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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

the great western lines which was com
pleted nearly ~ years ago. Like the
pioneer line, it marks an era IN the dc
Veopment of American iailroadnS
Somewhere In Nevada two sections of
track. which have been driving steadily
forward. one from the east and another
from the west, win meet and ono more
through line win have been drawn
across the transportation map.
The new tranSCuntncntal road viii
be the shortest, In time Of travel of all
the routes to the Pacific because II
will be the one with the minimum Of
grades, curves and other Instructions
10 high speed and economical upeat on,
Although tlaversing nom salt Lake
City to san Francisco course general
ly parallel To that of the Central Pa
cific. the new road has a maximum
gradient only one-half that of the ear
lier constructed line, and crosses the
summit of the SierIus by q pass aC-
tually nearly 1000 feet lower than the
pass occupied by the Central Pacific
In fact, the Western Pacific grades
will compare favorably with those Of
the b. st built eastern roads That u
1ranscontinental road could be built
with n maximum grade 81 only / per
cent was a proposition which, before
the putting through of the Western Pa
Citc line. was regarded as absurd by
all except one man. The one man was
Edward T. Jeffory, now president OF
the road, and since 1891 president of
the Denver x Rio Grlnde He knew
that the per cent route was possible,
and he kept the engineers at work until
they found 1t,
The advantages i'm grade and in re-
sultant economy of operation which
the Western Pacific enjoys In COMPARE
son with other western roads IS strik-
ingly shown by the following table.
which gives the highest elevations
reached by the various lines. the maxi
mum gradient for both eastbound and
westbound trains, and the total ascen,
overcome. From this it viii be seer
that the heaviest grade Is only halt
that of the Union Pacific system, which
ranks next to II in this respect. while
In the total ascent to be overcome. an
important factor in the cost of opera
ton, the difference is even more strik-
fng. The figures follow:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

yards and storage tracks. with
abundant space for handling car floats
on the Oakland side OF the bay the
western Pacific has docks and Yards
adjoining those of the Southern pacific
hna covering 36l acres. Passengers
VIII be transferred from Oakland al
lectE across the bay by ferry to Mar
het street ms on all the other lines.
WIN these provisions. especially the
CITY freight terminal In san Francisco.
"lth IT'S direct and unimpeded tunnel
connection with the water front yards
lhe western Pacific enjoys what James
d. IN has characterized as the first
essential OF "A modern railroad--ter-
nlhal FACILITIES adequate for the
prompt and economical handling OF
tr'tIic' The value of the terminal
property In san Francisco and Oak
laud is upward OF $4,000, 900
The lowest Of gradients, the easiest
or curves and the most solid CON
struction known 10 engineering prnc-
tlce while all points of strength viii
not, however supply the place OF the
one thing Indispensable 10 railroad
prosperity traffic, Traffic Is what paws
the bondhoders interest and the stock
holders dividends, and it's develop-
lneht IN profitable quantities Is the OBJ
Ject Tor which the $50, 900 900 now be-
ing put INTO roadbed and rails and ties
""H tuiHVla' between san Francisco
ana Salt Lake. Is expended What
then are the traffic possibilities M
the territory which the Western Pa
oiiic traverses and It's terminals. east
aud west2 What Is the basis ON which
II Is estimated that the new road's
gross earnings viii approximate from
me start. AZ least $4,000 per mile"
an estimate made on the authority OF
one OF the roads officials?
ali lna
nc VIII receive AT Salt Lake civ lts
snare Of the through westbOund trafic
from the east and south. ram,
winch has much oyerworked tbe
single line which has heretofore existed
II VIII likewise get az san Francisco
and I'm California It's share M he
growing through eastern traffic which
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

