The record-union., 1897-07-04
WITHOUT DELAY OR MISHAP.
TRAINS MOVING THROUGH
UTAH AND COLORADO,
Endeavorers by Thousands Pouring
Through the Passes of the
Rocky Mountains.

! SALT LAKE, July 3.-The first Of
the Christian Endeavor trains arrived
this morning, the first delegation being
that from Ohio, about 700 strong. The
| city is commencing to fill up with the
visitors, and the prospects are that the
reception at Salt Lake beach late this
afternoon will be well attended.
Eleven trains were delivered to the
Rio Grande Western at Grand Junction
between 3 and $50 this morning, and
eleven more trains are following them
closely. About 5000 people will arrive
here from Grand Junction between 3
and this afternoon, and 5000 more
will arrive before daybreak tomorrow
| by the same route. The Maine and
Canada delegations will arrive here by
the Union Pacific at O'Clock this af-
ternoon. They will be served with din
ner upon their arrival and will then go
to Garfield Beach.
The Union Pacific people moved forty
two special trains from the Missouri
River between Wednesday evening and
Friday noon and estimate that they
carried So per cent. of the Christian
Endeavor people to the Rocky Mount
aims on their two main lines, turning
over part of the trains to the Denver
and Rio Grande at Denver and the re-
mainder to the Southern Pacific at Og-
den. Every train was run on scheduled
time without accident.
The next delegations due over the
Rio Grande Western are those from
Kansas, Iowa, Chicago, Missouri, Mich
igan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Tennessee, New York and the Field,
Farm and Fireside" party from Ohio.
The Southern Pacific will take out of
Ogden fifty-two special trains between
this morning and Tuesday morning.
The Oregon Short Line is bringing in
heavy trains from Montana and other
northern points.
Since early morning special trains
have been arriving in the city at short
| intervals, and tonight thousands of
strange faces are to be seen on the
streets. Restaurants and lodging
houses are already crowded, and by to-
morrow morning the city viii be liter
ally overrun with Christian Endeav1
orers.
The delegations arriving during the
day were: Ohio, West Virginia, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Wisconsin, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Canada, the Des Moines par
ty, the Lucas Iowa party and Bullock's s
party from Chicago.
Ten additional trains are scheduled
to arrive over the Rio Grande and
Western up to noon on Sunday. This
large traffic has been moved without a.
delay or mishap of any character. The
delegations yet to arrive are from Mich
igan, Nebraska, Kentucky, Tennessee
and New York.
1t was estimated that $50 Pullman
sleepers will be standing on the tracks
at the stations here tomorrow evening.
A large majority of the visitors who
arrived to-day went direct from the
depots to the Garfield and Salt Air
bathing resorts and then returned to
the city.
The programme of entertainment at
Salt Air beach was partly abandoned
owing to the non-arrival of President
Clark and the Massachusetts delega-
ton.
Visiting pastors will occupy pu1pits
in all the churches of the city to-mor-
row morning and evening. The feature
of the day will be a parade by the
visiting Endeavorers, and a grand mass
meeting at 2:30 p. m, in the great
Mormon Tabernacle, at which addresses
will be made by prominent speakers.
SPECIALS LINE THE WAY.
DENVER, July 3.-Since the Chris
tan Endeavor tourist movement began
on Wednesday forty-nine special and
twelve regular passenger trains have
gone west over the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, making a total of
sixty-one trains. The total number of
passengers is about 1900. It is esti-
mated that 1 500 more excursionists are
yet to go by this route, making the
grand total carried by the Denver and
Rio Grande in connection with the Rio
Grande Western 1850.
So far there has been no accident or
serious delay to any Of the trains west
of Denver. The Atlantic express from
the West to-day passed thirteen spe-
cials between Grand Junction and Sa-
Ida, and arrived at Denver only ten
! minutes late.