Show RAILROAD NOTES U S berar of the colorado jud land Is in ogden today work Is expected to commence nex week on fame pacific cut ot work A H jones of st louis super ln ot the toledo and st louis railroad was in oad this morning R 8 bubla tra velling passenger agent for the union pacific returned this morning from a trip to cheyenne rio granda western traveling agent hunt Is arranging to take the ogden on an excursion to salt lake cm june 12 the new york evening post in discussing the new york central presidency today says the office may be offered to C S mellan ot the northern pacific private car belonging to president burt of the union pacific Is in ogden mr burt took an overland trip from uvada to loa angeles recently and Is now in fian francisco he ila expected to return with president train mrs hetty green reported to be the wealthiest woman in the world and who owns heavily in several railroad systems passed eastward through og 1 den this noon L C jarles superintendent of construction st or winters parson boomer R R construction co of butte Is visiting his mother mrs E C jarels of twenty sixth street chairman macleod of the western passenger association Is trying to make arrangements with chairman farmer ot the joint passenger committee lor the conference of eastern and western lines on the subject estial rates from kansas city the proposal for a conference was made by the eastern lines and the western roads have announced their willingness to meet and discuss the situation the action ot the wabash in making a further cut in rates while arrangements or a conference were pending is not regarded by the western roads as tending to promote harmony on the contrary it has made the western lines more determined than ever not to let the wabash make lower rates than they do to the east the war over differential passenger rates is steadly progressing another cut in rates from kansas city to all points east of detroit was announced yesterday by the wabash which is determined ter mined to retain its privilege of quoting lower rates from kansas city to the east than any of its rivals make via st louis and chicago regardless of the fact that the wabash has the shortest route by several hours has as good care as any road and its patrons do not have to make any changes of cars as those of all other lines must do at least in st louis or chicago the latest cut of the wabash makes a rate of 2390 from kansas city to new york a corresponding reduction being made to all other eastern points all the lines from kansas city to st louis and chicago will today put into effect the same through rates to the east as are made by the wabash they are letting the wabash take the initiative for the present in reducing rates and merely following its example officials of some of the western roads however are beginning to talk about making the wabash realize that rate cutting Is a game at which two or more can play |