The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
Ogden, Sunday, May IL.
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with the line already laid on Lincoln av-
enue. This part OF the work will be easy.
1t is the big cuts that is worrying the
construction department at the present
time. That this is a most expensive piece
of work may be determined by the state
ment made by Mr.. Bamberger that ne
would be glad to give $4,000 to any one
who would complete the last one and one
quarter miles of line leading TO the river:
This. too, exclusive of the ties and rails:
One of the best Indications that the
company intends to do business on a big
scale is found in the fact that II is lay
ing eighty-five pound steel. This Is said
10 be heavier than most steel used by
the steam roads running through this ter
ritOry. Everything is being done looking
toward the double tracking of the line,
which will be ultimately done. All of the
bridges are being constructed for dou-
BILE track road. Reinforced concrete Is
used extensively in the construction of
overhead bridges and every effort is be-
inf made to insure stability.
Mr.. Bamberger and those who are asso-
ciate with him in the construction OF
this road are men who do things As an
evidence of this it may be pointed out
that on the Hunter farm where there was
a proba bilty of most dangerous cross
ing, both the county road and the railway
line emerging from a deep cut at the
same point, the county road was moved
This required the permission of the coun-
ty commissioners and the purchase Of
much land. The new road is now nearing
completion. every portion of IT being bullT
by the railroad people. In addition to this
d reinforced concrete waterway to take
care of the waters OF the Weber and Da-
Wis county canal was construct9d on much
the same basis as an overhead bridge
Another evidence of the same fact may be
found east of Washington avenue on the
way to the mouth of Ogden caIiyon- y
loop in the Ogden river that appeared TO
be useless was moved into straight
course where it would not interfere with
the plans of the company.
Mr.. Bamberger said that considerable
attention had been paid to the question Of
grades and that at no point on the entire
line between the two cities would the
tire line from Lincoln avenue to- Salt Lake
will be on private right of way. Stations
will be established at various points along
the line, and it is expected that the time
that will be maintained will be faster than
that now maintained by the steam roads.
The plans for the electrifying Of the line
are now being prepared and this WORK
will follow close upon the completion OF
the grade south of the Weber river
Few people realize that in the road $
present condition cars could be operated
from Salt Lake to within nalf-mile of
many other benefits that the line Will
have will be the fact that the Salt Lake
morning. papers may be brought into Og-
den at reasonably early hour IN the
morning.
on account of the recent high waters
which overlooked the banks of the Ogden
river between Washington avenue and
the mouth of ogden canyon, the plans for
building this portion of the line VIII nave
to be materially changed so as TO meet
any similar condition in the future. Large
interurban cars. such as are in use on the
big systems of the east will be used on
the Bamberger line and their movement
will he directed BY telephone train orders.