The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-29
SALT LAKERS LEAVE
FOR NEVADA CAMP
Big Excursion Starts for Ely to
Participate in the
Celebration.
FOUR HUNDRED UTAlNS
ON THE SPECIAL TRAIN
Special Was One Of the Hand
soonest That Ever Was Run
From Zion.

Promptly at 9 clock Friday even
ing at the Oregon Short Line depot
the cry Of "All aboard'' rang out.
lhere was scurry and a scramble.
as the whistle blew, shouting of
'tgood-byes and "have a good time,
old man," and the big excursion to
Ely, New, was away upon its long
run to the hustling Nevada town into
winch Will be opened today a railway,
giving That city way of transporta-
ton to the markets of the world.
Long. before the time scheduled for
the train to pull out a great throns of
people congregated at the depot. The
question on every lip was, HAre you
go'ngfe The answer in almost every
lntsance was, "Betcher life.D Held 3
band was discoursing music on the
platform, cabs were dashing UP with
their human freight, street cars were
pouring out their flood of people,
others came hurrying afoot, many came
IN automobiles. At the ticket windo ow
OF the depot the scene was an animated
one The late corners, those who had
not made up their minds until the
last moment, when the fever got
into their blood as they saw the others
making ready for the trip, were
clamoring for tickets, while busy
agents had their hands full answering
Tour questions at once, and trying to
MI the demand for tickets. Fully fifty
people bought tickets at the depot who,
an hour before had no idea whatever
of taking in the trip.
All day long Friday the uptown
ohces OF the Oregon Short Line were
Hooded with people who had neglected
~nf,
through the Commercial club Offices
NO attempt was made to keep list
OF names, as it would have been i'm
possible. The berth tickets were is
sued and the chart kept straight. and
that was the best that could be done.
Nearly Three Hundred People.
When the excursion was first planned
IT was thought that, by hard work, per,
haps 100 people might be induced TO
go through the medium of stories pub
hshed IN the press setting forth the
actual Importance of a representative
delegation from Salt Lake and Utah
to the big opening. Salt Lake does
not do things by halves, though, and
when the train rolled out from the
depot Friday evening and sped away
upon its journey it carried not less than
20 of the most representative Deople
Of Salt Lake with it. The train was
three tourist sleepers, a chair car, a
diner and baggage car At Ogden
four more cars will be attached, and
the number of people from the two
cities will not fall below the 400 mark.
While the cars were filled to the guards.
they were not uncomfortably crowded,
and everybody was happy.
Never did a more finely equipped
special train wend its way from Salt
Lake than the Ely special. 1t went
out under the personal supervision of
Travelling Passenger Agent A. B.
Mosely, who will direct the special un-
til 1T returns. In every car a tele-
phone was installed, making it possible
to talk to persons in every other car,
the diner, baggage car, and even to
the engineer, while the train sped its
way.
Will Reach Ely This Morning.
The train WAS scheduled to arrive in
Ely this morning in time for break
fast. Those who wish will be per
mitted to use the cars instead of hay-
ing to go to the hotels during tho time
they remain IN Ely. Many will not
return with the special when il
starts on it's return Sunday evening
Those who desire will be allowed 10
remain until October 4 before return
ing, and it was the expressed intention
of at least fifty people who left here
Friday night to stay as long as pos
sible.
The excursion was q huge success. as
such things always are when Salt Lake
citizens are back of them, and there
will not be more representative dele
cation of people in attendance at the
opening than that which went from this
city, and it will be one round of
pleasure and proht until the special
pulls into the city again early Mon
lay morning with hot dusty. tired
and thirsty throng of satisfied excur.
sionists.