Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-02
Not An Accident, but a Sort of
Railroad Meet-Me-Half-
Way Proposition.
FIRST DAY OF NEW SERVICE
Salt Lake Newspaper Men and Rail-
road OniciaIs Plan Pleasant Jour
ncy In Honor of Event.

Tintic, Dec. 2,-The meeting of the
FIRST two trains of the new service in
sttutcd by the Salt Lake Route be-
tween Salt Lake and Los Angeles, met
here at 1:02 this afternoon. The two
trains are the finest ever put on for
regular service and will be one of the
big features of Salt Lakc-I.os Angeles
travel over the Clark road T. c. Peck
and other officials of the road were OH
the Los Angeles eastbound train which
met the train which left Salt Lake this
morning. On the train leaving Salt
Lake this morning was the following
crew OF railroad experts: Conductor F.
B. McCarty Engineer ]. II. Brown and
Fireman James DIcCartell on Engine
Si09, Train Auditor Smith. Brakeman
w. F. Stark, Flagman w. II. Adams
and Baggageman f. Mcdonald The
dining car conductor was A, L. Priyat.
and he certainly took care of his end
of the trip from beginning TO end, De-
icious luncheon was served to the spe-
cial guests of the passenger department
upon arrival at this point. These guests
viii return TO Salt Lake at p. m.
SLIGHT DELAY IN LEAVING.
There was a slight delay in the leav-
ing time of the special from this end.
due to delays in Oregon Short Line con-
nectlons from Butte. The train left,
however. at $780, and made it's arrival
here at 1880 the schedule time The
train is a handsome one. Drawn by
one OF the new and fast passenger en-
gines, it consists of baggage coach,
smoker, day coach, diner and two stand
ard Pullmans. The rear Pullman is of
the observation type, and in passing
through the southern valleys and west
ward along the lake shore and on across
portions of the desert lands, an impress
sive vista met the eyes of the many
passengers crowded on the rear of the
coming tower" in spite of the frosty
weather.. With its blanket of white,
the landscape presented fairyland
picture not TO be forgotten,
This train is in reality the first OF
the new service put on by the Salt
Lake Route, Il fast service between Salt |
Lake and the Los Angeles terminal. |
The equipment Is the most modern |
known to latter-day railroading, and |
special pains is taken to provide for |
every desire of the traveller Meeting |
the special from Salt Lake at this point |
was a similar train which started from |
Los Angeles yesterday. On board the |
castbound train was General Passenger ]
Agent T. 6 Peck OF the Salt Lake |
Route and a number of Los Angeles |
newspaper men, At the junction the |
Salt Lake party boarded the eastbound |
train for the return to Salt Lake. The |
Salt Lake party consisted Of Asst. Gen. |
Freight and Passenger Agent Joe |
Manderhcld, Dist. Passenger Agent r.
q. Kerr. Supt. of Pullman Service H. S.
Twinning, and about a dozen slaves of
the press.
PRESS CLUB INITIATES LANN.AN.
Occupying a goodly portion of the
train which left Salt Lake this morning |
was P. II. Lannan. who is pointed out
by newspaper men as a conspicuous
fraternal brother because OF the fact
that In the newspaper business he man.
aged TO accumulate an extensive sup
ply OF the coin of the realm The Los
Angeles newspaper men when informed
Of this fact declared with emphasis
that he must indeed be a man of sur
passing genius and regarded his gener-
Gus person with amazement as he trod
here and there with his hands caSped |
behind him. En- route press club was
with titles ranging from "wielder of
the monarchial gnvcl" to Keeper of
the suppressed story" Every member
of The ncwly organized press club was
declared the holder of some office or
other One OF the features OF the trip !
intensely interesting especially to pas
sengers booked through to Los Angeles,
was the initiatory ceremonies by which
p. H. Lannan was admitted to fellow
ship in the club. Mr.. Lannan bore his
honors with becoming dignity. but was
forced to part company with the other
members at this point, as he is one of
the through passengers to the city by |
the sea.
The trip so far has been without spe-
cial Incident. except for those related |
above. The running time is being |
strictly adhered to and the first of the |
new fast service between the two cities |
promises that this new train will be-
come very popular with the travelling
public