Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-24

paclty Of the tle-platlng machine de-
Ponds on the nlmbleness OF the crew
that Is running II, but ordinarily II
but @ few seconds to adjust the plates
on single tie
The ties are OF the best seasoned
redwood. and II one be found frao-
ton OF an inch short OF the regulation
length, or having any flaw In II what
ever, II IL rejected for use on The main
line The same cxaoting care Is eker-
claed IN selecting bridge timbers piles,
eto., not stick OF material being used
anywhere In the construction of the
main line that has the slightest blem-
lsh In IL,
There viii be no atwood brdges
on the entire line, only The best bridge
iron, manufactured by the American
Bridge company OF Pittsburgh, In nc
cordanco with tic plans and spec'hoa-
items Of the railway company's on
gInecrs. being used. Most Of the iron
'Or The bridges between Los Angeles
and Pomona is now on hand and ready
70 be erected chief OF these bird ges ~
ne one across the San Gabriel river,
Mrslstlng of three spans, two Of sixty
two feet each and one OF 100 feet eS-
elusive OF approaches. The steel for
mis- bridge win be- erected as son as
the track IN laid as far east as the
Hyer which VIII be In q yety snort
while.
Last Wodnogfay work was hcgun on
bridge No 4, just east OF the lloburt
yards This bridge spans a dry arroyo,
and IS neither very high nor very long,
hut II is being built strong enough to
Withstand JOhnstOwn food, steel
anc concrete being the material used.
Cf equal strength will De all the
bridges on the line, wooden trustees
ana lrussos being avoided az far as
possible.
Track laying between bridges viii
titGtess at the rate Of q mile " more
day, as the ioadbe1 Is all ready for
tho tlpa and rails except whore streams
or cnasms are tu be bridget, and these
must be sparned before the construc'
llcn train can push forward
A large force Of men Is rror.0yed In
tho Hobart yards engaged IN unload
INK aterials, beinging aud trimming
rails, plating ties, etc. L1borcrs arc
paid sl75 day, and nm my the
WUlkuen are found May different
types \ Goodly number are of tho
peon type, but there are also Amer
lean and European worklngmen, and
even some college graduates Some men
are working for the Salt Lake Rallrond
now an common laborers who will MI
lucrative and responsible positions with
the company by and by These men
recognize that by starting In at the
bottom with rich and growing cor
poratlon like the Salt Lake Railroad
company, they are bound 70 see many
chances for promotion within the next
few years and faithful service Is pref
ty sure to bring It's reward. Jobs are
awaiting men on the Salt Lake road
men who are willing and able to work
Not all Of the present working force
IL employed ON the new construction
Large gangs Of men are busy recon
structing the old Terminal track be-
tween Los Angeles and East San Pc
dro. This Is being rebuilt with the
same regard 10 durability and possl-
billty for making speed, az the salt
Lake extension, Curves are being
eliminated grades reduced and heavier
rails laid down. AT one point In the
nelghborhood of Clearwater, a tangent
is being put In that eliminates five
curves. This IL q sample Of the linz
provements IN engineering, alone,
which viii reduce the running time be-
tween Los Angeles and Long Beach at
least ten minutes
All up and down the track trains are
busy hauling ballast and other mate
rails TO dress up the track 10 the re-
qulred standard, and such portions as
are already finished are rs fine to ride
over az any railroad track IN the coun-
try,
A new freight depot on Anderson
street, Just completed, and q big roun-
house ut Fourth street and the river
Just begun, are among other expensive
improvements inaugurated by the
company. "a U.
Taking II all In all, II looks as if
the Salt Lake road had come to stay