The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-14
THE "scENIC LIMITED"
PROVES GRAND SUCCESS.
Lake Has Been Inaugurated by
Rio Grande Western.

Salt Lake City.-Monday, June a.,
1906, will be a date chronicled in Utah
history of much import, that being the
day upon which the first limited train
Lake City reached the city by the
great Salt Lake, the Rio Grande's
Scenic Limited" reaching Salt Lake
City at 8 a. m, on scheduled time,
having on board Major S. K Hooper
and other officials and delegation of
Colorado and Utah newspaper men.
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; J. M. Smith
district superintendent for the Pull.
man company. and It. A. Dempsey, SUI.
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 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 II 1t 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 simple matter
under anything like ordinary condi.
tions, and will leave ample provisions
for recovery of time in case of acci.
dental delays.
One of the ceremonies of the trip
was the opening of the logbook of the
Scenic Limted-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 II. S. Rogers of Denver and
amended by yarious others
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 |
utahns will hardly contradict the as. |
sertion.
Immediately upon their arrival in
Salt Lake City the visitors were taken |
in charge by Colonel |. A, Benton. gen.
eral agent of the passenger depart |
ment of the Rio Grande roads in this
territory, and representatives of the
Press club of Salt Lake.
This superb train service inaugur-
ated by the Rio Grande will prove OF
lncalculable 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
F, Colborn and issued by the passen.
ger department of the Denver & Rio
irande railroad, entitled "a Glimpse
Df Utah: Its Resources, Attractions
and Natural Wonders" 1t is in fact
4 brief history of the state from the
line of its settlement by the followers
IF Brigham Young up to the present
line, with brilliant pen and photo
graphic portrayal of its industries. its
points of interest and every.
lay life in this favored state This
will doubtless be of last.
ng benefit to Utah and reflects great
'redit upon the enterprise of the Rid
irande Western officials.