situated. At the Salt Lake end this
problem is solved by its connection
with the Denver and Rio Grande sys-
TEN and its use of the latter's facili-
ties. There Is abundant room at this
point for as much expansion as may
be necessary. At the western terminus
the matter of adequate facilities for
the handling of freight and passengers
is of the utmost Importance. not only
TO the immediate future of the roads
local traffic and its position as part of
n transcontinental system, but also to
its ultimate development. for the rea-
son that the conformation of San Fran
cisco makes the extent of desirable
space available for terminals decided
~ limited
The strategic position held by the
Western Pacific i'm San Francisco is
Indicated by the fact that it occupies
location north of Twenty-fifth street
In the heart of the city and within
seven blocks of the city hall. This
includes all or portions of twenty-nine
blocks, covering SO acres. This is CON
nected by the 1,645 foot Portero Tun-
mel. running under Portero Hill to
the water front property of the com
pany. known as the Islais Creek ter
minal. The latter takes in 20 blocks,
giving PIG acres to be devoted to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

monto, the capital of the state a city
" nearly 10000 aud nTther south 10
Stockton, the Gateway city" al the
entrance 10 the two great valleys OF
the Sacramento and the san joaquin.
From stockton IL follows nearly the
old line Of the Central Pacific 10 the
terminus at Oakland. 4 miles distant
across the bay from san Francisco, A
direct short line, from sacramento g.
Oakland, wiz later cut 80 miles OH
the hnal portion of the route The pres
ent construction Is directed to poss-
bilties of freight traffic offered by the
san joaquin and Santa Clara valleys,
10 which II gives access, II Is planned
also 10 build bridge across the arm
II the bay at Dumbarlon point N
done, this win give the road further
advantage. enabling II to run IFS trains
directly into san t'radsco.
That the superior advantages of the
route here followed should have heen
l"ft for more than generation 10 be-
discovered by the youngest OF the great
western lines, perhaps seems singular
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

peetauon of the Western n.
uiais that the road shn,,id dcltic ON.
enrillhss from the start os ave gross
t nu,eiy ss'uVo per mile are r, spproxl.
pun more does the estlmata' Quilted
W pe q reasonable ono when W. apnear
WIN tnS actual gross earninr, PARED
central faclhc, which wern W ihe
more than $4,000 per milo .h 1906
douDle the Western Pacific ,, nearly
Ihere VIII be many things , ~,
est the traveller over mo " inter.
especially on that portion oS route,
which crosses the sierra ANA ,he line
It's western slope along tho uescends
the turbulent Feather River LINKS ot
striking natural feature is >, .inolhe'
mud desert west OF tho c.. sreat
Lake, particularly a donosi, 10y SAY
salt, snow white and seven MI solid
which the road crosses in 80 Vide
the desert. Much OF the scenn,,, rising
that of the so-called "sren,o' ,rNas
now in operation, an added Tine, nles
ment for passenger traffic ,bo,,,. luet'
chief attraction will be tho ,ants5 " tae
and smooth running made polsU,, uias
the low grades, light curves ana and @
manent construction. per
The Western Pacific railroad
coiporateu under the laws nf C',S
fornia, March 6. 1903. 4, Naf
sorbed the rights and franc,ta 40
neld by the Stockton q Becl,r,t''
Pass, Sacramento & Oakland. ana MA
media d san Joaquin railways. ana "a ID
san francisco Terminal RAILWAY an "a,
Ferry company. In April, 1906 il q n.
small Independent line runnins
Boca, on the Central Pacific. nor,t r.os
to Beckwith. with an extension ,''m s'
jected TO Quincy, the seat of p,, plo
county. total distance of 81 , uad
Its splendid terminal facilities IN " nDs
land were secured after a bitter s Has
New York Freight "snt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01
nrsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY AUGUST 1 1908

western Pacific route through the
mountains which can be operated dur
ing the winter months without de-
laws tn traffic from storms and WITH
out the heavy expenditures for handi-
ing snow and maintaining snowsheds
incurred by other roads. one snow
plow, Il H. anticipated, VIII be able to
lake care Of the line across the noun
tains In the heaviest storm likely To
occur.
The securing of a location SO nearly
apnroachiug the ideal from an operat-
ing point vi Wow has, naturally. not
made the road cheap one to build.
The cost OF construction averages over
$50 GOO per milo. and for some miles 1T
is over 5000 OO0 The constructions
however Is according to tho best mod
ern practice. the work done to date
exceliing the best rebuilt portions of
other transcontinental lines. and the
present cost will be repaid by the
greater efficiency of operation ana IN
the saving OF future outlay Tor nm
provcmeut and rebuilding The policy
" the men who are making the new
transcoptinental line is To- build the
road but once aud TO build 1t to last
In line with this policy nave been
the changes made In successive re-
visions of the plans The use OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

