The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-02

The statement which appeared In
The Standard the latter part of last
November, to the effect that the Har.
riman interests would spend approx
irnately $500, 600 in Ogden within the
next oightsen months seeras fulfilled.
With improvements under way such
"a The rsW freight depot, the addition.
al sIdotraolea. tho umbrella sheds and
tho subway for the passenger depot,
and other improvements TO be started
within the noxt thirty days. such as
the new leo houses. the supply and
material buildings. now boiler and dy'
namo house, and tho contemplated
coach shop the expenditures by the
Hartman lines will moro than OK
ceed the million-and nd-a-helf-dollar
mark
Whilo the work on the new freight
depot and its platform. sheds ana
tracks and tho preparing OF the Un-
Ion depot tracks and platform for the
umbrella sheds will be rushed dur
ing the summer months, tho other i'm
provemrlts on the depot grounds VIII
not be overlooked.
The boiler house IN the south de-
pot annex Will probably be vacated
and q now boiler house with engine
and dynamo rooms viii be built south
west OF the present building The
rooms In the annex occupied by the
boilers. engine and dynamos Will he
rcmodelod luto office rooms. II Is
very probable that tho two express
companies, asking for moro room. will
divide the new rooms.
The new ice house. which will be
used for tho depot aud passenger
trains exclusively and the new sup
ply building and rooms for tho car
inspectors and repairers will be built
west OF the commiRsnry building.
They viii be connected with the de-
POT platform by wldc cement walk.
According TO the present plans. the
now boiler and engine house will ad-
join the supply building.
While the improving OF the depot
grounds ie going on, the first five
tracks will be lowered 20 the grade OF
tho now tracks. Al present they are
much higher than the depot platform
and Il makes the drainage OF the
platform imperfect. Sewer pipes for
the drainage OF the yards, and water
and Gas pipes are being laid in the
same trench The sower pipes arc
tho lowest md the gas pipes within
about TWO feet OF the surface of tho
platform.
Tho construction OF a coach shop
where tho rolling passenger car stock
can be ehopped Vanished and rebuilt
is a matter tban IL receiving tho at
tention OF tho officials at tho present
umo- Plans .havo been drawn, but
the size Of tho shop is under advise
ment In all probability the new
coach shop win have capacity OF
thirtysix coaches. In the building
VIII be a room largo enough to &C
commodate six coaches at one time
for the purposes of painting and VAT
nishing. This room VIII be so con
structed thnt cars can be varnIshed
and held to dry without being injured
in any way by dirt and dust In other
parts OF the chops Other depart
ments OF the building will be
tauipped with the latest improved
woodworking machinery, which viii
greatly facilitate the construction OF
coaches of all descriptions.
According 10 the now plans the
soach shop would DC the largest in
nc western country. Its approximate
cost Will bc $500, 900. While nothing
definite has been announced regard
Ing the construction OF the shop. 1t is
announced from an authentic source
that the shop viii he built within the
Immediate future.