne on bis special car oil 1 B young went outto stone house on atie southern to take the position 0 t 11 J ford who Is ln san on leave of absence yesterday was the banner fruit day tor the union pacific seven trains went east six singles with 22 cars each and a double header with 30 cars general superintendent E E calvin of the oregon short line came in from the north last evening and went through to salt lake joa young superintendent of the utah division of the oregon short line came in from swan lake ida last night and went on to salt lake dining car no went out today on no 7 of the oregon short line inaugurating the new dining car service on the oregon short line between ogden and butte the gravel pits at Love locks have been exhausted and the big shovel and other tools are moved to natchez where another pit has been opened and men are busily engaged in putting in side tracks and switches A party of the officials of the road by representatives newspapers went as far as pocatello en the initial trip today the interior of the car was beautifully decorate with roses and other engineers H D mapes E H line and left on S P no 5 for an extended trip through northern california and oregon they will stop at the famous shasta at port lana astoria and ane seaside resorts of oregon they expect to be gone about 6 days the california nevada railroad will resume operations july under charge of receiver A A grant the road will be thus operated until minor matters connected with the title of the property have been settled in court then it is understood the santa fe will take the line the new cars are palatial wonders wo among the achievements of tho aull man service and are probably ahe b st furnished and fitted up dining cars in the west especial has ben given bythe commissary department that all fish and game fruit and vegetables furnished from utah and maho are given preference the oregon short line is made defendant in a damage suit at prove elijah peck 0 lehl is the plaintiff he ws injured about a year ago by being struck by an oregon short line train while driving across the track both horses were killed and he claims to have been permanently injured cl S williams freight agent for the chicago milwaukee st paul was lr ogden today on his return from wyoming where he has been interviewing the wool owners in the interest jf his road ho says the only wool being ped ini that is to transfer tc from piedmont Hlll lard and etheri shearing camps to everston Ev arston for storage field engineers are at work along the line of the sioux falls and northwestern Northwest erp railroad between sioux falls and madison although local capitalists are ostensibly at the bead of the new line it Is thought that some of the eastern great trunk lines are behind the movement for the new road in the account of engineer lees funeral yesterday two errors were made the funeral party came from salt lake on oregon short line no 1 and the age of his son Is 9 instead of 20 as given to the reporter the different orders desire to thank the oregon short line management and especially W J tollerton division master mechanic for their kind and considerate treatment of the relatives and friends of the deceased another big wyoming excursion will come in over ibbe union pacific on the of this month these midsummer excursions bring a large number ot people to ogden and salt lake and they return to their homes better ac with the intel mountain country the rate Is less than 1 beut per mile and that Is a good move of the union pacific to interest people in ogden the state board ot equalization gave out yesterday the assessment of railroads la the state for taxation purposes la the year 1900 those centering at ogden are rio grande short line cen aral pacific union pacific union railway depot co ogden hot springs the total railway valuation in the state 1 of which weber county possesses the coal at winnemucca belonging to the southern pacific continues on fire it Is learned and will result in greater loss than the fire in the coal at carlan at cariln the alre is only shouldering ing not yet having broke into open fire as is that at winnemucca gangs of men are constantly at work shifting the coal at both places but the dense volumes of smoke and poisonous gases prevent their work from being as effective it might otherwise be the oregon short line track between pocatello and glens ferry as a marvel of smoothness since the ballasting and reduction of grade have been completed the line runs through a long level stretch of country bare and an approaching train can seen tor milea rendering collisions or accidents partaking of that character almost impossible the schedule time on this piece of road is forty five miles an hour but frequently trains on special rung have made from fifty five to sixty miles per hour one record run has been made from glens ferry to pocatello a distance of miles in two hours and four minutes A now depot Is to be erected on the line of the union pacific work to be started at once it will be at aspen and men were sent up last night to begin i j |