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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
SUES FOR HUSBANDS DEATH.

SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 10.-Kathryn H.
Ritchie has brought suit in this county
against the North Shore Railroad Com
pany to recover $4,000 and costs. Her
husband, Romer X. Ritchie, was struck
and killed by a southbound electric
train on May 81 last as he was driving
a horse and buggy on the county road
across the railroad track, about a quar-
ter of mile north of Alto.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
BONDs ARE TO BE SOLD.

CORTE MADEIRA, Aug. 1O.-The
trustees of sanitary district No. COM
prising Corte MADEIRA have decided to
sell $4,000 worth of bonds on Septem-
Der Is. At an election a short time ago
it was decided to bond the sanitary dis
trict for SIS, 900 for sanitary purposes.
The trustees believe that $4,000 will
cover the expenditures for sewer pur-
poses for the fiscal year. The balance
of the issue will be sold as needed
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
PASSES FROM SLEEP TO DEATH.

OAKLAND, Aug. 10.-After an unbro-
ken sleep of two days, from which 1t
was impossible to rouse her, Mrs. Fan
ME McAllis, aged "a years, died last
night at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
w. p. Hook, at 961 Madison street She
leaves three children. Mrs. w. P. Hook,
William McAllis and 7. II. McAllis. No
arrangements for the funeral have yet
been announced.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11

BOY RUNS AwAF.--Oakland, Aug. To-
Adrian Tole, the 12- -year-oid son Of Frank Tole
of 906 East Twentieth street. ran away from
home July II and since that time his par
ents have been unable to find any trace OF him.
1t was at first thought that the boy would
soon return, but his continued absence has
alarmed his father. who has asked the police
to locate him.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11

MARRIAGE LICENSE SES.-Oakand Aug 10
The following marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Fred Davis 4i and
Jennie Cunningham. 81. both of San Francisco;
Manuel L. Silva. 81. and Elizabeth A. Cous-
ms SO both of Alameda
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
SAYS HE MADE DENIAL.

i saw that ] was helpless So / told him
10 keeo the money. but that ] would ind
some way 20 make him pay for robbing ne.
This not the first time that HOdgkins
had been At my house. When there was
scandal over the arrest of Grace McNaugh-
ton. who was charged with theft hy Mrs
Thomas Meiu, the Chief sent Grace TO my
place and she stayed here until she went
across the bay 10 Larkspur. Hodgkins came
down 10 the house 70 her, and during the
time she was here she teleDhoned very fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-14
ON INTERURBANS
MAN ia the Hollow" Whites It
View of Lower End
Residents.
HAVE LONG LIVED IN HOPE
Advises Rock Island Business Men to
Make Personal inspection
Of Route.

i Illinois City, March 14.-Editor Ar
gus: This is the time of year when
/ we people down in the hollow build
railroads, open up new coal mines, and
discover new beds of the finest clay.
I This year it has been said that one
man has found gold ore in paving guam
! titles hereabouts.
! You people in the city this time of
year are also very busy building or
locating great factories, securing a
more personal ownership of Rock ISL
and arsenal, building interurbans, and
finally winding up by signing an in
fielder for the home club that will GER
tainly win the pennant this year.
These things have happened in these
different localities with exact precise
ness for many years past, but as in the
city the interurban seems to be receiv-
ing more than it's usual share of talk,
and that in a different line than usual
we, too, have laid our usual subjects
of conversation aside and are discuss
ing interurbans.
Meat of the Question.
From our own standpoint. the ques-
ton is this: Is it an outlet we want
or do we want to connect directly with
the county seat-Rock Island?
Therefore, from what has been pub
lished in your city papers recently, you
will readily see that our people would
naturally reduce the above subject to
the following: DO we want inter
urban connections directly with Rock
Island or Davenport"
These discussions do not take place
at formal gatherings, but usually in the
grocery. where the gentry of the "hol-
low trade their cord wood, hides and
pelts for the necessaries; and were
some of you city chaps to hear some
of these discussions you would no
doubt say. as the man did of the horse
doctor: He knows nothing of any
thing else: he may know how to build
an interurban."
II was my purpose in starting this
letter to try to get some of our ideas
on this subject published, but just now
realize that it will be very much one
sided. For how strongly | am for Rock
Island when | remember that two gen
erations of my people have lived and
died in the "hollOw'-for years assert
ing that Rock Island was only in it's
infancy, but in the near future would
grow wealthy. Men would reside there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-14
Night Proving Thieves.