illustrates the change from the pio-
neer era of railroad construction IN
the west to that of the present time.
HEAVIEST GRADE IN 100 MILE
STRETCH
1t is in the Sierra that the road rises
to the maximum grade of / per cent,
and practically the whole of this max
imum gradient IS concentrated in one
stretch of 100 miles. Elsewhere there
are only about 10 miles of the road
whore the grade is so high. From
the state line Of California to salt
Lake city the maximum is only four
tenths of per cent. or about % feet
to the mile, with the exception of two
very short stretches. The maximum
gradient on the Central Pacific is 1O6
feet to the mile e per cent? or double
that of the Western Pacific, and on
the Northern Pacific the maximum is
ZIG feet to the mile t2.2 per cent?. The
difference which grades make in oper-
alton may be appreciated when 1t is
considered that a single locomotive can
haul 80 loaded cars on ] per cent
grade the maximum on the Western
Pacific as compared with three loco
motives required to haul 20 cars OIL
the maximum grades of other lines.
There is saying among railroad men,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

you can railroad on / per cent"
which tcrscly states the experts point
OF view.
Second only in value to low grades is
the elimination OF curvature and on
the Western Pacific this has been car
ried To the farthest possible point. The
maximum curve used rs ten degrees.
and in only few cases do the curves
exceed SIX degrees. THE line ~ So,
located I'm the sections where
II proceeds along maintain
sides as to avoid the dangers
from slides and the undermining action
OF water, and In the Sacramento VAL
Icy II Il located Well above the flood
Inc which was determined after wears
OF observation and months of com
putgtion
The location through Beckwourtb
fuSs secures an advantage besides thai
OF low grades and altitude. which rs
llAi thore ls no necessity for the u4e
ID, sl"WshodS, the abomination Of tray
'''lA ana railway men alike. owing
/" combination NJ low elevation with
peculiar geographical conditions. the
in' M lts highest point is practically
ire" from snow Tho ayearge mnxi
mum depth of snowfall at Bcckwourth
IaH i' only feet ug COMPARED with
"h average maNlmum OF nearly ~ fept
on Ih, Central PuClhc route. of 4 feet
on ln' llrst line surveyed for the
Western Pacific ana afterward dis.
rnrdcd and OF 90 To so feet ON Inc lines
SUN Iullher north The change In Tho
surveyed route was made after "A long
ana careful study uf conditions II
was recognized that the absence of
snow would mean better time In
handling traffic greater safety ana
lower costs The advantage possessed
~ heg.HWourth Pass Is due to the fact
ny serves as funnel through
Windt' which melt the snow almost as
rapidly as II falls. 90
Freedom from snow drifts was also
secured by the uniform location OF The
me on the sunny Sides Of valleys. thiis
avoiding long lasting and hard frozen
pahAs Ihese conditions give the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

Nevada, dips down into the valley ~
California, and finally terminates M
tldewatcr on the hurbor vi san Fran
cisco without a grade anywhere ok
ceeding SIS feet to the mile q per cent?
on curve ot more than 10 degrees.
without "A snnwshod along It's whole
couri", and with all lts bridges OF per-
manent construction before the line Is
completed
THROUGH A RICH COUNTRY.
Al the same time IL traVorses some
OF the finest agricultural land In Call
forna, rich mineral territories in that
state and Nevada, and In the latter
state opens hundreds OF square miles Of
land where grazing rs already profitable
ana where the soil needs only the water
which irrigation win bring 10 make II
eqhal ~ produtti"hvas to any in the
From Salt Lake city the main line
or the new road runs due west. cross
ing Great salt Lake for about ave miles
In It's southern part. whore the water
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

of the lake u crosses Great Salt Lake
desert, whose soft and treacherous
sands were once the terror OF travel
ers IN tho days OF the cmigrant trail
Through careful engineering and per-
uunent construction from the start this
part of the line has been so located
and built however, ms TO avoid the
danger OF any possible yielding of tho
roadbed. while the cost has been kept
down to the figure, remarkable in the
circumstances of $4,000 per mile. a
fraction of what previous lines have
spent.
The road then turns north and meets
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

