The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-19
HOW PAIN CITY ENJOYED
ITS RAILROAD DAY

Plain City, Oct 16.--Yesterday was
railroad day at Plain City. The hope
OF years realized at last In the com.
pletion OF the suburban railroad con-
Meeting the towns of Plain City, Pop
lar, Farr West and HarrisTllc with
the city railway system, the people
OF Plain City made the day a joyous
one in celebration OF that event A
great many people were invited from
Ogden to attend. and about threo
hundred accepted the invitation. They
arrived at Plain City at about IL
O'Clock, coming in train of six cars
This was the first passenger train to
come over the new line. \ multitude
welcomed them with cheers and mu-
sic.
The visitors were escorted TO the
meeting house where II. J. Garner
welcomed them TO Plain City and to
the hospitality OF her people. viii
liam Glasmann. responding. thanked
the people for their welcome and
tbtIr hospitality and congratulated
them that In effect the railroad had
brought Ogden many miles nearer
Plain City This, no doubt. would
prove 10 be OF immeasurable benefit
to Ogden. Mr. Glasmann also en-
pressed the hope that other extcn-
sions of the Rapid Transit system
would he made, both in this and in
Boyeldcr county.
Matt Browning, also. in a happy
fivc-minutcs talk congratulated him
self tMatt is vice president of the
railway company and his company
upon the completion OF the extension
and hoped that it would prove TO be
of great benefit to this part of Weber
county.
Pioneer John Carver, under inc
weight of many years, carried the
meeting back TO the beginning of
things upon the plain where now
Plain City spreads her gardens. back
10 tle2Nen IN the yoke laborlng with
the creaking "rattle-trap." the camp
ing home-makers in the solitude,
grouped about the evening blaze,
even the most sanity cussIng the
wooduck, and all noting the coyote
just out beyond the rim of fire light,
pursuing his curious. stealthy wa.
From on team 10 'Dinky" was
stride in the progress of Plain City
that filled Pioneer John both with
JOY and regret-ioy that the "dinkv"
had come among us, regret that so
few of the FIRST settlers had seen his
coming.
H. w. Shurtiff also spoke few
words. co1gratulating the people both
of Ogden and Plain City upon the
completion of the railroad.
The speech making was interspers.
sic in which the Plain City choir and
the Ogden glee club took leading
parts. and at l o'clock the visitors
became the guests of Plain City at a
banquet The board was spread in
the old school house. and here about |
eight hundred people were feasted |
After the banquet program of song |
and music was continued at the meet /
ing house throughout, and OF course
marks an epoch in the history of |
Plain City.
The building OF this little railroad
has involved a great amount OF work
much of which has developed upon
the various committees. A railroad
committee, consisting of Lyman
Skeen. John Nav and Thomas Eng
land. three public spirited men OF
Plaln CITY. was appointed at a mass
meeting of citizens eight months ago
10 make an effort to induce the Rapid
Transit people TO extend their rails
o Plain City. This committee found
upon meeting with the railroad pco-
pie that line would be extended TO
Plain City If the people of this town
would securd the right-of-way and
ouild the grade. This they have done,
md the work has required consider
lblc time and attention on the part
If the committee. Tho committees
which made the arrangements fo-
he celebration have also performed
| great work
Their names are as follows:
Joseph Carver. Lyman Skeen, John
TAYLOR. Thomas England w. c.
'arvcr. John Nav James L. Robsin. !
Thomas Jenkins. Fred Palmer. Geo
Palmer. c. C. Richardson. Stephen
Knight. William Harrison. Mar A.
ieddcs. Victorinc Nav, Annie
'keen, Lizzie Ream. May Stewart.
tuby MAY. Lizzie Cottlc. Annie
Veatherston. Mildred England. Della
'aryer Rose Kerr. Lizzie Y. Thomp-
ON. ElyIa Folkman Surrilla Palmer.
,atc Palmer, Florence Knight and
oseph Tpsen ;
Superintendent Bailey. who vas ;
mong tho visitors. was asked when
he road would he ready for traffic,
nd he stated that they would begin
auling beets In about week.
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