The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-27
VIEWS OF BRANSF0RO
ON THE NEW RAILROAD
Chief Executive Thinks Western Pa
cifc Means Much for Utah,


Salt Lake, Aug 27-Here are May
or Bransford's views of what the
opening OF the Western Pacific means
pressed I'm a recent edition Of the
Sacramento Bee descriptive OF the
new road
II do not think that Utah "a yet
half appreciates what the opening OF
the Western Pacific IS TO be for the
state. and especially for this city. II
places this city on u direct line of
transcoutinental road and makes II
most important point for it is the
only spot within 600 miles in either
direction whore the road can have
renewing station or where tired trav-
elers can stop OF and find fine no.
tells, theatorS. wonderful bathing.
churches OF all denominations and in
an hours ride by automobile get TO
see most gigantic mining carried on
and the reduction OF thousands of tons
of ore daily.
Then it opens up for trade on new
lines, Plumas and Lassen counties,
California. and places the city within
a day of the great early fruit belt of
Butte county. The road opens for
Salt Lake people new summer re-
sorts, for American valley In Plumas
county Is about the most beautiful
place in summer or autumn on this
or any other continent
Opens Mining Olstrlcte.
TT opens. too, the mining districts
OF northern Nevada. and q branch OF
forty miles will secure TO Salt Lake
the mining trade of the Deep creek
country which has more promise than
any other in Nevada that is as yet
but partially explored. Then II opens
a new road on the lowest possible
grades to the shore of the Pacific,
which will draw more and more traf-
hc this way until the road will be-
come a river of steel, bearing count
less argosies of trade and commerce
to and fro in endless procession for
ever.
Perhaps the opening of the road
has more Significance to me than to
The average man, for / went 10 Plu-
mas county a boy and remained there
many years. You will remember that
the great Judah. the first engineer OF
the old Central Pacific railroad. urged
the Big Four Of Sacramento to Cross
the SIerras by that route, up the
north fork OF Feather river. explain
Ing TO them that there would be $50
feet less altitude to overcome than by
any other route. But as they were
building the Donncr lake toll road at
the time, their interests seemed to
them to center in the route via True
kee, and then their horizons were not
as broad as they became later
First Survey Was Made.
"In the Cos Plumas county engi-
neer made the survey of the canyon
on the north fork of the Feather and
demonstrated that feasible route
could be made through II and that the
steepest grade would not exceed six
ty-five feet per mile, or one and one
fourth per cent All through my boy
hood and early manhood the men OF
Plumas county hoped and prayed for
the road. went back there two
months ago, those people were al
most all gone. They waited for tho
road unN their eyes grew dim and
finally closed in the long sleep
But the road finally came. the val.
ley and the Incompatible mountains
we're there 10 receive il, and the chil-
dren OF men who prayed for II were
there TO hall 1t as one Of the splendid
achievements of modern times"