Group and whOOping cough come like
thief in the night. stealing in to fast
en- the fangs of mortal disease upon
the children as they peacefully sleep
in their little beds. Kennedy's Laxa-
tive Honey and Tar. the new discovery
for coughs and colds, will drive out
these death-dealing demons before the
doctor can arrive. 1t protects the
lives and health of the little ones. Con-
tains no Opiates. Keep it handy. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-14
A Destructive Fire

To draw the fire out of burn, or
heal cut without leaving a scar, use
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A speci-
ic for piles. Get the genuine ]. L.
Tucker. editor Of the Harmonizer. Cen
tire. Ala. writes: Il have used De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve in my family
for piles. cuts. and burns. II is the
best salve on the market Every fam
ily should keep it on hand" Sold by
ali druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-14

would be practicable to build roads
over these two lines connecting at that
point two miles west of Taylor Ridge,
thence down Turkey hollow on in to
the city of Rock Island. One who is
familiar with this country can readily
see that these two routes run through
d fine farming country, while one is
near to the coal, clay and stone which
no doubt will some day form one of
the most valuable resources of the
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-14
Would Survey the Route.

When this report is made l think the
club will appoint a committee TO APP
point surveyors, make a map, get esti-
mates. and then they will soon be able
to see how much of the stock they can
Get subscribed right in Rock Island to
put a line through Other interurbans
near here in not half so promising a
field are paying dividends. and why not
this one2
This is merely suggestion from
THE MAN IN THE HOLLOW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-14
Come Down and See.

While I'm not standing personal Y re-
spOnsible for such a line of reas. ming
as that, | would venture the 81 gees
ton that a little investigation Town
this way might help in bringing about
that state OF affairs that we all xpect
future generations to realize. doubt
if there are four men in Roc. Island
who ought TO be vitality interested who
were ever down here. and if you were
to tell them of the extent of the coun-
~ and its resources west of Rock ISL
and. they at least would think you were
one OF the men in the hollow" who
seldom sees the sun.
But if | had an overcoat | tell YOU
what | should like TO do. I should like
TO appear before the Rock Island Club
and say: IF you fellows are in earnest,
then select a committee of eight, take
an early train to Taylor Ridge: get
two rigs. four men each; let the first
rig go two miles west. thence south to
the county line. thence straight west
10 miles, TO a point al OF near the Buff
falO Prairie store. Let the other rig
go straight west through Edgington.
then west and little north to Illinois
City Each will have travelled about
sixteen miles without a hill and
as fine a country as is known
TO Illinois. Such a committee, I am
sure, would report TO the club that il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
Salt Lake. Centre Of Railroad Interest and Building United States

