The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-28
FIRST FLUSH Of
SPRING SPREADS
OVER THE LAND
Observations of a Trip North
to View Identification Work
on Bamberger Railroad.
FOUNDER RECALLS MANY
STUBBORN DIFFICULTIES
COMMENTS ON SUCCESS UNDER
WARMING INFLUENCE OF
A REAL DINNER,
By HARRY /, CRANE.


It's interesting to watch early spring
giving Nature the first awakening
pokes after her long winter sleep. 7
watched the process yesterday in Salt
Lake valley and it was a good day for
observations along that line. You
could fairly feel the old dame trembling
in her efforts to throw of her wiutrv
droWslness, and the trees seemed to
be stretching their branches to timber
up like a schoolboy on a bright morn
ing when he has chores to do before
school time.
Spring was certainly getting in some
good work on Nature yesterday all I'D
and down salt Lake valley. Every
Where the advance agents for early
summer were leaving their cards ana
promising an early arrival of seeding
and planting weather. The farmers
were taking the hints and getting ready
for agricultural activity. The rich.
mellow earth, where il lay counting the
warmth from the sun, in burrows
plowed last fall. seemed yearning for
the teeth of the harrow TO be made
ready for seed. The sun was warm ana
the smell OF spring was in the air. You
could almost hear the birds singing;
but you coUldn't-quite
l was inveigled on the trip through
the valley by Simon Bamberger. .presi-
dent of the salt Lake & Ogden rail-
way, who promised to show me the first
steps that are being pursued toward the
eiectrification Of that line. 7 was inter-
ested in the electrifcatiOn all right. and
/ learned all about it, but there were
other attractions Of which Mr. Bamber-
ger had said nothing, and which came
as such delightful surprises that the
trip Is bound to be remembered for a
long while as of much more Interest.
than p mere expedition for fnforma-
ton regarding track construction, grade
determination, trolley pole setting and
a steam showers appetite.
Real Home Cooking.
Speaking of appetite reminds me Of
one of the most pleasant features Of
the trip. We dropped from the last
coach of the near-noOn train awav
down the valley Just this side OF ogden
on q side hill.
Feel as though you could eat some
thingY asked Mr.. Banberger.
You bet" The answer was fervent
and sincere.
With a majestic wave of his hand.
the man who had put eighteen years OF
his life into the building Of the BAN
berger road gave the command TO For
ward, march," and the recruit fell IN"
The march was over a hill and down a
steep grade to d red house, and We
could smell the dinner rods before We
reached the door.
Just before we reached the house. 4
halt was called, and Mr.. Bamberger
explained the lay Of the land:
Did you ever eat a New England
dinner in a New England farm house ?"
You're just right, I have, and" Ny
mouth watered in anticipation.
We'll, you didn't eat a real first
class dinner, even then" continued my
host Have you ever eaten any real,
good, Old-fashiOned German cookIng?'
why, Il
Never mind; it doesn't matter. This
is different yet from that Young man.
I want to tell you that when we get in
side Of that house, we are going to have
a real meal-a real meal! I'VE been
here before. There IS a woman lives
here who knows how TO get UP a real
dinner-a satisfying dinner. She bakes
bread that you can feel the substance
to, before you eat it and after you eat
it. And her canned fruits, and-weTI,
come on
And the march toward the house was
resumed. But Mr. Bamberger stopped
again just before reaching the door 20
say:
Il have heard it said that a beautiful
woman is the nOblest work OF Goo.
Some people think that. Others say
that a woman who is a perfect cook IS
the best work in the human class turned
out, and I'm inclined to believe with
the last sentiment, but there is a
woman here who can not only cook,
but she can make you enjoy her COOK
ing more than any other cooking.
Hospitality I've lauded It in the
west many times. I've seen # in Ken
lucky and in Missouri and in Virginia
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