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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Saha,r Road

nNE of the railroad improvements of
the coming year will be the cleo
trihcation of tine Snltalr line Salt Lake
county has already granted the road
franchise to electrify its line of
road through the county precincts be-
tween Salt Lake City and the lake,
and at this writing the city council has
under consideration the proposition Of
granting to the Saltair road a franchise
over certain streets of the city giving
the line access to the uptown streets
for its electrified lake cars
Under proper restrictions there can
be no doubt the franchise will be given
the Saltair line to traverse the main
streets of the city, and next year tho
public Will be served with trains TO the
lake at intervals OF from three to five
minutes, without the necessity for re-
pairing to the old SaltaIr depot to
catch train. According to the latest
plans for the lake trains. the cars Will
run from the lake on West South Tenn
pie to Fifth West, thence north TO
North Temple street over tho vIaduct
along the same street to Main street
thence south to South Temple street
ana returning west to First West
street thence north to North Temple
street west over the vladuct again 70
Tenth West street and wesword 10
the lake. The cars will be of the. inter
urban type, seating 20 passengers. with
full vestibule at the rear and haIf yes
tibule In front. The regular mode of
operation will be with a motor car
ana trailer, or a motor car alone as
traffic demands.
The road will be double tracked from
the city to the lake shore, thus avoid
ing waits and the danger of collisions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Western Pacific Closing
Ub the GAP to the Coast

| crossing a divide through Spring Gar
den tunnel 297.2 miles. 1906 feet long
TO the valley of the Middle fork At
Spring Garden tunnel the elevation Is
, 40i3 feet. Just before reaching the
tunnel, to maintain the maximum of
per cent grade. development work was
necessary. and the approach to the tun-
mel was accomplished by means of
Wnat Is known as the Williams Loop.
DIZZY STEEL VIADUCT.
At mile post 3144 the line crosses
Willow creek Viaduct, the highest steel
structure on the line, 10 feet high and
l.340 feet long. Four miles beyond is
reached the head of the l per cent
grade. 3lS-7 miles Running east the
line crosses the continental divide at
an elevation of 5,01S feet, at Beckworth
Pass, through Beckworth tunnel 6.Oo6
feet long. 1904 miles. After leaving
this tunnel the line turns due north and
runs TO Honey lake, then east again,
crossing into Nevada, and northeast
across Smoke Creek desert, Granite
Creek desert and Black Rock desert
to Deep Hole. 1903 miles. then due east
To Winnemucca, 1922 miles. where it
reaches the valley of the Humboldt
river. adjacent to the Central Pacific
railway The road then follows the
Humboldt River valley, paralleling the
Central Pacific to Wells. 717l miles.
then turns southeast to Flower Lake
pass. which is crossed through the
Flower Lake tunnel. 5.e57 feet long,
1881 miles. Turning northeast the Sill
yer Zone pass is crossed by means of
a horseshoe curve five miles long, run
ming thence southeast to Wendoyer
Se6.7 miles. From Wendover the line
crosses the great salt desert on n tan
gent OF 43 miles to Knolls, S452 miles,
on the east edge of the desert, then
generally easterly to the southern end
of Great Salt Lake near Grants. 1863
miles. 1t then crosses the lake in shall
low water for seven miles. and follows
the lake shore to Garfield and thence
directly cast to Salt Lake City.
The scenery on the Western Pacific Is
claimed to be unsurpassed in America.
The Feather river country IS a con-
tinuation OF the scenery on the Denver
& Rio Grande. of which the Western
Pacific Is the coast connecting line. The
completion of the road marks an epoch
in railroad building and in the com
mercial development of the west, maxi
ing for the advancement in material
prosperity Of the great section through
which 1t passes. and incidentally for
the whole country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

