The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-17
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BREGH AM

Saturday was great day for Brig
ham City and IL WAS equally great
Tor Ogden, for that day marked theil
union by an electric road. II was tho
occasion OF the running of the first
electric train over the interurban cal
system built by the Ogden Rapid
Transit company.
When this splcndidly equipped elec'
trlc train rolled into Brigham City a
shout of joy went up from hundreds
OF Brigham citizens who had formed
in line along the tracks at the depot
of the new road. A hearty response
was given by the Ogden people who
occupied the train and all Joined in
three cheers for the Ogden-Brlgham
= lnterurban,
Practically the entire population
of the little city which has become
/ famous for It's fine peaches, pretty girls
and other attractions. was on hand to
welcome the officials of the Rapid
! Transit company. Ogden City officials
4 and others who enjoyed the distinc
/ tlon of making the first trip over the
/ interurban railway, and TO congratu-
! late those who are responsible for the
successful completion of the road.
Slight Delay In Trip.
Starting from ogden few minutes
before o'clock Saturday afternoon,
the special train with about sixty Og-
den people aboard. reached North Og-
den without mlshap As sharp curve
In the line was being negotiated. the
two front cars jumped the track. a
hasty inspection by Superintendent
Joseph Bailey, who had charge oI the
special. disclosed the fact that The
accident was due to spreading rail.
The wrecker was summoned and in a
short time the disabled cars were on
the rails clicking along merrily TO-
wards Brigham City
Brass Band Greets Guests.
When the Box Elder metropolis
was reached few minutes before 4
o'clock a throng of several thousand
people were lined along the sidewalks
and in the middle of the streets,
awaiting The visitors. Cheers greeted
the officials of the railroad as they
stepped from the train and a brass
brief concert. the visitors were
pSCUTleu w lilP Dun GluSI optid u'uot
where $40 people from all sections
of Box Elder county were packed
TO the alsles.
Welcome Extended to Visitors.
The meeting was called 10 order
by Councilman Winn Eddy, the we'll
known Brigham druggist. He intro.
duced Mayor Thomas Blackburn who
welcomed the visitors 10 the Peach
City and congratulated David Eccles
and the other officials of the Rapid
Transit company upon the completion
of the road Mayor Blackburn said
that he hoped the time would soon
come when President Simon Bamberg-
er. of the Salt Lake & ogden Rail
road company, who was one of the
visitors, Mayor Glasmann, David Ec-
cles and others would find out that
Brigham City Is the only place TO live
in peace and invited them when this
time arrived to make their home with
the good people of the Peach CITY"
Mayor GIasmann Responds
Chairman Eddy then introduced
Mayor Glasmann. Mr.. Glasmann con
graduated the people OF Box Elder
county and the officials of the ogden
Rapid Transit company upon the COM
pletion of the line and predicted un-
told benefits which will be derived
froIn>the operation Of the line through
one OF the richest agricultural sec
tions of the state Responding to the
welcome of Mayor Blackburn. Mr.,
Glnsmanu said that he had always
felt 4 keen interest in the people OF
Box Elder county and invited them
tc use the new line when they wanted
Il come 10 ogden TO do their trading
when the Salt Lake & ogden Raj
lroad company was being built" de-
clared the speaker. many persons
feared that Salt Lake City would cap
ture Ogdeu's trade. but lt has had the
opposite effect because Salt Lake peo-
pie are now coming to ogden where
they can get what they want for
much less than they have to pay in
Salt Lake City. SO You see after all
The new line between Ogden and
Brigham City may he the means OF in.
creasing the business OF your mer-
chants Senator BamberRer Is here
and he VIII be given an opportunity
10 explain why il is that so many
people come TO ogden from Salt Lake
TO do their trading"
On Behalf OF Box Elder Club
The next speaker was J. e. Peters.
who. on behalf of the Box Elder Com
mercial club. welcomed the visitors TO
the city and congratulated the Off
cials of the railroad upon the com.
pletiOn of the line MI Peters i'm
pressed upon tho Box Elder people
the necessity of getting together and
encouraging Mr. Eccles and the 9th
er owners of the Interurban line. to
build ,the line entirely through the
county He recalled the early history
OF Brigham City since 1t was laid
out in 1855 when the speaker was
lad Briefly he outlined the steady
growth OF the city slnce-that time
and declared that the completion OF
the electric line marked q new era
In the growth and prosperity of the
entire country.
Chairman Eddy next introduced
Mrs. Loltic Cozier. one of Brigham
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