Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-24
Passenger Traffic Manager Of
Western Pacific Voices
Sentiment on Special
BRED TO HONEST DEALING
Replles With Evident Feeling TO State
ment Made During Trip That No
Interest Was Displayed Here.
Especial 70 The News.l


Utah and her people. who Is not afraid
~ speak right out IN meetIn'," is +.
I. tomax, passenger traffic manager of
,he western Pacific railway. Tonight,
tefore 40 Pacihc coast newspaper men
and railway officials. MIR. Lomax. who
has lived among and transacted busl-
ness with the Mormon people for more
man quarter OF n century, pronounced
an encomium upon them that was as
strong az IL was sincere. The shades
of night had fallen over the broad sage
brush plains Of Nevada. and the scribes
and officials had gathered I'm the library
car to talk over the events OF day
pregnant with interest TO the promoters
a the railway whose initial passenger
main was speeding through western
Nevada toward its Golden Gate goal as
10 the newspaper men, many OF whom
are crossing for the first time the vast
reaches of virgin country traversed by
The road The interest. or rather lack
of interest displayed by Salt Lake City
over the advent of the second trans
continental line was being discussed.
Someone made the remark that Salt
Lake had had the Western Pacific
dIsned up for breakfast. dinner and
supper so long that the Mormons had
lost interest In the road The towns in
California and Nevada through which
the train has passed had been so DEM
onstrative I'm their welcomings 10 the
initial train that the reception at Salt
Lake seemed rather tame At this juno
ture Mr.. l.omax said
Gentlemen, ] wish to say q word in
favor OF the people OF Utah | have
been connected in business way with
the Utah people FOR more than quar-
ter Of century, / have handled thou
sands OF dollars Of their money. ana
have yet the first dollar 10 lose in any
transactions with the Mormons They
consider their word as good as their
bond they have been bred to honesty
In their dealings, and I have found that
they maintain their high reputation for
business integrity az all times II is
pleasure TO do business with them. be-
cause you know what you can depend
on. They have shown a very friendly
spirit toward the Western Pacific es-
pecially the newspapers, and the ofi-
Gals of the road have n very kindly
feeling toward the people OF Utah"
RECEPTION AT ELKo.
The Journey through Nevada and CAL
Rornla has been one triumphel tour.
AZ the little town OF Elko. the county
seat of Elko county, the youth and
chiyalry' turned out en- masse 10 vel
come the train. The officials and news
paper men hocked out on 10 the plat
form amid cheers Of the populsre.
Several wells were given by the train
crowd for Elko, which were lust as
vigorously responded to by crowd OF
Elko high school boys. Calls were made
for the mayor OF the town and Edgar
Allen Poe johnson. an old timer in the
Ns.tN,
lively Ave minute talk Calls were made
for Lomax As that gentleman APP
peared the newspaper men formed a
ring around a-rosy" about him. chant
ins this refrain:
Has anybody here seen Lomav.
L-O-M-A-X,
Has anybody here seen Lomax
LomsX OF the new Gould lines.
HIS hair Is thin and he wears grin.
And the Espee he will skin.
Has anybody here seen I,omaN
Lomax. the p T NJ"
Mr Lomax responded in neat
speech. in which he told the people Of
Nevada that they were among those
Nhom the road expected TO serve. and
asked their hearty support in return.
There were more yells and p talk hy
Robert Hubbard. candidate for Con
Eress from Elko. and the sotourners
again boarded the train with the hands
and handkerchiefs Of the Elkoans wav-
ing after them.
The California boys arranged a little
presentation affair in which MIR T.o-
max his assistant, Mr. Herr, and Mai.
Hooper, n the Denver a Rio Grande,
were the recipients Of a gold match box.
fold cum links and a stud respectively.
This was pulled of successfully, and
one Or the lines In the stanza was
changed TO read "Lomax with the new
match box"
For the $50 miles in Elko county
raversed by the Western Pacific. the
road is as level as a floor The track
Il well ballasted and every now and
then passes through an oasis Of trees
ana cultivated spots in the midst OF
he vast sagebrush plains of Nevada
For miles and miles. however. there is |
no sign OF station or n living thing
ana the development Of this particular |
portion Of the line VIII be a matter |
OF which time will he the essence for |
many long years to come.
FLOWER PASS TUNNEL.
Before coming TO Elko. shafter. the
hrsi division point on the eastern di- |
vision Of the Western Pacific. prior 10 |
me completion OF the through line. was |
passed Shafter fs the junction Of the |
road with the Nevada Northern. which |
runs down 10 Ely. There are sever al |
vel built houses, railroad buildings |
and residences at Shafter. and Il APP |
pears to have something Of future !
rms was the supply point to which |
ne Utah Construction company hauled |
al their supplies FOR the construction Of |
.he Flower pass tunnel, Just four miles /
vest This tunnel is 1907 feet high and I
ne highest point on the Western Pa
INC railway. and is 5665 feet long The /
own Of Wells which is another town
'et down In the midst OF the desert, ia
9oh passed. From Wells the Southern /
Taclho parallels the Western Pacific /
lhul Winnemucca is reached, the two /
Dads for miles running along the same
oadbed and distant only n few feet
TON each other. After leaving Elkn.
arm, Pahsade and Beowawe, are
trlNlng Nevada towns on the new
uhe mostly headouarters for cattle
ahches and Shipping noints for cattle.
Winnemucca. 800 miles west Of salt
axe CITY. was reached SATURDAY. eve
'hs Here again the pecple turned
'ut, brass band greetinV the visitors
,th resonant strains ~ stirring music.
1tre again speeches were made by Mr..
omaS for the railway. responded 20
y Pev Bonnefal for the town. and
7, Co7eressrnan Kahn from Califor-
ua. Tho band then led the way up
WI where the crowd took in" the
arriving Nevada town by moonlight
OVER ANTELOPE SUMMIT.
Passing Antelope summit at a height
= 4b2s feet the road continues on to
,,luhur. which IS ff7 miles west OF