Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-30
YER|NGTON PREPARES
FOR BIG CELEBRATION
Copper Belt Railroad VIII be Com
plctcd Into Mining Town by Jan. 10,
According to Plans.

According to the present plans OF
the Nevada Copper Belt railroad the
limo Will be completed into Yerngton
on Jan. 10. and undoubtedly into Ma
son City by that time. Both places
are preparing a grand celebration for
that day. which will mark the begin
| ming of a now life for the Walker River
valley country.
| The Copper Belt commenced receiv-
ing freight Dec. 1S at a temporary sta
tion.one and three-qucartrs miles north
OF ferington. The first tariff went into
erect on that date and will remain in
erect until the new printed schedule iS
issued on Jan. 10. This schedule Is
now being printed at the printing plant
at Yerington. The temporary tariff
was on the following: Lumber, Iath.
posts, shingles. poles. doors, blinds and
box shocks. Including wooden tank and
pipe material. Rate In cents per cwt..
10 cents
AT Mason number of committees
Rave been appointed to make arrange
ments for the celebration. This viii
include a big mines and mineral dis
play, music. dancing. football, a big
barbecue. public speaking. general
sports, and public reception
Relative to the work that is being
carried on at YerIngton and Mason
valley. the Mason City News has the
following to say:
FORESTALL FAILURE.
The tie situation Is we'll in hand AZ
thn tls .iine, ana all indications point to
the completion of tho Copper ReIt IN
Mason by the 10th of next month. Adj
vices are that the tie contractors hive
lorestalled a probable failure to nicer
inc demands of the contract by effect
ing ARRANGEMENTS for a large supply 20
DC sent in from other distant points,
In the meantime n few cars drop
INTO Waouska at intervals bringing ties :,
and the steel crew is dividing Its .ime
between track-laying and surfacinx
work The track gets nearer to MS
continually. and there is less than three
miies TO cover by Jan. 10, in order To
make the new goal set after the very
disastrous delay happened; so that
when the big supply of material ar
rives, about Jan. 1. two OF three day5.
WIN q full crew OF men. will do the
Trick, SO say those who know.
PUSHING SOUTH.
To the south of Mason, satisfactory
progress is being made by the graders;
the llrst mile of work has been finished.
IN the rough, and the outfit engaged
thereon has moved its camp further
south.
A small building was this week erect
ed on the right of way, close to the
depot site. for the use of engineering
lorces. and they moved into the same |
yesterday. After the entire line is COM |
pleted this structure will be converted |
into tool house, to be moved else |
where. For the time being 1t facili- |
tates tho work of Constructing Enel- |
neer Sanders to no small degree.
BUILDING RESIDENCE.
Efforts are being made to complete |
Traffic Manager G. n. Frasers |
residence. which Is being builded by |
tho Copper Belt company. not later
than the first of the New Year, but the |
cold weather has held the plasterers
back to date. Otherwise the dwelling |
IS practically finished. and certainly |
adds to the appearance OF the town.
It Is by far the most modern dwelling
N the entire Mason Valley, consider
ng its appointments.
Of lumber the end of the
track. The third car has been un-
oaded by Mason Lumber & Coal COM
pany this week. The manner in which
his accommodation facilitates the ex-
,ellent business that concern Is at
present enjoying, emphasizes the bless
ngs of the railroad to all Mason VAL
ey
Two weeks more. then the freight
,rs and stage drivers "go south" 1t
s a pleasure for all to look forward
% 1910. for 1t stands for something
more than red ink on q calendar
'rame: one year will still follow after
he other as of old. but not in the
sense of chronological events. for the
future of Mason Valley Is going to be
'ast and furious in development OF
resources.
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