The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-06-23
THE "sCENiC LIMITED" Dob
PROVES GRAND SUCCESS


Fast Train Between Denver and Salt
Lake Has Been insugurated by
Rio Grande Western.
Salt Lake City.--Monday, June 4.
1906, will be date chronicled in Utah
history OF much import, that being the
day upon which the first limited train
ever run between Denver and Salt
Lake City reached the city by the
great Salt Lake, the Rio Grande's
Scenic Limited" reaching Salt Lake
City at a. m, on scheduled time,
having on board Major s. X Hooper
and other officials and delegation Of
Colorado and Utah newspaper men.
who made the trip as the guests of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railway COM
pany.
This palatial annihilator OF time be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake was in
charge Of Major S. X. Hooper, who
completed the trip to Salt Lake;
Frank A. Wadleigh. assistant general
passenger agent, who came with the
crowd as far as Glenwood and then
went back to Denver; ]. M. Smith,
district superintendent for the Pull.
man company, and T. A. Dempsey, su.
perintendent of dining car service for
the Rio Grande, and the guests. Be
sides the guests there was a splendid
complement OF passengers.
From the minute the train pulled
out on the dot of the new schedule
worked to a charm.
Palmer Lake. Colorado Springs, Pu
eblo and Salida found the train arriv.
ing Just safe shade ahead Of time.
The long pull up to Malta, the Lead.
vile junction point, was made, as
smoothly as IL It were level road, and
from there down the western slope
was easy shedding.
The trial trip proved that the twenty.
four.hour run will be q simple matter
under anything like ordinary condi.
tons, and win leave ample provisions
for recovery of time in case Of acct.
dental delays. %.
One OF the ceremonies of the trip
was the opening Of the logbook of the
Scenic Limited-a beautifully bound
volume in which a record Of the first
journey is to be duly inscribed.
The newspaper contingent made the
first contribution to the book, in the
form Of letter to Major Hooper. in.
dited by Fl. s. Rogers of Denver and
amended by various others. Ht
The newspaper men will be talking
for some time about the wonders Of
that train and Of the ride through the
Rockies. One might almost think, to
hear them tell about It, that there
never was in all the world so fine a
train or such splendid scenery, and
sortion. .hratrr
Immediately upon their arrival in
Salt Lake City the visitors were taken
in charge by Colonel !. A. Benton, gen.
Cral agent Of the passenger depart
Intiil VI tHc tiO pTdHut TOhuS III tHlS
territory. and representatives Of the
Press club of Salt Lake.
This superb train service inaugur-
ated by the Rio Grande will prove Of
incalculable benefit to Utah.
The latest bit OF original advertising
of Utah and its resources put out by
the Rio Grande Western Is a superbly
Illustrated booklet written by Edward
r. Colborn and issued by the psssen.
ger department OF the Denver q Rio
Grande railroad, entitled "A Glimpse
Of Utah; It's Resources, Attractions
and Natural Wonders" II is in fact
q brief history of the state from the
time OF its settlement by the followers
Of Brigham Young up to the present
time, with a brilliant pen and photo
graphic portrayal OF its industries, its
principal points OF interest and every.
day life in this favored state, This
publication will doubtless be OF last
Ing benefit to Utah, and reflects great
credit upon the enterprise Of the Rio
Grande Western officials.