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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Weber Club Members Who We're Instrumental in Securing tn

the resumption of work where it was
interrupted by the death of Mr.. Hunt
ington.
Re izing that the local traffic of al
Utah was but an incident in the great
transcOntinental business of the Harri-
mar system. the Organiza ton bent its
energies toward presenting facts show
ing that the shortest and best route
v-2s through ogden.
l. B. Adams at a discussion Of the
situation in the club rooms expressed
the condition tersely thus: The South
arn Pacific has for thirty-twO years
been travelling a horseshoe bend
around the north end Of the lake. They
decided 10 spend millions of dollars to
avoid it, Now if they go by Salt Lake
they viii simply turn the horseshoe
over and still travel the bend and the
big expenditure would be wasted"
This was the germ of Ogden's argu-
ments sll the way through.
In April. May and June the company
was engaged i'm getting its rights of
way from Ogden 10 the lake, this being
/ in pursuance of instructions issued by
Mr.. Huntington before his death. The
club watched the progress of the negO-
s tiatiOnS for rights of way and assisted
in settling disputes in an amicable
T
general officers was never called to
the work except in an agreeable man
ner. The real work OF the club in the
/ interest Of the enterprise may be said
{ TO have started with the visit of Pres
ident Hays and Mr. kruttsChnitt 70
/ this city. the former en- route east for
! a conference with Mr.. Hartman, soon
after the latter gained control of the
+ system. Mayor Browning was at that
! time president of the club
/ When it was learned that Mr.. Hays
? and Mr. Kruttschnitt were about to
arrive in the city an invitation was
/ extended them 10 stop over and par
take of the Weber club hospitality
( The offer was accepted and the party
was taken for a drive up Ogden can
yon. was shown the power plant, the
suga~ factory. and incidentally appUiseC
1T the canning and other industries
The club AT that time had not opened
its dining room. but an elaborate ban
quet was prepared for the party at tbs
Reed hotel. Prominent citizens attend
ed and felic't6us speeches We're made
by hosts and guests.
At this time a telegram was received
from Salt Lake. asking the party t,
visit the capital city. Kruttschnit
sent regrets. saying that they were on
on a trip of inspection and that the s
2. system extended no farther thar
Ogden
! score one for the Weber. club.
Men Who Did the Business.
At the reorganization of the club tn
following We're appointed a committee
on railroads. David Eccles. F. J. Kie
sci, john Watson, Joseph Sc0wcrofJ, J
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OCDEN. Feb. Ia. Mark Twain
speaks Of a certain character as
" possessing the calm confidence
OF Christian-with four aces.
The mas-r portion Of the Weber club
members and other citizens of Ogden
were I'm the same frame Of mind through
most Of the time that the fate of the
ciys railroad terminal prestige APP
1eared TO hang in the balance. Never
tha.ess. the contest waged by the
Weber club through its committee to
insure the construction of the Ogden
Luci0 CUTOFF across the lake and there
by prevent the terminal Of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific from be
l1E transferred to salt Lake by the
building of the route 10 the south of
la' Great salt lake was an active one.
llI Cd. interest from the beginning TO
me end of the game. The situation had
IT'S 1rS1uietiug features. 1t was OBJ
served that the other players-the salt
iaE'rs-appeared also 20 have the
'a'm confidence of "a Christian with
.o1r aces and there was no tellinS
our that they might lay down royal
1lS1 tO beat even the four aces.
The strong points i'm favor of Salt
LAKE were that it possessed perhaps
NFe0 times the population OF ogden,
Was the great center of the mining in
-lsirN headquarters of the Mormon
,,lur.n. capital OF the state and the
@egca for intermoIntain tourist travel
Nl1er things being equal. the railroads
would certainly build through salt
lake City. The very existence of Og-
n ass a city was almost threatened.
-le original plan of building across the
ahe was the favored scheme of the
7le Coils p. Huntington. tt was APP
proved by his assistant. Mr.. krUty-
s-nnitt. and his engineer. Mr. Hood,
-l preparations were being made n
,'e midsummer Of 1900 for immediate
= putting into execution the plan of
.lNqlne the -Testle along the route al
lady surveyed. But one August day
Tr'h IN the Adirondack mountains. Mr.
ollnEton died. and soon afterwards
" D. Hartman, at the head of a syn
Sd,e, secured control not only of the
o'hefn Pacific but the UniOG Pacific
wen This made the entire situation
Esaln uncertain. Mr.. Hartman anC
associates were new and unfamiliar
the project. As President Charles
nays and Mr.. Kruttschnitt bOtl
"a al different times and were report
~ The Herald: THE change il
