The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-29

oluteS, Is inc privilege ptuple VI
Utah will have within the next few
days. The opening of electric traffic
over the Salt Lake G. Ogden railroad.
better known as the Bamberger line,
will provide the finest interurban ride
of any road in the country.
"On the hour; every hour, in an
hour"
This is the slogan that President
Simon Bamberger announced had
been adopted by his road. in an adj
| dress delivered ut the Lagoon Thurs
day afternoon before fifty invited
, guests. who included representatives
Of the construction and electrical COM
! panies and newspaper men of Salt
Lake. Ogden and Pennington. Presi-
dent Bamberger's auditors, who had
just seated themselves at the ban
quet table. realized that then the llfes
ambitions OF a man TO connect the
! two principal cities of the state by
an interurban electric road bad be-
come reality after moro than twenty
years of effort
| AS that big little-man. briefly and
, in modest way. gave a history OF
the road one could not help but mar
ness" that he possessed.
The special, consisting OF two of
the new electric cars. left Salt Lake
City with the Salt Lake newspapers
aboard. at BIS D. m. At Bountiful
the cars were boarded by the young
lady members of the Persephone club,
who showered Mr.. Bamberger with
roses. presented each member of the
ttsfth
quets to the Ogden delegation Mr..
Bamberger was presented with bou-
quet OF magnificent roses. The spe-
cial reached Ogden at 4;i5. where it
was boarded by the Ogden delega-
, tion. The mayor and Superin-
tendent Bailey OF the Ogden Rapid
Transit company extended an invita-
ton to the party to take a trip to
| Ogden canyon in a car that was In
waiting. but owing to the lateness OF
the hour and the time set for the
banquet at Lagoon, the invitation had
10 be declined
In making the run to Lagoon from
Ogden splendid speed was maintained
over stretches of the road Between
the tip OF the Sand Ridge and Kays-
Vile an average speed OF fiftyethrec
miles an hour was maintained. The
roadbed is In perfect condition and
the ride In the new cars was a treat
Upon the arrival OF the special at the
Lagoon the party was taken in charge
by j. Bergerman OF the Lagoon cafe,
and an excellent banquet was served.
At tho conclusion of the repast
toasts were responded to by President
Bamberger. r. B. Critchlow, Sidney
Bamberger. II. a. Strauss, w J.
Sloan, Joseph Bailey. B. r. Bowman.
j. S. White. R j. Jessup. NJ. F. Gun
ningham. Nj A. Aldrich. +. A. Vande-
yenteT and a representative OF the
Standard
The members of the party wero:
President Simon Bamberger, Vice
President Sidney Bamberger, Secre-
tary and Chief Clerk Joshua B. Bean,
Consulting Engineer H. A Strauss.
who is also the vice president OF the
Falkenau company; Herman Bamber-
ger. Attorneys f. B. Critchlow and
w. J, Barrette, Chief Surgeon S. C.
Baldwin. L. Brandbcrger of the Tellu-
ride Power company. Superintendent
OF Construction P. d. Kline and ]. Ber.
german.
r. A. Vanderventcr. y. l.. Wilson. w
]. Sloan. F. V. Fitzgerald and ID. A.
Raybould. the Herald-Republlcan by
NJ. A. Aldrich: the Deseret News b.
Ben Roberts. R. j. JeSsup and James
Rantoucl; the Associated Press by r.
c. Johnson; the Times by Kenneth
Kerr. These made up the Salt Lake
party. j. s. White OF the Reflex
Joined the crowd at Lagoon. At Og-
den the party was augmented by
Frank Francis, E T. Spencer and w.
X. Mcbride of the Standard: B. r.
Bowman OF the Examiner. and 8. Ste
vens of the Deseret News. Superin-
tendent Joe Bailey of the Ogden Rap
i'd Transit also Joined the party
Tho young ladies OF Bountful, who
presented the goses. made the trip TO
Ogden as guests OF Mr.. Bamberger
and returned 10 Bountiful on the reg
ular train. They were members of
the Persephone. a club OF Bountiful.
and were: Miss Lily Mitchell, presi-
dent; Miss Blanche Lewis, vice pres
ident: Mrs. f Armstrong, Mrs Mel
lie Burton, the Misses Ophelia Lewis.
Myrtle Wiley, Rose Fcller, Patience
Armstrong. Ida Day, Ella Howard.
Pearl Smedley, Rose Hoagland. Jane
Holbrook, Iris Dickerson, Jennie Spen-
Ger. Lila Howard. Katie Hall MauGe
Wright, Hazel Wood. Lily Fernly. Eva
Fcllor. Jean Wright. Lily Dawson,
Edith Dawson. Florence SprIngstead,
Ida Garrett and Vivian hampton.
Description Of the Line.
The system Is an alternating cur.
rent generated at the main power sta
ton located at Lagoon, This current
Is generated at 1900 volt so cycles by
3-phase generators connected TO hori-
zontal cross-compound Corllss con.
densing engines. with the addition Of
exhaust steam turbo-altcrnators run
ming in parallel with the engine
driven generators.
Ihis current is stepped up from g.
ooU volts 10 $4,000 volts and trans
mtted north and south from Lagoon
over an independent high tension
transmission line owned by the rail.
way company
AT four different points along the
line this $4,000 volt high tension al.
ternating curront Is carried into sub.
stations where 1t is again reduced TO
2,0oo volts to drlvo large motors In
the substations that arc directly con-
nected to dynamos. which deliver the |
Ioo-volt direct current supplied TO |
inc trolley and thence 10 the motors |