Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-05
A NILE A MINUTE.
Sped Of The Delegates Train From
Salt Lake 10 Ogdsl.
PEACH DAY CELEBRATIONS nEnE


The Union Pacific train bearing tn,
! dclcg ,tUs 70 the Democratic State con.
ycu,i5n at Ogden today made the run
q 81 miles IN lu-t 4! minutes. A.h
was nOcg'ss.y in some places 10 slow
down 10 "a 4J.uilo an hour rate, II was
noces'ary, 10 make this time, to run Al
little more than mile .
minute sroui considerable por-
lion Of the distances. This IL n
remarkable feat Of fast running, CON
sidering that the train consisted Of
eight passenger coaches loaded to their
utmost capacity. In fact, there should
have been another coach on the train;
but there was not time TO place II there
after the large number to DO Rccommo.
dated had been Rscerlaincd. Tho
ttaiu was siilhtiy delayed In leaving,
owing to having to wait for the band.
II was not alon efrom this citylnorIh
that a fast run was made. The train
from Provo was smaller than that
which went 10 Ogden, consisting o.
threu pnsstnger coaches ami i1comO.
tive. This made the trip from Provo
iu 20 mlnuIce. Seven stoIs were
malvi whlcn would reduce the actual
running TINE 20 point where
tue fotly'elght miles took only about
1ho same number Of minutes. In
several places tue speed OF the train
was nearer seventy than sixty miles
an h ar.
rtts nft.r,,,ns- M. ff.-.,- ,,y.
efn uaiu came iu IN two sections, the
occasion thefoi.t to.ng a surprise 10
tue passenger department Of that road
In the success tllt followed its repre-
Hcntativsa IN tuvir efforts on Peach
ay at Grant Junction, u induce peo.
ulc there 10 extend their tflp 10 salt
Lake. or those who attended the IN.
turestlng ~, NJ vi Grand junction, 100
came on 10 Bali Lake City today. Tho
manner In which Weller, tue Salt
Lake champion, won the bicycle race
from tho COloTaiO crack bicycllsts wa.
surprise TO the Peach Day visitor.
who witnessed tho contest, and who
incied that the Colorado men would
have It all lheir own way.
The Union Pacific expects 10 carry
more passengers today 20 be In special
attendance At the Democratic con-
yeniion In Ogden, And will take them
On the 4:4i aud pm. trains, In time
Tor the interesting features Of the csn-
vention uominaNOua
Tbs 20 h National encamrment Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic,
which includes this year the specially
inirfestlng features attending the dedi-
cation of n national park at Chict-
manga, TeEn., will open at LouisyIllo,
KY, ON October II, ami continue
three days. For those who attend
from Salt Lake CITY, tue U nlon Pacific
announces specially low rate-fts
for tho round trip. Tickets will bs
sold September o. and s, and will DO
good returning until October u.
DR.. II. G. lliti aud Col. r.. w. Tat.
lock are among the Salt LAkers who
have announced their intention OF
heing present Mt the enoampmsnt. DIR.
liza has prepared 10 serve notice on
the q. A. X. that Salt Lake City will
expect the encampment Ia the year
1900, and will make preparations ao-
cOrIingly. Al present there would
not be- sufficient hotel accommodations
Ia this city, but i've years Il expected
to make the necessary change In this
respect. The "a. A. X. euuampmenls
are 40 large that several years. notice
of tho intended place Of holding IL
usual. Denver expects the national
Ia 1896.