| Show RAILROAD NOTES operator J mckiver came in from hot springs nev today operator T west has gone to rozel for the southern pacific bupt supt E E calvin of the oregon short line was aln ogden today workmen are repairing the floor of the waiting room at the union depot today operator 0 F has returned to cosgrove Cos grovo after a leave ol 01 absence operator lloyd and wife of rozel are in ogden and will ao to portland on a visit the southern pacific pay oar Is expected to arrovo friday evening or saturday morning T M schumacher will assume tho duties of traffic manager odthe bregon short line at salt lake sunday today the staff of the rio grande western accounting department at lake leave for denver there to stay A special pullman car has been supplied by the company tha directors of the colorado and southern railway company today declared a semiannual semi annual dividend of 1 12 1 2 per cent on the first preferred stock an increase of 12 1 2 per cent over tho previous declaration the northeastern railway one of the great british systems Is to send representatives to this country in the persons of its general manager gen 1 eral freight agent locomotive superintendent in and dock engineer the general purpose of the visit will be to gain an exhaustive knowledge of railroad management in general and railroad dock construction in particular the directors of the southern company mot in new york today but transacted only routine business it was stated that no action was taken on the resignation of president hays tha executive committee of the union pacific railway also held a brief session at which it was said only routine business was considered president C 6 mellan today appointed william L darling chief engineer of the northern pacific railway company the appointment becoming september ast 1st mr darling succeeds edwin H mcgenty Mc Henty whose resignation was announced moro than a month ago mr darling has been connected with the northern pacific for many years J M herbert who recently succeeded J A fellmore as manager of the southern pacific was in ogden today having arrived on no C mr clerbert while courteous courte oua to the reporter decided to say anything on railroad matters tor publication ills trip over the alno Is supposed to be merely one of inspection and it Is probable that he will return in a few days he left for abo west on a special at ap m |