salt Lake City is the center of more
railroad building interest at the OPEN
Ing of 1906 than any other city in the
United States. This due to the nat
ural development of the great west and
10 the ideal location of this city viewed
from the standpoint of interior COM
merce. Development in the railroad
world is all in the direction of better
communication between the east and
the Pacific coast This is the natural
outgrowth OF the tremendous trade de-
Velopment between the United States
and the orient Fortunately Salt Lake
city Is one OF the great strategicaI
points on the highway across the ma
ton. II must be taken into considera-
ton by every builder of a transconti-
mental line. Recent moves by Gould,
-rriman an HiH to say nothing of
the lesser magnates, makes this clear
The building of the Western Pacific
between Salt Like City and San Fran
cisco; the building of the Moffat line
from Denver to Salt Lake City; the
orriclal announcement that the Burling-
ton is to build into Salt Lake City from
a point IN Wyoming, the announce
ment that the Northwestern is to fol-
low on the heels of tie Burlington
these are the really big moves that are
attracting the attention of the railroad
world at the close of the year.
What Local Roads Are Doing.
Local interest is NOT confined to the
moves indicated above Development
IN the territory Immediately surround
ing salt lake City is indicated by the
building OF the Tonopah branch of the
SALT Lake Route In Nevada; the COM
pletion and electrifying of the BAN
berger road between Salt Lake City and
ogden; the building OF the Salina cut
on by the Rio Grande Western to ia
ellitate heavy shipping in southern
Utah; the building of the extension
ct the st. Anthony branch into the yell
bowstone park by the Oregon Short
Line; the building of the Malad branch
or the Minidoka and other feeders In
the Snake-RiVeF- valley in Idaho by
the oregon Short Line; the proposed
lnterurban lines running in various di-
rectlons from Salt Lake City as the
common center; the expenditure of 81
OOO'0OO by the Oregon Short Line in
the erection of the finest depot in the
intermountain west and in the enlarge
ment and Improvement of freight de-
potts. round -ouses and switch yards. the
plans for Rio Grande Western depot
and shops to accommodate that road
as Well as the Western Pacific. and by
the unusual amount of Improvement in
the way OF betterment Of equipment on
all the lines In which Salt Lake City
and Utah are especially interested.
All indications point to a great rail-
road year in Utah during 1906. The
building of the new Dads and the i'm
provement' of the old ones means a
tremendous uplift for Salt Lake CITY.
1t means large increase in population.
a large Increase in the amount of
money put in circulation each month;
II means Better communication, between
the business men and the people they
desire TO reach; il means a Greater
Salt Lake in every way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31

four and five sections throughout the
summer to accommodate the inunda-
ton of tourists from the east The
freight department was sWamped a
good part of the time Thirty locomo-
tives and 400 cars have been ordered
for the coming year to relieve the
pressure.
Little actual construction work was
done by this road during 1905. A six
teen-mile spur from Bingham to Gar
field to carry the ore from the great
copper camp to the new smelter in
course of construction was the most
important piece of road building Of the
year in Utah. The HoOper-R Roy branch
OF five miles was completed. The cut
off from Green River 70 Salina on the
Marysvale branch Is still for the fu-
ture. 1t is certain to come as a move
In the direction Of developing the great
iron and coal fields of southern Utah.
Substituting eighty steel
rails for the old neutrality-suspicious.
went on throughout the year, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
Many Lights in the County.

More than 300 additional street lamps
We're placed on county highways dur
ing the year. The lamps are located
about 800 feet apart between Salt Lake
City and Sandy, and are distributed
along Fourteenth South, Twelfth
South, Main. etc.
The work of road Improvement will
be continued during the coming year.
New Jail for Next Year.
The county sold a portion of the
present jail site for $4,000 during the
year and purchased a site for a. new
jail opposite the city and county build
ing on Second East street for SO. 200. A
jail will be built at a cost Of $25, 900 on
the new site, possibly during the COM
ing year.
The county constructed a reservoir
on Twelfth South between Sixth East
and Seventh East, and developed
springs to a flow of one second foot
A pipe line conveys this water to the
county infirmary. where the power has
been proved by tests TO be strong
enough to raise a stream twelve feet
above the roof of the infirmary. In
addition to supplying plenty OF good
water for the infirmary this affords
ZIG " there q SOOu IRE
protection, the absence OF which cost
heavy loss during the year when the
main building was almost DESTROYED by
IRE. The same system provides water
for sprinkling the roads. The system
was completed at a cost of about s., 600
At cost of about s., 900 another pine
line was laid from Bingham Junction
street north on State, a distance of one
and one-half miles, affording further
facilities for sprinkling the roads.
The county shared jointly with the
city the cost of installing a new heat
ing service in the city and county
building at an expense Of about Sc. 500
State Spends Little Money.
State Improvements were limited to
works Of immediate necessity. The
chief items We're the construction of
the new building at the state fair
grounds, costing $4,000, and the new
gymnasium at the University of Utah
costing $4,000. The fire at the mechan-
les arts building at the Agricultural
college made an unexpected drain on
the states funds. The building was
restored and improved at a cost of
$4,000. Appropriations for roads and
bridges were held to a minimum
Grand. San Juan and Washington
counties each received $4,000 for this
purpose. Appropriations for roads and
bridges in other-counties- yere cut ont
OF the appropriation hiIL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
OREGON SHORT LINE
BUILDS IDAHO BRANCHES

