The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-04
INITIAL TRIP OF
SCENIC LIMITED
Magnificent New Train on the
Rio Grande Proves a
Grand Success.
GUESTS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
WILL ARRIVE IN SALT LAKE
THIS MORNING.
Especial to The HeraId,)

Especial to The Herald)
GIenwood Springs. Colo, June S.-The
first limited train ever run between
Denver and Salt Lake is due to reach
the Utah capital at s O'Clock Monday
morning on the Rio Grande road, bear
ing a delegation of newspaper men from
Denver, Colorado Springs Pueblo and
JeadviIIe. and the returning Salt I-akers
who have been the guests of the road
IL the celebration of the train service
The train is in charge Of Major s h
Hooper, who goes through to Salt Lake;
Frank A Wadleigh, assistant general
passenger agent, who returns from
GIenwood: J. NJ Smith, district super
intendent for the Pullman company, auI
T. 4. Dempsey, superintendent Of din
ing-ccT service for the Rio Grande- Be
sides the guests there is a splendid COM
Plement of passengers. The Colorado
press contingent includes: Charles
ROehrig Associated Press; Thornton
Smith Western Press Association; Mar
tin Dunn. Denver. Post; H. s. Rogers,
Republican; J. 3. McGauran, News; c
r Wilder. Colorado Springs GaZett.
l. F. Mckay, Colorado Springs Tele-
graph. ". l. Wilder. Pueblo Chieftain;
J. w. Clark. LeaCville Herald-DemO-
graf.
Made Schedule Time.
From the minute the train pulled out
Oh the dot OF the new schedule worked
10 a charm.
Palmer Lake. Colorado Springs. Pu-
ebIo and Salida found the train aTriv-
ing just a safe shade ahead OF time.
The long pull up to Malta, the Leadviile
junction point was made as smoothly
rs if it were level road, and from there
down the western slope was easy sled
cling.
The trial trip proved that the twenty
fOur-hour run viii be a simple matter
under anything. ike ordinary COrdi-
tons, and viii leave ample provision
Tor recovery of time in case Of accl-
dental delays.
Opening OF Log Book.
one Of the ceremonies of the trip was
tine opening of the 1ogbook of the Scenic
I.imited-a beautifully bound volume in
3 which a record OF the first journey is 10
be duly inscribed.
The newspaper contingent made the
first contribution to the book, IN the
form Of q letter to Major Hooper, IN
dited by H. :. Rogers Of Denver ana
amended by various others. This epiS-
tie reads IS follows.
My Dear Major Hooper: Permit US
your special guests. to offer COngratU-
lations on the first flight of the Denver
and Rio GTande Scenic Limited. We
deem it a privilege TO start your log
and kick book. For thirty years peO-
pie have been trying TO coin words that
would express their emotion while tTav-
cling on the Denver and Rio Grande.
That pioneer newspaper man and good
fellow, Julian Ralph, hit upon the hap
Piest of them all when he named il
yachting i'm the Rockies If an Ordi-
nary train tour on your road is yacht
ing then a trip on the Scenic Limited
Is yoyaging on a Rocky mountain liner.
We know that the Crown Prince VIII
helm OF the Oceanic 10 not provide as
many IuXuTies for their 1000 passengers
SIS you DO for seventy. Your limited is
hummer, bird, a peach, and Utah
and Colorado people know good fruit
when they see It. because they raise the
finest in the world. It has all the com
forts and maDv more luxuTics than
home. We have but few complaints 10
make.
Some Little Kicks.
"DuC of our party ordered humming-
bird breasts Iarded. and your chef In
considerably served him dodO bird
heart, with an aUk-egg .omelette. Please
do not let II occur again 1t was inCou-
crate o. You 20 limit the train 10 seven
~ people; otherwise these five SAT-
Lake men would have brought their
wives We wish to complain that New
York morning papers are placed on
your library tables two days old. III
spite Of these little faults. We are quite
agreed thar we like Scenic Limited
trains, we like 10 be personally con-
Quoted # YOU would not have done
Il. We would have chosen Wadleign
Happy ere We that W. have beth Let
II be recorded in this iogbcok that the
morning of the third day. sixth month.
A y. 1905, according TO the CregorIaa
calendar a So.
by's smile. -Four hours ere the sun had
reached the meridian the limited sped
out Of Denver union depot.
IS We are about to plunge into the
grandeur Of the canyon Of the Arxau-
sas we have not lost a minute. neither
the train, nor your guests. Iu fact. the
pace has been so IA pid that some Of rs
feel ne are gaining on that ridiculous
Old gentleman, Pa Time. We have haG
enc royal gorge with you already; the.
colOTed gentleman has announced the
second One-Teady in the dining car. We
know that We are going to delight In
every minute Of the one where the
hanging bridge is.
Now, here's 10 your health and vo;lr
fRmily's health; TO the Scenic Limited
ono its big family: and hereafter NAV
of Us
Royalty Entertained.
the salt Lake newspaper men whJ
went over on Invitation TO make the re-
turn trip With the new train were enter
tanned royalty while in Denver by Ma
jeT Hooper. his sor Charlie Hooper. +
A. Wadleigh and Frank Sempie. city
passengers agent Of the Rio GranQe
They were met on arrival by a1ltouic-
biles IT. charge of the RIO GraHde pas
senCer men, given 2 ride around the
city and through the parks. dined st
the Albany. took in Elitch's. and. re
turning. had an informal reception at
the Press club.