speed operation. An hourly local serv-
Ice with running time of l hour and Az
minutes will be maintained. In add
ton TO this limited train will leave
each terminal every three hours dur
ing the day. and is scheduled to cover
the distance between the two cities in
10 minutes. making only three stops
en- route. 1t is planned to operate
single motor cars during the hours of
nght traffic, but trail cars will be added
TO suit the needs of traffic and for the
heavy excursion business during the
summer season at Lagoon During the
year 1908 there were ESQ 900 admissions
to the Lagoon park. and as soon as IL
Is possible to give a more frequent sery-
leo TO the gates OF the resort with
electric transportation, IL is expected
these figures viii be surpassed Power
Tor the road Will be supplied by plants
10 be built by the company Itself. in
cluding four substations built at in
termediate points along the line. and
from the high-tension lines of a hydr,,-
electric power company. which run al
most parallel with the railroad.
The Salt Lake &c Ogden will be tho
first lntcrurban line OF any considerahie
length 10 be- operated by electricity I'm
Utah and President Simon Bamberpca
OF the railroad Is being congratulated
by railroad men and laymen alike. upon
tho successful outcome of his electr,n,
cation plane.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

and trolley wires and the rearranging
OF the city terminals. The work OF
electrifylnS the line has been conduct
ed under the supervision of II. A
strauss, Vice president of tho Falkenau
Electrical Construction company of
Chicago, and has progressed satisfac-
tor1ly up to the present time. The plans
call for 10 motor cars TO be built by
the Jewett Car company. and the re-
building OF 40 steam railroad passenger
coaches now in operation over the COM
pany's lines. The motor cars will have
81 seating capacity of so passengers.
The total mileage of the completed
line, including sldings and lines In the
streets at the, terminals. will be about
10 miles The track will have a maxi
mum grade OF IL per cent and maxi
mum curves of degrees outside the
cities, and will be lmd with S5-pour3
steel. AT Tenth North street the line
crosses the switches of the Oregon
Short Limo and the Denver & Ric
Grande, with which roads the Salt
Lake & Ogden has definite arrange
ments for the interchange OF freight
For the present, heavy freight will be
handled over the electrified road by
steam locomotives, which Will, how
ever, be run only at night. The light
freight Will be handled by electric cars.
HOURLY SERVICE PROMISED.
The track has been rebuilt for high
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
ID. g r. c.. a Link IN
L ranscont1ne71ta/ Line

| present. including the first course of
marble and portion OF the upper
courses OF terra Gotta construction. The
structure VIII be one of which the rail-
road company and the city will be
proud when completed. 1t is thought
the building will be in readiness for
occupancy about the middle of next
summer. The depot company Is in
corporated as a separate corporation,
Its capital being S1,500.O00. and its sole
purpose being to construct and oper-
ate the joint Denver & Rio Grande
and western Pacific passenger station
In this city.
The triumph of the year for the Den
yer & Rio Grande road however is
the completion of the link connecting
itself with the Pacific coast, the West
cTn Pacific. Under the fostering care
and patronage of the Denver &c Rio
Grande has this new line been made
possible, for the parent road has stood
back of the transcontinental infant
on nearly SIS. .oO0. 900 worth of bonds to
complete It's construction. and now
that the stupendous work has been
completed and the active operation OF
the second central coast to coast line
Is about to commence, the Denver &.
Rio Grande and its officers feel that
,y ,ney pave given to the country another
lfe-giving artery in its march toward
It's glorious commercial and social
destiny. besides providing Itself with
o means toward transcontlnental in
dependence which will be valuable in
more ways than one. yT
IMPROVEMENTS AT BINGHAM.
The Year has witnessed great inn
proVements perfected at Bingham, per-
maps the greatest single source OF in
come on the entire line of the road.
thousands of dollars have been ex-
pended in laying new tracks. con-
"tructng new buildings. etc, at the
noted Utah copper camp. The output
OF copper from Bingham during the
present year is approximated at ono
hundred million pounds. and the Dom
Yer d Rio Grande road does all the
hauling in and out of the camp. yivina
IT 4 handsome business from this min.
ing center.
The plans Of the Denver & Rio
Grande and Western Pacific contem-
plate the erection OF vast machine
shops. roundhouscS and repair shops in
salt Lake. which means permanent
employment of hundreds of men and
the distribution OF large annual nav
rolls among tho merchants and pconle
OF salt Lake. Prospects are bright
for the Denver & Rio Grande and
those who have followed the STRUGGLES
OF the line for the mastery of the I'm
toward conditions which have con-
Ironted every foot of its westward
progress. viii rejoice with It in tbe
roSeate future which seems now to be
an assured reality with tho comnle
'loh OF us coast connection
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
A MILLION IN ADVERTISING