Shippers throughout the country will
be Interested IN railroad which is
bein= built with every consideration in
ndtance Of shipping needs and costs,
the maximum OF operating efficiency
and, logically, the greatest promise for
immediate returns TO investors.
Partial operation win begin very
shortly and within II year the last
spike viii have been driven on this new
road. the Western Pacific railway. as
noteworthy Il piece OF railway CON
struction, in its way as the first of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01
A NEW HIGHWAY FOR WESTERN TRADE.
in Possibilities
Ideas Compared With Old in Railroad Build
Pei the Highest

As matter Of fact. its superiority was
known to the early railroad builders.
The trail down the Humboldt valley
route Of emiglunt travel 10 California
That Beckwourth Pass was the low
est point In the summit OF the Sierra
had been known for more thas halt
a century. ever since the pioneer Jim
Beckwourth made the discovery ANA
established there hotel frequentcd
by emigrant trains.
At the time of the conception OF
the first Pacific railway surveys were
made with a view to construction
through this pass, and the project was
abandoned only because of the dini-
Guilty OF The route along the stream .of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

the Central Pacific at the little town Of
Wells in Elko County, Nevada From
this point the roads parallel through
the valley OF the Humboldt river 20
Winnemucca. From here the Western
Pacific proceeds west across Humboldt
and Washoe counties. passing near
Pyramid lake, in Nevada, and Honey
lake, In California. At a point about
30 miles north of the city of Reno the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

wooden trestles. which has been
customary in railroad building in the
west has been almost eliminated.
Fifty-five OF these. provided for in the
preliminary location have been re-
placed by solid earth embankments,
which can neither burn nor decay.
TERMINAL FACILITIES GOOD.
In the matter of terminal facilities
the Western Pacific is remarkably well
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

the Feather river, which must be foe
lowed down the western slope. Then.
too, the government subsidy, based oh
mileage, with which the construction
Of the pioneer roads was aided en-
couraged the following Of the longest
route, even with high grades and cur
vature, rather than the choice of the
most economical location, The diff
ference Of the aims of the builders
of forty years ago and those of todar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

The task was not simple matter OF
avoiding grades and curves Tho
Western Pacific was planned and laid
out primarily as a commercial prop
osition. it is proposed to have 1t self
supporting from the start, and the en-
sineers have had to reconcile the prob
lens Of construction with the necessi-
ties OF future traffic development The
result Is road which crosses Utah and
Nevada, climbs the crest OF the Sierra
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-01

1880 feet long, and Spanish creek. it
crosses to the north fork Of the Feath-
en- river which II pursues to the june
ton of the two streams I'm the main
river. Along its banks the road
reaches Orovlle. the seat of Butte
county, and the center OF a fruit grow
Ing and gold-dredging region. From
Oroville the road continues south
through Marysylle and along the banks
of the Sacramento river into Sacra-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-16
MAKE THIS UP
AT YOUR HOME

What will appear very interest.
ing to many people here is the
article taken from a New York
daily paper, giving a simple pre-.
scription, which is SAID to be q
positive remedy for backache OF
kidney or bladder arrangement, if
taken before the stage Of Bright's
disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; Compound Kargon,
one ounce; Compound Syrup Sar-
saparilla, three ounces. Shake
we'll in a bottle and take in tea
spoonful doses after each meal and
again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist here at
home, when asked regarding this
prescription, stated that the ingre-
dients are all harmless, and can be
obtained at a small cost from any
good prescription pharmacy, or
the mixture would be put up if
asked to do So. He further stated
that while this prescription is often
prescribed in rheumatic Affections
with splendid results. he could see
no reason why it would not be a
splendid remedy for kidney and
urinary troubles and backache, as
it has a peculiar action upon the
kidney structure, cleansing these
most important organs and help
ing them to sift and filter from the
blood the foul acids and waste
matter which cause sickness and
suffering. Those Of our readers
who suffer can make no mistake in
giving it a trial.