Show RAILROAD NOTES tho employment on lower street complain that they are unable to get the greek laborers to go out to work the latter rather enjoy the life of dissipation they arc leading at arcs on lower street it is hard to get laborers to go out to work on the nevada improvement work because of the custom of collecting poll tax in nevada work was delayed on the cutoff cut off grade by the recent rain but is again progressing satisfactorily the grade for the sidings at west weber is also being constructed on account of the strikes at butte the short line is not handling its customary amount of coal destined for that busy mining dcamp the falling off in alie coal trade amounts to about three trains each way per day on the mccammon and montana lines mr right of way agent of the southern pacific co is in elko obtaining the rightson way for the new road to be constructed between osino and alie north fork the survey as adopted strikes northeast from osino in an air line then makes one long curve and runs southeast to the north fork the distance between osino and the north fork ig about six miles by section lines the old road between the points is full of curves and grades the new line cuts out the curves and the grades are overcome by tunnels 2590 and 1700 feet long respectively the new line will save fully one third the distance and all of the grades new york aaril 9 william strauss counsel for the minneapolis and st louis railroad company and land grant commissioner for the texas and pacific rail way company is dead at his homo in this city lie was fifty years old |