The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-06-22
THE "scENIc LIMITED"
PROVES GRAND SUCCESS,
Fast Train Between Denver and Salt
Lake Has Been Inaugurated by
Rio Grande Western.

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 8 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; j. M. Smith,
district superintendent for the Pull
man company, and T. 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 a safe shade ahead of time
The long pull UP to Malta, the Lead.
Vile junction point, was made as
smoothly as If 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 simple matter
under anything like ordinary condi.
tions and will 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 H. s. Rogers of Denver and
amended by various others.
The newspaper men will be talking
or some time about the wonders of
hat train and Of the ride through the
Rockies. One might almost think, to
near them tell about 1t, that there
never was in all the world so fine a
rain or such splendid scenery, and
Utahns will hardly contradict the as.
,ertion.
Immediately upon their arrival in
Salt Lake City the visitors were taken
n charge by Colonel I. A. Benton, gen.
'ral agent of the passenger depart
nent Of the Rio Grande roads in this
erritory, and representatives of the
Press club Of Salt Lake
This superb train service inaugur-
ted by the Rio Grande will prove of
benefit to Utah.
The latest bit Of original advertising '
I Utah and its resources put out by I
he Rio Grande Western Is superbly s
Illustrated booklet written by Edward
:. Colborn and issued by the passen. ,
er department of the Denver & Rio
Irande railroad, entitled "A Glimpse
Utah; Its Resources, Attractions
nd Natural Wonders" It is in fact
brief history of the state from the
me Of its settlement by the followers Q
Brigham Young up to the present t
me, with a brilliant- pen and photo b
raphic portrayal of its industries, its b
rincipal points Of interest and every I,
ay life in this favored state. This .
utilization will doubtless be of last 2
lg benefit to Utah, and reflects great =
redit upon the enterprise Of the Rio y
rande Western officials. II