East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-27

Denver, Col. Jan. 27.-still a fu-
ture event in the minds of the pub
Hc. the democratic convention at
Denver has already assumed the
guise of a present reality to railroad
officials. who are beginning to think
out schemes for taking care of the
crowds without confusion. Regular
trains will be made longer and many
special trains will be run.
Long before the democratic dele
gate has brushed the dust off his
plug hat and sent his frock coat to
he refurbished. the operating men in
the railroad offices will be working
overtime on emergency schedules.
This selection of city so far west
as the place of convention is without
precedent. It introduces new prob
lens for the carriers, since the lines
Of railroad in this section are much
fewer than in the Mississippi val
fey and on the Atlantic seaboard.
Denver has no fear lest its guests
suffer from lack of accommodation
it has been called the tourists city"
The railroads may dump thousands
OF delegates into it in two days but
the "Queen City of the Plains" will
refuse to be disturbed. Denver did
Got offer 100000 to the democratic
national committee for nothing; 1t
knew what It wanted, and It is going
TO be well prepared for the crowd.
Building the Auditorium.
Work on the mammoth auditori-
um is two-thirds completed. OF the
total 1900 tons Of steel which will go
into the building, 1909 tons are now
in place. BY far the heaviest part of
the work is done. and the contractor
says that he will be ready to turn
over the finished Job to the city on
the first day Of May. The $425, 900
for the erection OF the auditorium
was raised through bond sale voted
by the citizens of Denver.
The auditorium is 26O feet long.
i6s feet broad and e5 feet high. It's
normal seating capacity will be g.
900 but this can be increased to H.
500 by utilization of aisle space.
Committee rooms adjoin the main
nall. and, il there Is any overflow
OF committees, the democratic club.
three blocks away. is available.
Railroads Getting Ready.
From the timeliness of it one might
suppose that the double-tracking of
the Union Pacific railroad, between
the Mississippi and the Rockies, was
undertaken for the particular bene-
fit of the democratic convent on. The
construction Of the second track by
sections, has proceeded steadily dur
ing the last four or five years, and
now the Union Pacific has the only
double track line west OF the Mis-
souri, river Many of the improve
ments now under way will have been
finished when the political gather
ing is held in July.
Westward into Denver the Union
Pacific will run special convention
trains over its two main stems-one
tine through Nebraska from Omaha
and the other through Kansas from
Kansas City. The Nebraska route
will be taken by the delegates from
me North Atlantic states, while the
delegates from further south will
find the southerly route more con-
venient Arriving at Denver, the
trains enter a magnificent un on sta
hon. II is at the foot of the slope
on which the city Is built. and is
within short distance Of the big
hOtels.
Excessive heat has been part Of
she history Of most political conyen-
tlons. The president makers go back
home and tell their families ana