Idaho has bAsn the scene of most Of
the construction activity OF the Oregon
Short Line during the year just closed.
1t Will be the scene of much cOnstruc-
tion work in the coming year. I'm
usual developments. Ia that state. espe-
eially IN the Snake River valley, have
led to thS construction of ma ~ branch
lines of the Oregon short Line. The
extension of the st. Anthony branch
TO the Yellowstone park is another i'm
portant piece of work that is being
rushed through TO accommodate tour
ist travel in the next season.
The actual construction work OF the
Oregon Short Liner m the past year is
represented by the following figures:
Boise branch, miles; Garland to Nal
ad. 90 miles; Minidoka branch, 59.1
I.liies: Yellowstone Park branch, Is
miles; Sugar City branch S.77 miles;
Elya branch, 10.17 miles. All the above
are In Idaho.-ATo-the se-afe-to- be add
al the I,ewir Titan, extension, Ia
lies. and tie LogaL .Wellsville branch
S36 miles.
In the year Just opening construction
work will be continued, especially in
Idaho. The Yellowstone Park branch
will be at least sixty miles long when
completed. Another branch projected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
ELECTRIC LINE CERTAIN
FROM SALT LAKE TO OGDEN

Senator Simon Bamberger promises
TO play an important part in the rail-
road development IN Salt Lake valley
in the next few years. In the year just
closed he succeeded in securing valu-
able franchises through Salt Lake City
and Ogden for his electric interurban
road that is now being pushed forward.
His franchise in Salt Lake City en-
ables him to run ears 10 the ecorner or
Market and Main streets, insfront Of
the new federal building. His fran
ehise In Ogden carries him through the
corporation and into Ogden canyon.
where he and his associates Will es-
tablish a beautiful summer resort.
For years Senator Bamberger has OPP
Grated a steam road between Salt Lake
and Pennington. This viii be changed
to an electric line and carried on 70
Ogden. The right Of way has been Sc
cured for the entire distance and much
of the grading has been done. New
eighty fiye-pound steel rails have been
ordered for the entire road. William
H. Gray of Denver, electrical expert
for the company, is now in the east for
the purpose OF purchasing a complete
electrical outfit for the interurban line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
DIRT FLIES IN THREE
STATES FOR w. PACIFIC

Long since the Western Pacific
passed out OF the realm of speculation.
II Is now certainty. Before the close
OF 1907 trains will be running to and
fro over the new line between Salt
Lake City and San Francisco. When
the length OF the line and the rough
character of much of the country are
taken into consideration, 1t will be con-
coded that grit and energy will be re-
quired TO accomplish this result.
One contract alone. that OF the Utah
Construction company, calls for the ex-
penditure of S11, GOO, 600 by the Western
Pacific. This company. with head.
quarters in Ogden. is one ofsthe largest
and most reliable construction COM
panies in the country. 1t has engaged
TO do the construction work from salt
Lake City to the Nevada line; and from
the eastern line f California to Oro-
Vile in that state. Much OF this work
viii be done by sub-contract Other
contracts and sub-cOntracts have been
let representing practically the entire
right OF way of the road in connec-
ton with the main contract of the
Utah Construction company.
Start at Garfield Beach.
Actual construction work on this end
Of the line of the Western Pacific be-
gan some months ago. The start was
made at Garfield Beach on the shore
of Great Salt lake, sixteen miles west
of the city Since then the work has
been pushed to the west without pause.
Practically 100 miles of the grading
has been completed from Garfield
Beach west 1t is not possible at this
time TO say how much of the grading
has been done under the many. con-
tractors and sub-contraetors farther
west
The great Importance Of the Western
Pacific to Salt Lake City and Utah
lies in the fact that il is backed by
George J. Gould and his railroad as
sociates. II is the last link IN the
transcontinental system that was the
dream OF the elder Gould. Taken in
connection with the Rio Grande West
ern, the Missouri Pacific and the other
roads farther east, the Western Pa
cific represents one of the greatest rail-
road systems on the continent. IT
would be difficult TO Overestimate the
amount of business that will be di-
verted TO Salt Lake City and Utah as
the direct result of the completion OF
tits system.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31