retsfshlp makes it necessary to sus
an me work. hold the plans in abey
hi ana consult new people. We have
slh over again at the start"
Ina gas the mission of the Weber clui
ibe rs committee to assist in postin;
Az" owners anG bringing abou
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S. Noble, George H. Corse. Mr.. Corse
and Mr.. Noble, from their positions
with the railroad company, could not
act, but others were named, as the
importance OF the question demanded
additional assistance. President
Wright and Secretary Hollingsworth
were placed on the committee; also
Mayor Browning, Judge ROlapp and
Thomas d. Dee. a few days before
the final conference. Mr. Glasmann,
who had in the meantime become may
or. was named on the committee, but
was not present when the conference
was held last Monday. There was
little done for several months during
the summer, but in the meantime,
yielding to requests from Salt Lake.
MI Hartman had ordered new and
more accurate surveys made-One
south around to the capital city, an
other across from ogden to the prom
OntOry. thence up the prOmOntOry
around the west arm of the lake, and
a third straight across the lake, merely
touching promOntOry point. The We
Der club committee sent Mr. Krutt-
schnitt and Mr.. Hood clippings of
most newspaper articles from the Salt
Lake papers bearing on the subject
that appeared during the summer. The
whether they favored the Ogden route
or not, the underlying theory being
that Ogden had nothing to lose by a
complete explanation of the facts or of
matters reported as facts. But in the
meantime the old surveys were checked
over and new Cnes made by the engin-
GERS. And right there the fate of the
salt Lake route went glimmering,
when out in a desert camp the engin-
GERS finished checking their figures and
found total distance Of twenty-six
miles farther by the nearest route from
Lucin to Salt Lake than from Lucin
10 Ogden. Thirty-seven miles more
from Salt Lake TO Ogden, or at least
thirty more from salt Lake to Uintah.
made the distance prohibitive.
( The club committee however. had
a map of its own made-not for sub
/ mission to the road officials but to
work from in preparing data and
studying the situation About this
I time it was learned that the Southern
/ Pacific was contracting for a lot of pill
ing in Texas, and the committee
I marked another score for Ogden. The
Z purchase of certain machinery for the
( shops and the great increase in their
! preparations for work showed that the
/ company was going ahead with tae
work Then came positive and definite
announcement from Mr.. Kruttschnitt
at Omaha that the Ogden-Lucin route
had been chosen. and work would start
at once. The Herald, il will be remem-
bered, published this announcement
prominently on The first page. It was a
special dispatch. but the special line
was omitted. and this gave rise "a
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told how the lake had receded even
within his memory and explaining by
geological evidence that the very spot
above which they were then sitting
and even half way UP the Wasatch
mountains to the east had once been
under the waters of this lake
This argument was further confirmed
by a copy of the scientific work,
"Utah's Great Salt Lake" by Profess
sor J. Z. Talmage of Salt Lake and
introduced by Judge Dee. Mr.. Burt
and Mr. Kruttschnitt asked to keep the
book and each got a copy.
Important facts were supplied by
David EcCles, who built Saltair pa
vilion, and explained that it was i'm
possible to drive the piles in the hard
clay bottom by means of the ordinary
method, but that by forcing a jet Of
steam against the spot where il was
desired to sink the pile the timber
could be easily dropped into place and
afterwards remained firm. This inter
ested Mr.. Kruttschnitt. Who made
notes and asked many questions.
Then came Mr.. Kiesel. whose prac-
teal experience with the Syracuse
salt works near the lake had enabled
him to state that artesian wells gave
an ample supply Of water good for
Q
purposes. Here Kruttschnitt made
/ more notes
hA-Mayor Browning, Judge Dee.
/ Judge ROlapp and Mr.. Watson also
/ spoke in reply 10 questions, for the
/ conference by this time had become a
/ running conversation.
Data secured from the weather bu-
reau about the rise and fall of the lake
( and about the precipitation for various
I years. was submitted. An important
. fact noted first by Mr.. Kruttschnitt
was that the quantity Of precipitation
I apparently had nothing 10 do with the
( rise and fall Of the lake The railroad
I gentlemen present asked for copies OF
4 the data submitted and then came
/ Secretary HollingsWorth. who in a
( snort time, had typewriter copies of
| the data in the hands Of each. Here is
( the one relating 10 the rise and fall of
/ the lake.
Salt Lake Raad;,oe
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the state in the hands of yourselves
and associates
DAVID ECCLES.
F. J. KIESEL,
A. T. WRIGHT,
EHE C-THNEN-C
SIDNEY STEVENS.