, Oregon. Via Willow creek irrigation
project, about "a miles.
UP to the present time there has beer
expended on the new Union passenger
station in this city between $3.50, 900 and
100000. There remains yet the erection
OF the umbrella train sheds which,
when completed. will make the Harri-
man depot one of the most beautiful
and best appointed railroad stations
between Chicago and the coast
During the year just drawing to a
close the unit system of division or
ganization has been inaugurated on the
various divisions of the Oregon Short
Line. This system was originated by
Maj. Hine and in its operation does
away with the titles OF trainmaster, di-
vision engineer, master mechanic and
chief dispatcher. with the title of as
sistant superintendent substituted in
each instance. The notifications of the
old system worked out under the new
plan has the effect of eXpeditlng the
company's business by the reduction
and Simplihcatlon of correspondence
and records The system has proved
highly satisfactory thus far. 1t was
placed in operation on the Utah division
on Sept. 9, and since that time the other
divisions have been brought under the
government of the unit system.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
In reviewing the record for 1909, the
passenger department of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company. under
the direction of D. e. Burley. general
passenger agent, has reason for con-
graduation. It has seen general travel
increase more than so per cent over
past years. This includes travel to Yel-
lowstone park; to the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition; spring and fall colo
mist business from the cast, and local
traffic, all of which clearly demon
strates the awakened and growing in
terest In this intermountain country
and the Pacific northwest.
This travel has not all been transient.
or tourist travel; much of 1t has re-
mained In the state. These great In
creases must not be charged to
chance nor TO the labors of recent
day alone. for back of them lie many
years of ceaseless and untiring effort
along publicity lines, the cry having
ever been, Come west" The call Of
the west has been heard after many
years. and those who have needed the
call and have come west" have seen
and have conquered; and an immeas-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Salt Lake Route l@1~21s
The Best Year of It's Life
~ GVELOPMENT has been mark
ed and rapid along the line of
II the Salt Lake Route during tho

GVELOPMENT has been mark
ed and rapid along the line of
n the Salt Lake Route during the
year just drawing to u close.
conceded To be the best year In the
history of the road in Utah.
Notable among the points to thus
take on new life is the new smelter
town OF Tooele. where the Tooele I'm
proVement company, the smelling COM
pany and the railroad company have
spent and are spending vast sums of
money to make the Town one of the
liNelicst and best in the state.
Garfield has also received a great
Impetus as n smelter town on this line
and the Garfield concentrator and
smelters have steadily added improve
mentS which are resulting in the rapid
growth of the town.
Dry farming has come to the front
along the line of the rond in a gratify-
Ing manner. and uJ Cedar valley.
which has heretofore been one of the
chiefest OF the southern Utah sage
brush fields. thousands OF acres have
been reclaimed by means of irrigation
and the year 1910 Will witness the
reclamation of thousands of acres of
additional land by no less than a dozen
different companies.
Other points which have witnessed
marked development are Akin, Burt
ner, Clear Lake. Oasis. Milford and
Modena, where much labor and money
nave been expended in bringing under
cultivation tracts of Land and as a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

F." ENGRAL improvement has
characterized the year on the
VI Oregon Short Line. in common
with all lines comprising what
| is known as the Hartman system. And
though the latter portion of the year
witnessed the passing from earthly du-
| ties of tho head OF the system, the
work which he inaugurzlted and which
| 1t is known WAS his intention should
| continue toward that which he foresaw
would be the destiny of the great sys-
tenn of roads OF which he was the active
laid down in most gratifying meas
ure.
Among the Improvements completed
and under way on the Oregon Short
Line may be named the completion of
the double tracking from Salt Lake to
Woods Cross. and the extension of the
double track between the last named
station and Pennington is now under
construction.
Block signals have been installed
from Ogden to Cache Junction through
Pear River canyon, also on the main
line between Granger and Huntington
to complete installation on the entire
line. most OF which is now protected by
the block signal system.
The telephone system of dispatching
trains has been installed between Og-
den and Sandy. and similar installation
is contemplated on other divisions. The
telephone dispatchlng has been operat-
ed very successfully.
New 90-pound steel rails are being
laid on 19o miles of the Oregon Short
Line and II miles of the Southern Pacific
east of Sparks. to release rail of lighter
weight for use In the building of new
branch lines, industry tracks, additional
yard tracks, new sldings, etc.
IDAHO BRANCHES.
New branch lines now under con-
struction and contemplated in the near
future aggregate about 200 miles.
mostly in Idaho. which are to servo
new tracts of land that are beng put
under irrigation. as follows: Twin
Falls to Salmon river reservoir site IS
miles; Rupert to Bliss, through north
side project. rs miles; Moneland to
Aberdeen, through American Falls ir-
rigation project. Carey lands 2S miles:
Ccrro Grande towards Salmon City
through lands of Lost river Irrigation
project, about % miles: Burley to Oak
ley, through Goose creek Irrigation
project. 25 miles, Vale to Brogan, IN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

