Amador ledger., 1904-06-24
Notes By the Way.

down while travelling on the train be-
tween Cheyenne and Denver. 1t was
nearly midnight before we got fairly
started on the trip to the Worlds Fair
from the Sacramento depot. the delay
of nearly an hour being occasioned by
the congestion of passenger traffic in
cident to the excursion rates to ST.
Louis. The increased travel and the
confusion necessarily arising from the
stopover privileges allowed to tourists,
are the terror of the conductors all
along the line. The remark is freely
made by railroad employees that they
hope there will never be another
worlds fair. From start to finish this
cry of distress is more or less heard.
Having ample time during the seven
hours stay in Sacramento, l did not
order tickets in advance. 1t took the
agent one and a half hours TO make out
the two tickets for myself and Mrs.
Webb. 1t was not owing to delay in
deciding upon the route. That was
soon settled, going by the Central Pa
cific and Union Pacific. by way of Den
yer, and return by way of New Orleans
and the Sunset route. The tickets are
frequently a yard long, and the map
ping out of the route by the sections of
the tickets is study for the agents.
The ticket holder often gets mixed as
to the course of procedure on the route,
and the conductors and other officials
get puzzled at every turn to unravel
the mysteries of these wonderful ex-
cursion tickets.
Through the Sierras in night time
and the sagebrush state in day light
the trip was without special interest.
The writer passed through Nevada
thirty years ago. and while towns along
the railroad have grown, in several
cases, beyond recognition since the
early 70's, the general characteristics
of the treeless, sagebrush waste re-
desert possesses vast agricultural posi-
bilities is evident from what has been
accomplished in isolated spots. The
valley of the Hum boldt, now surrend-
cred to stockraising, awaits but the
magic touch of irrigation te TRANSFORM
it into smiling fields of grain and gar
den, equaling in fertility the watered
regions of Utah and Colorado.
Reaching Ogden early Thursday
morning we took side trip to Salt
Lake City, remaining there until next
morning. This creation of the Latter
Day Salnts-founded in 1874 by Brig
ham Young and his fellow religious
zealots under the impression that Cen
tile ways would not reach their wilder
ness home for century-is conceded
at this day TO be a m9del city Those
Mormon pioneers may be
said of their doctrinal teachiug-plan-
ned wisely and we'll as regards their
temporal Zion. What impresses the
visitor with admiration are the living
streams flowing on either side of the
streets. These advantages are not
possessed to anything like the same ex-
tent in any other city of it's size in the
United States. In the center of these
thoropghfares are placed the electric
poles for power and ight-another
feature peculiar to Salt Lake. On
either side the street car lines are
operated one side for the outgoing and
the other side for the incoming cars.
There is ne confusion, and no danger
in getting on or off the cars of colliding
with passing cars. Such an arrange
ment of course would not be practicable
were it not for the unusual width of
the streets, there being ample room
for other vehicle traffic outside the car
lines. 1t is never found necessary to
cross the car lines by drivers of buggies
or wagons. Salt Lake is growing
apace. Her business men prediqt a
population of 100, 900 in 1906.
A more detailed account of sights at
Salt Lake and also at Denver we must
reserve for future occasion. We are
now in Denver, Sunday noon, and
about to start for St. Louis, both in
good health and enjoying the trip
thoroughly. r. W.