Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-12
UNCLE b|LLYS VOW
AND WINE BOTTLES
Twenty Years Ago he Put Away
Juice Of His Vine For This
Celebration
WAS OPENED ON TRAIN TODAY.


one OF the mos, interesting gentlemen
among the visitors is W. H. Workman,
or as no was nlfectonatoly called
throughout the train, "unclQ BIlly"
MI Workman IL a veteran one Of tho
pioneers IN fact, but he carries his
years we'll lie has seen both salt Lake
and Los Angeles grow from honlcDa to
biz cities, Today he realized the dicom
OF 80 years endcavor--hc travelled
from the civ NJ the Angels 10 the city
Of the Saints by rail For 10 years no
was member ~ the city council of
Los Angeles ana then ne was elected
mayor, lie was one of two Demo-
Gratis TO survive the recent landslide
and IN now city treasurer
Twenty years ago Los Angeles city
onoroUChed on his biz vineyard, Prior
10 cutting II up into building lots he
laid down In bottles the contents of 20
punchcons u wine, each containing 30
gallons Some Of this wine he packed
IN cases which he vowed he would not
open until the nrs, train went through
from Los Angeles TO Salt Lake. These
cases he brought with him and opened
on the train, Others are 10 be present
ed 20 some OF his old friends In this
city
This morning while the train was
coming In over the bennington cut.of
he told the story of his efforts 10 get
the railroad bull, through, during
which he spent considerable money
OF his early days he sold
nuua,I thgnuuA Auli I.olfa On Ynnto
10 California IN 1884 ~ years ago after
very nard and hazardous trip across
the country, being captured by the
Sioux and Choycnncs on the borders "
Nebraska, whore they robbed w Of eN.
crythlng We had except the empty wa
CONS, only tho fact that my father
could speak spanish saved We, The
chief OF the war party spoke the lnn-
guaRc and told my father his men woto
hungry. lie gave w the cholct of sur.
rendering quietly or being Killed,
II was never 80 glad TO get TO n place
az Was 10 Salt Lake ~ that
time, The people treated US kindly and
We're very holpltaho We comped IN
salt Lake q month recupornting and !
enjoyed the time | apent ,hcre We
exchanged our oxen At very moderate
prices
From Salt Lake we Travelled over
the route which we came over today
After my arrival there ! WAS local man
and composItor on the Los Angeles
star the nre, newspaper In southern
California, From tho nrst this friendly
feeling which exists between Salt Lake
and Los Angeles was IN evidence, llos
fore the construction n the Union pn-
clnc all the general merchandise was
froightcd between the two cities and
san Pedro, In those days Walker
Bros, Godbs Bros, and other salt LAX.
ers had long freIghtlng trains ! used
TO oulnt these firms with harness,
For 20 years or more | have been
promoting this railroad 10 Salt Lake
which IL now u reality In 1857 we
formed corporation TO build the rond,
papers being filed IN Salt Lake and
los Angeles, Associated with mo were
COL Isaac Trumbo, Hon, George ~
Cannon ana several other influential
mon Of the two cities Interested We
proceeded with preliminary SURVEYS
and long reports were made We even
went No far ms cross scctloning part
Of the surveys, over $500 600 WAS spent
IN prollmlnarlos when the panic came
and stopped our floating the bonds
I'm 1900 another combination was
lNflNfu W Nh0n WV lhuNt NbllNlNllllN
mostly of 81, Louis parties, Abram ~
Cannon, &, q, Whlttemoro, Il, G. kor'
rms ana others, These men formed
what was called the old Los Angeles
Terminal secured for them M,
right " way through the entire city NJ
Los Angeles and secured q franchls,
from the council through all city prop
orty which IN OF great value TO Tho
| present road,
~ was my earnest desire TO promot,
| this rond for the last 90 years, Mowml
the immonse Importance TO the tw,
cities, ! believe II WIN be the meant
| OF assisting both cities immensely, IO,
Angeles wants your coal, iron an,
other products, wnlo In return we en-
| send YOU our fruits, oil and othel
| commodities, Tho same prlncipl,
| which Induced Los Angeles 10 trad,
with salt Lake IN the old days holds
douby good now since we are bounC
| by bands Of steel