A NUMBER of changes have
~ transpired during the year on
the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road in the personnel of the
operating department. as well as In
the operating plans of the railroad.
Since Jan. l. 1909 A. c. Ridgway, gem
eral manager of the road at Denver
has resigned, and his place has been
filed by the appointment of II. w.
Clarke Ernest Stenger. general sup
erintendent of the Utah lines of the
road, resigned and ]. C. Daley was
named In his stead. ]. w. Dean of ST
Louis has been appointed general sup
erintendent OF the road with head
quarters at Denver. The territory of
the Utah division has been subdivided
and superintendent has been named
for each division, A. 3. Appersen.
formerly assistant to Gen. Supt.
Stengcr, being the superintendent of
the new Salt Lake division. extending
from Ogden to Tucker. and o. G. Ogg,
as superintendent of the Green River
division. extending from Tucker to the
Colorado line. T. B. Purves, superin-
tendent of motive power and car de-
partment, has also resigned, and his
place has been filled by the appoint
ment of j. f. Enright. late of the In
ternational & Great Northern of Texas
The Denver & Rio GTande has had
several things of an unpleasant ma
ture happen along its lines during the
year. perhaps the most disastrous
Hoods and washouts of its history oc-
curing during the past few months.
Both on Its main lines and branceS
the fates have seemed against the road
IN sending avalanches. floods and 9TH
er calamities for Its discontinue. But
1T has not Jared so badly. notwIth
standing, for according to It's pub
lished reports the earnings of the road
aggregate more in proportion to the
capital invested than several snch
roads as the Chicago & Great West
ern, the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul, and otherS
NEW EQUIPMENT
The road has ordered the delivery,
OF several thousand new freight cars
mas purchased two or three dozen now
locomotives. brand new IOO-ton
wreckinG machine. and has double
tracked a considerable portion of the
nne over the mountain districts Of
central and eastern Utah during the
year just closing
Inc most pretentious piece of worl,
Undertaken by the Denver & Rio
Grande In Utah this year is the con-
structlon of the magnificent new Das- |
seheer station for the joint use of the |
Denver & Rio Grande and the West |
ern Pacific railroads This buildinp ia |
up TO the square of the first story nj |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

result the sagebrush lands have como
mo mo hotlce and many people have been
a'tracted to these heretofore uninyitInc
reaches of prairie
Inc minfcs, agricultural and live
STOCK interests along the line are in
excellent condition. probably the han
ncr year In thu Shipment OF wool hc-
ing .ne record of tho rond this year.
Inc passenger traflic OF the road
mas SHOWN great Improvement So
great has been the westward move
Incnt by way of Salt Lake CITY that n
u 1nlru train each day for Southern
Ta,Iornla Ta was placed In service Dec 1.
ms train leaves Salt Lake CITY in
tne morning and arrives in Los An
seleS the following morning. The FIks'
excursion during 1909 surpassed all pre-
ViouS records. and the regular summer
business of the road was beyond ey
pectationS. -
NO additional mileage has been con-
sIructed during the year, but several
inuependent lines have been projected
from points on the line of the Salt
Lake Route to different sections OF
the state. notably the proposed branch
from Lund to st. George. another from
Miiiord to BeaVcr and from oasis to
flIinore. These lines when built will
DC entlrely separate from the Salt Lake
Route. and will have no relation to the
ilne except to connect with II Mt the
points named. The company has butt
n station at Tooele, where n bfancI-
of 10 miles to the smoltcr IS onofated
py separate company
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

