The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-20
CONDUCTORS TAKE THE CITY
CARLOAD OF TRAINMEN ARRIVE
FROM THE EAST.
Think Salt Lake Should Have Been
Selected For the Next Convention
Visited the Tabernacle.

A carload of railway conductors ar
rived in the city yesterday morning
over the Rio Grande Western, and are
sidetracked at the Cullen. The train
was forty minutes late, but the con-
ductors took the matter philosophical
ly, knowing how such things occur.
The eXcursionists were met at the
depot by General Passenger Agent
Wadleigh and other railroad officials,
and rendered the freedom of the city,
which they at once accepted and pro-
ceeded to take. There are twenty-four
conductors in the party, and all of
them, with few exceptions, are accom-
panied by their wives. They are men,
berS of the National Order of Railway
Conductors and have been in attend
ance at the biennial convention at De-
troit. These members, however, left
before the convention adjourned, on a
tour Of sightseeing. The party left De-
troit in special car several days ago,
and, after seeing Denver, visited the
English colony of Colorado Springs,
and were then given free ride to the
summit of Pixies peak over the cog
Wheel railroad.
AT Grand Junction they were enter
tanned by the Daughters of Rebekah
and by the local Order of Railway
Conductors.
At IL o'clock yesterday morning the
excursiorists visited the tabernacle and
were complimented with an organ re-
cital, Professor Daynes officiating. At
ter visiting the various objects of in
terest in the city, they were given a
ride throughout the city and its sub
urbs over the Salt Lake City railway,
through the courtesy of Superintend-
ent Read.
mo Ir1c ln no ri Will n 10
run down to Saltair over the Salt Lake
& Los Angeles road. Some of them
will take along rubber suits and make
a dive in the lake.
The excursionists will leave tonight
for San Francisco, where they are
scheduled for two days, after which
they will return east, making a short
stop at this city.
Several of the eXcursionists, who were
enthusiastic in their praise of Salt Lake
City, were asked by a Herald reporter
how it happened that they did not
think of all of its natural advantages
as a convention city and vote to hold
their convention here in 1901. The only
excuse they could give was that they
had left Detroit before the question
came up, but, they stated, that the
Utah delegate made an earnest and
forcible plea, and worked very indus
triously for Salt Lake. Said one of the
conductors: st. Paul began working
two years ago, and made some head
way at that time in getting promises.
We ought to have had the convention
here, because there is so much to be
seen here, and all along the line in the
west. Salt Lake may come in next
time"
The party is personally conducted
by Conductor \. II. Brown of the
Fitchburg e Boston railroad, a veteran
railroad man, and d most courteous
gentleman
The oldest railroaders in the party. in
point of service, are: L. A. Haggett !
II years; A. H. Brown, So years, and E. !
Samuel Beaumont, 81 years. Said Mr. |
Beaumont to The Herald reporter:
Yes, [ have been a conductor nearly |
all of these many years; have seen |
many changes and improvements in |
railroad construction, and have been in
a number of observation-disclosures and |
smashups-but have never been in |
jured in the least. 1 have noticed that |
there are more men killed by the roads |
through their carelessness in walking |
on the tracks than otherwise. Some |
men will walk on double tracks when |
trains are likely to come from either or
both directions at the same time and |
stranger still, deaf men will walk on
a railroad track. Considering the num- |
cident is comparatively small"
Names of Excursionists.
The excursionists are as follows: II.
NJ. Bancroft and wife, Reading, Mass;
E. a. Haggett and wife. Boston. Mass.
E. S. Beaumont and wife, Fall River,
Mass; John f. White and wife. Bed
ford, Mass: Mrs. d. Carroll, New Ha-
ven, Conn: w. A. Osburn and wife.
Whitman, Mass; J. c. White and wife.
Providence, r. l.; J. Z. McLoon and
wife, Providence, r. l.; w. V. Drake.
Boston; w. F. Maher, Worcester,
Mass: S. V. Holman and wife, Boston,
Mass; NJ. /. Mann and wife. Woods
Vile. n. H.; F. ]. Flanagan and wife.
New Haven, Conn; c. A. Mcdonald. S.
Lord, Worcester, Mass; D. H Rob-
bins and wife, Rockport. Mass; Frank
4. Call and wife, Shortsville, n. Y:
\. II. Brown and wife, Boston. Mass;
:. A. Patterson and wife, Boston.
Mass; w. r. Page and wife, Boston.
Mass; NJ. d. Parks and wife, Boston,
Mass; F. w. Flint and wife, Windsor.
IT; G. B. Mapes and wife. Caha.set,
Mass; c. Y. Cleveland, Massachusetts. |
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