F. J. KIESEL..
A. T. WRIGHT.
SIDNEY STEVENS.
From Houston, Tex. under date of
Feb. 5, Mr.. Kruttschnitt telegraphed F.
J. Kiesel and others. committee of Og-
den Business Mems association: Your
telegram to Mr.. Hartman. He has
instructed me to acknowledge telegram
relating to protest of citizens of Salt
Lake, and to confer with you about
the matter, which 1 shall take pleasure
in doing shortly on my return to Cali
fornia. Will advise date later"
Secret Sunday Visit.
The Ogden committee was continu-
ously in close touch with the move
ments of Kruttschnitt. Burt. Hood and
Berry The former changed his plan
and did not go to California. This
change of plan was known to the COM
mittee, but was not made public. and,
unbeknown to dozen people in the
capital city. the Southern Pacific man
ager passed through their city Sun
day afternoon in his private car, at
tached to the regular Rio Grande train.
instead of coming III from the west, as
was announced.
Mr. Kruttschnitt spent all Of Sunday
afternoon in Ogden consulting with
Southern Pacific local officials and 9th
ers before the conference. In the
meantime, too. the Ogden committee
had been promptly appriSed that
through influences in Salt Lake Mr.
Burt had been induced to change his
plan of hearing the Salt Lake side of
the case in ogden and would 90 to
the Capital city for heart to heart
talk" But this gave the Ogden COM
mittee the first say and they made
ready TO say il. Mr.. EccIes and Mr..
I kiesel had both gone north and both
returned at great personal sacrifice to
attend the union depot conference.
1 a special meeting of the Weber club
committee was held Monday morning
/ at $50 and the final plan matured. SO
/ that there was no cross firing when
/ the railroad men begun to fire Ques-
tons at them. The Ogdenites took the
I position that the affair was all set
1 tied and appeared 10 congratulate the
! railroaGe7s in their good judgment and
/ to hope for future operations Of mu-
( tual advantage.
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The data from 1880 70 1917 IS that coli
lected by Professor Marcus f Jones.
Data from 1875 30 1889 is from re-
ports of the United States geological
survey.
Data from 1890 to date is from the
records Of the Oregon Short Line Rail-
road company
Al readings are reduced to the Car
field Beach zero.
@Indicat ties TO authentic record
l.. II. MURDOCH
Section Director Weather Bureau
Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. s. 1902
Mr. Burt asked number Of Ques-
tons inspired by a letter received in
forming him that the DUcnesne river
was about TO be turned into the lake
. and might cause d great raise. 1t
was explained that Utah lake. and not
Great Salt lake. was probably meant,
and that the project would, even If ear
ried out. in no way affect The pro-
posed route Of the Ogden-LUcin rail-
way.
The Actual Workers.
A glance at the personnel of the
committee conducting the affair for the
+ Weber club is interesting at this time
+ and viii further serve to shew the
/ Salt Lakers that their committee were.
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The Ogden Conference.

During that conference it was noted
that the two chief engineers, Mr.. Hood
and Mr.. Berry. did not take part
Mr.. Wright spoke first. assuring the
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Of
support from business men Of Ogden
and northern Utah. Joseph Parry.
resident Of Ogden since 1S49, was pres
ent BY invitation of the committee and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
Salt Lake Readings.

Maximum water level of Great Salt
lake for each year from 1850 TO date:
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
COWLFS

Albert keeney has been quite sick,
but is better at present.
The several churches are preparing
for the Christmas entertainments.
Miss Maud Hayes of the Pleasant
Ridge school is enjoying a vacation.
The infant daughter of Il. Boner
has been very sick, but is better now.
Several of the sports here enjoyed a
very exciting wolf chase with the
hounds one day this week.
John Thompson came home from
Fremont last Thursday He has been
husking corn and reports IA fine aver.
age
Miss Marker, county superintendent
visited our schools here last Tuesday
ard was stormbound for a couple of
days.
Several of the young people at
tended the dance given DO Miss Dora
Lacy last Friday night. All report q
very pleasant time. A..
The union services we're held i'm the
Congregational church last Sunda,
night owing to Rev. Rippetoes ap
pointment at another place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
A Million Voices