, urably rich territory in a once-desert
country in the vast agricultural sec
tions of Idaho and Utah has been
opened to settlement.
The passenger department of the Orc
son Short Line company has spent
large sums of money in directing at
tention to the scenic wonders and the
agricultural and commercial resources
Of the territory 1t serves. During the
year just past, efforts along these lines
have been redoubled, among new pub
licity features adopted being the COM
munity plan" cooperative arrange
ment between the railroad and various
communities. under which individual
booklets of n very high order of merit,
both from artistic and argumentive
standpoints are issued. Up to the pres
ent time, some Is communities have en-
listed this service, among which may
be mentioned Boise, Twin Falls. Idaho
Falls. American Falls. Haley, Black
Richneld Gooding. St Anthony and
others
For Yellowstone park, a handsome
publication printed in four colors. con-
tanning an entertaining description of
this wonderland, has been published
each year for the last II years under
the title of Where Gush the Geysers."
and this publication has probably been
as effective as any other one feature
in creating an interest In the park
While the Oregon Short Line has been
rendering publicity service here and
outside, the Union Pacific, Southern Pa
ciflc and Oregon Railroad 6; Navigation
company. and others of the related
port throughout the United States and
the vast returns incident to these ef-
forts IS undeniable proof that the west
is worthy of being advertised. These
interests will spend during the year
1909 approximately $1,000.O0O, stractly
along advertising lines.
But publicity alone has not wrought
the miracle of the west" during the
last 10 years. Rates have been ma
terially reduced. great irrigation enter
prises and commercial industries have
been developed. railroad service has |
been improved. the most modern meth |
ods of transporting and protecting the |
public having been Incorporated, such |
as the electric block signal system; |
and these varied efforts. backed by |
merit of country and the faith In its
future, have, no doubt, combined to
work the wonder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

MONG the most notable acnlcVe-
~ ments In the way Of railroad
~ construction in the state dur
Ing tho year 1909 is the electrf-
cation OF the Salt Lake & Ogden road.
which, 1t is expected will be completed
by Jan. l, 1910.
The Salt Lake & Ogden has been
operated as a steam road since 1892.
The freight and passenger business of
the line developed to such an extent
that additional facilities for handling
the traffic became necessary, and it
was decided to reconstruct the line
and equip 1t with electrical power.
Early In the present year the work
of rebuilding the road was begun. and
at this writing the eloctrification is
nearing completion. The work under
way includes the construction of a new
roadbed and track from Layton north
into ogden, a distance of 16A miles,
also tho regarding of many parts OF the
balance of the track and roadway, the
elimination of short radius curves, the
lowering OF heavy grades. the relaying
OF tracks with heavier steel, the bond
Ing of rails, tho stringing OF feeder
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

NUMBER of changes have
\ transpired during the year on
. the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road in tho parcnnpoI of tho
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-02-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

County Clerk W. D. Cooper has
ssuedmarriage licenses sfollows:
B. M. Arnold and Beulah Lashlee,
d. e. McIllwain and Zula Cain,
b. Morris and Effie Malin, W. G..
Robinson and Rachel Nichols,
W. G.. Trout and Bessie Hooten.
COLORED.
Ephram Tharp and, Lulu Medlock,
Perry Petigrew and Sallie Gossett.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-02-19
BEAVERDAM.

A R Duvault visited friends
near Eva Sunday.
Landon Hollingsworth visited
in Rocky Bottom Sunday.
J. M. Prince is developing into
a full-fedged horse trader.
W. j. Beasley and family spent
Sunday with the family of Henry
Presson.
Aunt Phoebe Holland is making
extensive improvements on her
farm this week.
Misses Mamie and Docia and
Master Carson Dobson visited in
the Cedar Grove community last
Sunday.
We have been having some very
disagreeable weather for the past
few days, but it can not last, and
that is some consolation.
Some sickness is reported in this
and the adjoining communities,
but we hope that nothing of Sc
rious nature will develop.
P. j. Devault grows philosophi-
cal, and says "there little difference
in a miller and q woman. thev'ra
both quarreled at, anyway"
The recent marriage of w. &.
Robertson and Miss Rachel Mich
OILS was surprise to his many
friends here. He and his charm
ing bride are welcomed back to his
former home, and may they live
long and happy life, is the wish Of
their friends.