Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
THE BUSIEST YEAR
IN SHORT LINE HISTORY,

rrRING the current year the oper-
ating jurisdiction of the Oregon
short Line has been greatly cx-
handed until that important link
,ha transcontinental chain OF rail-
Id. now extends from Green River.
wvo on the east. to Sparks. New. on
Az. vest. Butte on the north and Hunt
,,1ton Or, at the northwest.
while the Short Line stands third on
A.. ust when 1t comes to mileage in
u,ah II Is the only one OF the big
r,rse, that has its headquarters In this
,a,o The general Offices of the road
20 located in the Deserst News build
,rg Salt Lake City, and IN consequences
,hopsands of dollars are disbursed IN
mi, city monthly. Aside from this fea-
.,rs the fact that the headquarters VI
,ha road are located here has made Salt
roke the rallying point for all the Har-
.,nan officials when the holding Of
conferences are necessary. In this con-
rsctlon the reorganization OF the Har-
r,,an sys.em. the standardizing Of
aoulpment and other moves In the d.
recton Of efficient railroading and
economy have all been planned in this
c,ty. Matters involving the Southern
Pacific, Union Pacific and 0. X, & n.
are threshed out here and decided upon
High Standard Road.
The oregon Short Line has long been
rscognlzed as the Keystone OF the Har-
rlnan system. When 1t comes to oper
alton, maintenance and general dlsci-
mime among employees, 1t stands at the
ton. The number of 1--WE figured sal
ary men" at various posts OF respons-
Utility throughout the United States to-
day who are graduates from the Ban
croft school Of railroading speaks vol
umes. The Oregon Short Line Is up to
date in every respect OF the word.
Passengers Transported.
As factor In the upbuilding OF new
districts the Oregon Short Line has
worked hard In this direction, After
a careful compilation Of figures Gem
eral Passenger Agent d. f. Burley is
In position to report on the bust
ness done between Jan. and Oct. 81 Of
the present year. The figures show that
during this period the company handled
1901 passengers. half of that num-
Der plus some $4,000 going west. The
actual totals are westbound. $3.50;
east bound. 1854,
OF the bona fde settlers brought to
Utah points north of ogden the oregon
Short Line transported SO.
When 1t comes 10 Idaho the Short
line was instrumental in securing
no less than 1905 colonists in the per-
iod already named. OF this number
1857 We're brought In from Oregon,
Washington and British Columbia
points, and 6.llS from the east.
improvements Under Way.
Since the road parted with its track
age south OF Salt Lake to the San Pedro
the energies OF the Short Line have
been concentrated In taking care OF
through business and the development
Of the state OF Idaho, both through tn.
means Of constructing feeders and an
expensive and aggressive Campaign of
advertising its resources on the part Of
the general passenger department..
While roads have been surveyed and
built in the Gem State, Salt Lake has
not been neglected, and while there
has been some comment on the closing
and transferring Of the small shop plant
here to Ogden, In return these changes
haya lopn n,nda N ms lfp I'm
provements that from first to last mean
the expenditure OF over 81. 900 900 In this
city During the past three months
these improvements have been under
way and when completed Salt Lake will
have one of the handsomest depots In
the inter-mountain region. a steel VIA
duct over the tracks on North Temple |
extending from Third to Fifth West |
streets inclusive new freight depot, re-
organized and enlarged yards and other
structures commensurate with the op- |
Grafton Of a large railroad system.
New Utah Idaho Branches,
During the year 1906 the oregon Short !,
Line has constructed In Utah and Idaho |
1850 miles Of new track. which Is In
detail as follows:
Miles. |
Boise branch extension ............ 40
Malad valley railroad--Garland to
Malad CITY ..,..,,.,.'.,','t'.'' .'5Eo
Mindoka & Southwestern railroad SOL |
Yellowstone Park railroad ........16.0 |
Sugar City, Ida. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 81 !
Lewiston, Utah.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Law |
EVA, Ida OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..lV'll /
Logan TO Wellsville. Utah.....,.. S.36 /,
OF these projects there will be go more |
miles OF the Yellowstone Park rail-
road built before It is completed, which |
with the branch from Marysville, Ida. |
into the Teton Basin. Will bring the new
mileage in this particular section up to
l25 miles.
Construction is under way also for |
connecting line from Wellsvile to Men |
don, Utah, 539 miles, which will make a |
line 1875 miles long from Logan 10 !
Mendon via Hyrum and Wellsville.
In tho direction OF improvements
proper during the past year there have
been 10 miles OF main track and 10 ?
miles Of branch track relald with hesvi-
er steel, while 71.S2 miles OF main line ,
track have been ballasted
In North Salt Lake.
But the biggest improvements have !