Could hardly express the thanks OF
Homer Hall, of West Point, la. Lis
ten why; A severe cold has settled on
his lungs, causing a most obstinate
cough. Several physicians said he had
consumption, but could not help him.
When all thought he was doomed he
began to use DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption and writes-"lt com.
pletely cured me and saved my life.
now weigh 227 pounds" Its positively
guaranteed for coughs, colds and lung
troubles. Price SOC and 81 90. Trial
bottles free at Chas. l. Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
A Hurry. Up Medicine

Every ~housekeeper recognizes the
need of { tfec,ive remedies to be used
in emergencies when something must
he done right away. Such a remedy is
Perry Davis %painkiller, for sprains and
bruises, for strained muscles and for
the aches and pains resulting from
blows and falls. Its nilsson OF mercy
began sixty years ago. 1t is used in all
countries. There is but one %painkiller,
Perry Davis
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
FOR FOLKS.
Systematic Rest, Massage and Prop
err Die VIII Work wonders.

Schulz, writing on mental diseases,
asks, as our civilization to blame for
this neurotic condition. and the an
swer Is In the affirmative. How can
nutrition prosper in the body where
malnutrition holds full sway? And
how can people be happy and healthy
when worry dominates their lives?
For In this human being the lower Off
GERS Of the nervous hierarchy draw
their very breath at the bidding of the
higher powers, and the relation Is YER
lily reciprocal, for to keep the brain
healthy the unconscious nervous func-
tons must be kept in good shape, prop
er activities alternating with wisely
arranged periods of repose.
Just rs soon as one notices the ap-
proaCh Of ervou i%rritability systemat-
&c nerve rest will shorten an attack,
and by rest | mean to have the patient
go To bed and have massage, The
amount of exercise undergone In Il
good scientific massage Is equal to Il
walk of two or three miles n day, and
1t goes without saying that such pas
sive exercise should increase the appc-
tlte, ana the food ingestcd and enjoyed
will be dIgCsted ana assimilated. | use
the word 'cnjoy" deliberately, because
there are some nervous invalids who
cannot enjoy their food unless In soli-
tude. In addition to the massage
would recommend salt rubs, which are
very easy TO give. Have n saturated
solution of common table salt. Rub
the body briskly. especially from the
spine outward toward the sides of the
body and as soon as the skin Is well
REDEEMED wash off with moderately
cool water, and the chances are all In
favor of restful condition. In cast per
sons suffer from cold feet at night
would advise the bathing Of the feet II
cold water before going to bed ant
having a hot water bag always a
] hand.
Lettuce, celery, spinach, onions, ar
all vegetables especially valuable to
, person OF nervous temperament, ant
milk hot or cold Is invaluable.-Pil
= grim.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
FoiIs a Deadly Attact.

"My wife was 50 i'll that good physic-
ians were unable to help her." writes
NJ NJ. Austin, of Winchester, Ind
" but was completely cured by DR..
Kings new life pills" They work
wonders in stumach and liver troubles,
Cures constipation, sick headach. Doc
at G.. l.. Getting drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
The Pride OF Heroes

Many soldiers in the last war wrote
to say tina, for scratches, bruises, cuts,
wounds, corns, sore feet and stiil joints,
Bucklen's Arnica save is the best in
the world. Same for burns, scaids,
boils, ulcers, skin eruptions and piles.
1t cures or no pay. Only zoe ut &. l.
Cuttings drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
Real Estate Transfers.

Transfers for week ending Wednes.
day, December II, furnished by j. II.
Bailey of the Webster County Abstract
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
Mother Gray's swee, Powders for Children

Mother Gray's swee, Powders for Children.
successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse In
the Children's Home In New York. Cure Fever
ishness, bad stomach. teething disorders, move
and regulate the bowels and destroy worms.
over 81. 900 testimonials. They never fail At
all druggists. 25c sample free. Address Allen
Olmsted. Leroy. n. Y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
Half Rates to Lincoln

December 30 and 81 The Burling
ton Route will sell tickets from any
point in Nebraska on South Dakota to
Lincoln, Nebraska, and return at one
fare for the round trip. Tickets good
returning until January 3, 1908, Ask
the Burlington agent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12