is into the rich coal fields of the Teton
basin. The line will be continued on
from Wellsville, Utah, to MendOn, a
distance of $50 miles. Other branches
will be projected and built to meet
the demands of the settlements of the
north.
Great Work in This City.
In Salt Lake City the Oregon Short
Line has the ground cleared for a fine
passenger station; for cOmmodiOGs
freight depot and warehouse; Cor a
steel Viaduct to cross the tracks from
Third to Fifth West streets on North
Temple, and the completion of the
swttchyards, roundhouses, shops and
coal stations. These Improvements
are to cost 81. 600. 900.
Business on the Short Line was
greater in the year just closed than
ever before IN the history of the road.
For the first ten months of the year
there were 95,077 passengers handled
OF these 56.523 were Westbound and
So. 554 were eastbOund. The exposition
at Portland is given credit for much Of
this travel, but the natural growth
and settlement of the west and the
northwest is given credit for most Of
It. Orders are placed for ten consoll-
dated freight engines. four Pacific type
engines, four switch engines, five pas
senger coaches, two baggage cars and
300 steel coal cars to take care of the
Increase in the business anticipated IN
the coming year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
FIRST YEAR A GREAT ONE
FOR SALT LAKE ROUTE

Rush" has been the countersign and
password on the Salt Lake Route every
minute of its first year of business.
Practically 100000 passengers were
brought into and taken out of Salt
Lake City since May last, when the
operation of the road was begun. Cen
eral Manager r. E. Wells places the
number Of passengers carried into and
out Of Los Angeles for the year at
1,5OO,OOO OF course a large majority
of these were taken to and returned
from the seaside resorts near Los An
geles. The passenger traffic has ex-
ceeded by far the most sanguine ex-
pectations of the builders of the road.
Two weeks ago the limited train ser
vice between Chicago and Los Angeles
was inaugurated successfully. This
train makes the distance between Chi
cago and Los Angeles in sixty-eight
hours over the Chicago & Northwest
ern, the Union Pacific and the Salt
Lake-Route. The time between Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles will be less
than twenty-siX hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
Millions Expended in Public improvements.

to construct the City Creek boulevard,
10 be known as Wasatch Drive. The
plan cOntemplates the construction of a
splendid roadway up the canyon to the
brick tank and back on the east side,
swinging across the north bench to
connect with the reservation boulevard
at the city limits. Public-spirited men,
acting in cooperation with the Com
mercial club and the city, succeeded in
getting the preliminary plans for the
drive we'll under way during the year.
The city is pledged to contribute $1,000
to the plan, and funds necessary to
complete the project have been sub
scribed. It would give an unsurpassed
view Of the valley, and would add
much to the natural attractions Of the
city and fits vicinity
Many minor public improvements,
such as installing a new pump at Utah
lake. constructing a steel bridge across
the Jordan river at Eighth South read
justing grades, installing improved
heating devices in the city and county
building, putting in new fumes. street
crossings, etc, were accomplished dur
ing the year.
Roads for the County.
Road building received first attention
in the county and wonderful results
were accomplished. The idea of utiliz-
ing Stag from the smelters for road
building was tried and adopted in the
late summer and has proved an I'M
qualified success. The Stag is treated
by the ordinary matchmaking process
and makes a magnificent roadbed.
Highways which were formerly "piked"
so narrow that teams could not pass
except at selected points, now have q.
travelling width of fifty feet with
roadbed that is firm in all kinds of
weather. The roads are well crowned"
by a fall of three inches to every ten
feet, and shed rain almost perfectly.
Three sizes Of Stag with a top dressing
of sand are used, the Stag being laid to
a depth of eight inches.
The Stag was placed during the year
on Fourteenth South from the Rio
Grande Western railway to the Jordan
river, a distance of one and one-half
miles; on Twelfth South from State to
Eleventh East, a distance of one and
One-half miles: on State from highway
81 north one-half mile; from State to
Bingham Junction along highway l,
distance of more than a mile; on Four
teenth South west from the Redwood
road to Granger, a distance of one and
one-half miles. and from Pleasant
Green to the cemetery, about three
fourths of a mile.
Several culverts and small bridges
were placed at needed points during
the year.