The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-22
MBER GER
OUTLINES
PLANS
MILLION DOLLARS TO BE Ex.
PENDED ON HIS ROAD.
When Electrified, Cars VIII Run Every
Hour and Every Third Car Will
Make Only One Stop.

Simon Bamberger, president OF the
Salt Lake & Ogden Railroad company,
was in Ogden today attending TO bus
iress matters. and. for the first time
since his return from the east. gave
out considerable Information regard
Ing his plans for the coming season
In answer to various questions re-
garding the contemplated improve
ments on the new road for the coming
season, Mr.. Bamberger said
I'VE have arranged number OF
important matters OF late and active
operations Will be started as soon as
the weather conditions permit. There
will be probably hundred men at
work on the different jobs as coon as
the work starts. Many will be engag
ed In setting poles, stringing wires.
placing copper connections between
the rails, extending the sidlngs and in
various ways. preparing Tor the ear
" electrifying of the road
There will be twenty sidings or
more and the work OF doubietracking
Will progress rapidly by extending
these. In anticipation OF the double
track, double trolley wires will be in"
stalled. ] purchased 100000 pounds OF
copper for this purpose while In the
east. We have contracted for 1000
poles to be used between here and
Salt Lake These will. of course. be
of wood, while within the limits OF
Ogden steel poles will be installed.
There are about 40 men now ar
work completing the overhead cross
will be finished in the near future.
I'VE will spend s65O,000 this year In
improvements and contemplate an ad'
ditional expenditure Of s350,000 for
future double-tracking. the erection OF
stations, etc. This S650.000, or course.
includes all expenditures such as for
new cars and other equipment
"rhe new cars, Of which there will
be at least twelve. arc now being bid
upon for construction by eastern manu-
facturers and contracts will be let
as soon as | return to the east. The
cars will be elegant in every detail.
They will cost $4,000 each and will
be built after the Pullman style, with
elaborate conveniences for the trav-
cling public To compete with the
other roads. we will have to have tho
best equipment and that Will certain
" be provided The cars will be So
feet in length and will accommodate
so people. Everything will be richly
finished. with upholstered seats, large
windows with stained glass transoms
and decorative work, elegant toilet
apartments, etc.
"Onr intentions are TO run cars from
each end once every hour. Hall oil the
GERS will be combination baggage, pas
senger and smoker cars, while the
other half will be combination pas
senger and smoker Every third car
to leave either end will be termed an
express car which will stop only once
between Ogden and Salt Lake, that
station, of course. being Lagoon.
"As is we'll known. the Ogden city
terminus will be at the corner or
Grant avenue and Twenty
street. The station Will be built Oh
the southeast corner. where we now
own a "V' shaped tract OF land Dou-
ble-tracking and the erection oil a sta
tion house will be made as soon as
the other improvements have been IN
stalled and put In operation. The for
mer are luXuries, while the latter are
necessities and will have to come
first"