Transfers for week ending Wednes-
day, December II, furnished by j. II.
Bailey of the Webster County Abstract
company:
A. +. Siebrass to VIM Karr and
+. Is. Turner, lots /, 9, and 3
blk 10 wd ...... ........... ............ $4,000
Philip Everhart to Laura A. Prem
tice lots 1 to 8 blk II b ii wd.. 900
Floyd b. Pitney to VIM. Irons
lots l to 8 blk 4 ~Inavale wd 600
Andreas Miller to Henry Siebrass
ned 80 Ito wd 5000
Moses Weinberg ct al to Fred 4.
Hopka lot "a blk 8 b ii wd $50
w. w. Higgins to Fred 4. Hopka
pit lot % blk Q II wd 10
&. y. Norris admr tn Elizabeth j..
Barcus sw4 nw4 1929 925
VIM. j. Written to Il. w. Me-
Clure lots "a, 80, 80 blk IA b H 300
Chas. E. Hicks and VT to Jos.
Dresbach pit uw4 sw4 san wd 400
Clara b. Smith and hush to g. b.
easier sw4 sd 30 3 8 wd ....... 900
John W. Smith and VT to G.. Il.
easier nw4 se4 30 0 wd 800
G. l.. Eddy and VT t. j. G. Mast
W. ana pit w sw4 80 a.1a.. $500
II. w. Bowler and VT to Fuller IL
Good lot II Did 10 Cowlcs %
/ II. Ludlow and wife to Pearl
Ludlow lots , TO s blk - 5 IL
NJ add X c.. 4OC
G. w. Swieart TO Albert Thomp-
son lots IL to "a hlk 81 Cpwles 81
\. Points To Alfred and Mary
Fountain lots 10, II. - blk 0
LeDuc's add K G wd 3jt
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
Half Rates to Lincoln.

January Is to "a, 1903. On the
above dates the Burlington will sell
tickets from any point in Nebraska to
Lincoln and return AT one fare for he
round trip. Tickets good returning
until FEBRUARY B.. Ask the Burlington
agent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
NOTICE OF REFEREES SALE OF
RIAL ESTATE.

Notice IL hereby given that the undersigned
referees In partition in an action pending In
No. 27iO, Albert Wobermin ct al: plaintiffs v.
Louisa Wobern in ct al, defendants having
been duly authorized and directed by said
court to- sell the real estate hereinafter de-
scribed. the partition of which Is prayed for In
said action, will ON the 9TH ay OF January, lgoS;
AT the east front door Of the court house IN Red
10 uubiic sale and EEL to the highest bidder for
cash the following described land IN, said
comfy towit: The southwest quarter or sec.
iton 90 In Township 1, north, Range H. west OF
Given under our hands this 9th day of Decem'
bnr i0Dq A. Il. SFLLARs,
ID. ii. KALEY,
l.. II. Fort,
Referees In Partition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
uKeeps the Feel Warm and Dry.

Ask to day for Aliens Foot Ease, n powder.
1t cures chllblai :, swollen, sweating, sore, ach'
ing damp feet. At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-12-12
Saved At Graves Brink.

VI know l would long ago have been
in my grave" writes Mrs. S. II. New.
som, OF Decatur, Ala, "if it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of indigestion, waterbrash,
stomach and bowel dyspepsia, But
this excellent medicine did me a world
OF good. Since usingit | can eat heart.
lily and have gained 35 lbs" For in.
digestion, loss OF appetite, stomach,
liver and kidney troubles Electric Bit.
tiers are n positive, guaranteed cure
Only SOC at &. l.. Cuttings drug store
I'll brave the storms of Chilkoot Pass.
I'll cross the plains f frozen glass
III leave my wife and cross the sea
Rather than he without Rocky
Mountain Tea. 3jc. q. l.. Getting
The colored American., 1902-06-21
AMERICAN IS ALL RIGHT.

Lexington, Ky-I have to hand your
paper of 18TH inst, accompanied by a
most excellent likeness of the Great
Booker Washington, and simply write
this to express my thanks and apprecia-
ton of the same We have Mr.. Wash
ingtOn at the Lexington Opera House
June 9th and are making preparation
for a big time for him. Both races are
much interested. Will write the matter
up and send account to you.
Enclosed please find clipping from the
most popular daily in Lexington, which
was called forth from the pen of Editor
Moore. of the Biue Grass Blade, be-
cause of an invitation by one Gen. Cen
try. an ex-COnfederate, to entertain Mr..
Washington to a rabbit chase. Glad to
see you so Loyalty and royalty WELD your
pen in defense of Mr.. Washington
Surely you have done much for the
cause he so manfully advocates. The
AMERICAN is all right With best wishes
| am, Yours etc,
P D. R.