The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
Formal Opening Of the Emigra-
tiOn Canyon Railroad to Pas
senger Travel.
PARTY ENJOYS OUTING
ON TOP OF RANGE
Visit Quarries of LIE Grand
Young, Where Finest Build
ing Stone Is Quarried.


Future, Tho past represented by tn
pioneers who crossed this great rang
and passed down the beautiful canyol
in lS47; the present by the captains o
industry aud builders of municipalities
making possible such feats as this Ii
the great west; the future IN dream
when this canyon will be lined by cot
tages. Summer houses of Salt Dakers
when a beautiful hotel will grace thu
spot where we now are, the mecca o.
thousands.
This was The sentiment expressed by
Kenneth c. Kerr and voiced by every
member Of a party Of guests OF Lt
Grand Young, president of the Emlgra
ton Canvon railroad, when they arose
after n splendid luncheon served by
the host and his family IN beautiful
timbered valley at the end of Emlgra-
tion Canyon railroad on Friday
And while all echoed tho sentiment
of the future as dream, those who
heard il in the present had had an illu'
sion dispelled. u dream revealed, for
they had had most delightful ride, IN
The latest and most modern of inter
urban electric cars. over new rail
road through one of the prettiest and
most scenic of canyons. And III val
ley 5000 feet above the sea they had
enjoyed most delicious repast.
Formal Opening of Road.
The occasion was the formal opening
OF passenger traffic on the Emigration
CANYON railroad 10 the top of the
range, fourteen miles from Salt Lake
City. The following made up the party
who We're guests OF the railroad, of its
president, LeGrand Young: p, j, DAILY
and wife, l.. ID. Martin, wife and son
Louis; j. Il, Morcton and son Fred,
John HALEY and wife, j. Raleigh, l.,
T. Hall. Miss Matte Hall Rudolph Alf
and wife. +. $. FcrDstrom and wife,
Oliver Hodgson and wife. George II.
Raybould. j. d. Wood and wife, l.. c..
Kelsey, Il. Il. Black and wife, Mrs.
William lgleheart, Master George lyle
hart; i. L. McGurrin, Ben Rivcs, Mrs.
William Reid, Mrs. Pauline Grant, Ken
meth Kerr and wife, Mrs. McKibben,
Mrs. Frank Fansett of springville, the
Misses Grace and Ruth Kerr, Lucille
and Janet Reid, Master John Kerr,
David Smith. Azel Smith. r. c. John
son and wife. A. T. Phillips and wife.
p. kiskaddcn. J.. S. Mariger, L. c.. Pen
rose and David A. Smith
The party was taken over the rail.
road in ono Of the beautiful new ears
The . Warship.' > The car WAS in charge
at William Stalker. conductor, and N
i. Vernon. motormon, all under the di-
rection Of LeGrapd Young, ir, who is
superintendent of the road and rising
railroad man.
Built by LeGrand Young.
The Emigration CANYON railroad was
built by Le Grandc Young. lie con
strnctcd it TO reach the stone uuarries
winch he IourfpoD miles Sa1t
La kc. aud where he owns a mountain of
red and white sandstone. the finest
bui ding stone in Utah. There are sew
cral residences on Brigham street con
structed of TINS white sandstone. which
was carried down bv wagon. At the
present time the output from the quar-
ries Is forty cords per day
The road follows water grade up to
where Emigration creek forks and then
1T becomes switch track road. climb
ing up TO the quarries $500 feet, The
heaviest grade, however five per cent
one, is across he Fort Douglas rescrva
ton. There IT winds like a serpent
over grades of 2l2 per cent until the
summit is reached, at the quarries
These qnarrics by the way contain
enough sandstone to build city as
large as New York with some to spare
Will Erect Summer Hotel.
The city aud Mr.. Young own almost
the entire canyon. On Thursday the
city decided to Mr. Young. $50 acres at
the head of the canyon, the price paid
being $1,000. This 800 acres is noun
tam. excepting tract of about ten
acres On this ten acres the intention
ls 10 erect a modern hotel, a summer
rest resort, and to that end a company
is now being formed. 1t is au ideal
spot Tor rest resort and is within an
hour S ride of the center of Salt Lake
&c ,n1, oh,
lhis point 10 Point Lookout, from which
magnificent view of the Salt Lake
valley can be had, and within n short
walk the largest pine trees in the state
are found All along the canyon are
ideal spots for cottages.
The city gets part OF It's water sup.
ply from this canyon, one million gal
Ions per day coming from the tunnel in
1he mountain. Later it is the Intention
OF the city authorities to increase this
supply TO four million gallons daily.
Seven miles up the canyon Mr.. Young
has put In splendid electric plant, and
hero are the transformers for the power
system of the road.
Beautiful Place to Go to.
\ ride through the canyon reveals
scenic beauty that cannot be described
The wild flowers are now at their best,
and they are in profusion. the choke
sherry berries are In full bloom, and
This with a background Of green foli-
age on the trees, verdurc on the range
and the clear waters of Emigration
creek make it most ENJOYABLE and de.
lightfn trip. For a days outing no
more desirable trip can be planned.
Trains run every hour from 10 a. m.
until p m. which go as far as the
Forks, the fine switchback Trains
leave Inc station: Thirteenth East and
Fifth South. Mt Mt. Olivet Within tcn
days regular trains will run to the end
of the road