Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-27

Misses Ophclia Lewis. Myrtle Wiley.
Rose Teller. Patience Armstrong. Ida
! Day Ella Howard Pearl Smedlcy. Rose
/ HOagland. Jane HOlbrook. Iris Dicker-
| son. Jennie Spencer. Lila Howard.
Katie Han. Maude Wright, Hazel
| Wood. Lily Fcrnly Eva Teller. Jean
! Wright. Lily Dawson Edith Dawson.
Florence Springstead. Ida Garrett and
| Vivian hampton
OF course each newspaper man on
| the train Immediately lost his heart
| Mr. Bambcrger also Internationally
| surrendered. but recovered enough 10
| take his captors captive by carryinC
| them OF In triumph 10 ogden on the
! special They We're returned from Or-
! den on the early evening train delight
| ed with the trip.
RECRUITS AT OGDEN
At ogden the party was augmented
/ by Frank Francis, Il. r. Spencer and
| w. r. Mcbride OF the Standard: T.. Il.
Bowman OF the Examiner. and $ stew
ems OF the Deseret News Supt Joe
Bailey Of the ogden Rapid Transit also
| Joined the party, and Editor Glasmann
| OF the Standard met the visitors at the
sub-station and invited them for a trip
up the canyon. but owing 10 the dinner
awaiting them at Lagoon the invitation
had TO be declined.
The party inspected the sub-statlpn
at ogden, where Consulting Engineer
Strauss experienced some fficulty n
keeping stray newspaper lambs away
from live wires The advanced work
on the overhead crossings over tho
Union Pacific road and Wall avenue.
which are scheduled 10 be completed m
so days. was noted This will relieve
the electric road Of all further possible
complications with the Hartman lines.
owing to incomplete wire connections
as yet. north Of Thirty-irst street. a
Rapid Transit motor is hauling trains
between that point and Twenty-ffth
street on Lincoln avenue.
FEAST AND FLOW OF SOUL
Arriving at Lagoon on the return
Journey Mrs Joseph Sands and her
assistants at the cafe were found TO
have fine spread in readiness, 20
which the entire party sat down. Pres
ident Bamberger graced the head Of the
long table which was loaded with appe-
thing eatables 20 which full justice
was done. Following the feast. Mr..
Bamberger. In response TO calls, made
"A neat address, speaking al some length
on the history Of the salt Lake & Og
den road. and expressing his abldine
appreciation of the cOurtesies extended
10 him by the newspapers in the past.
He said that IN the last year. Sl,OO0,000
had been expended IN the electrical
ton Of the road. Mr. Bamberger was
followed by congratulatory talks from
representatives Of the press and Of
ficials OF the company.
The happy company then returned to
this city. the ogden contingent return
ing home from this point Davis coun-
~ never looked better. or more attrac-
tive. for Dame Nature was at her best.
Lagoon. too. was a beauty spot, an
ideal picnic resort with its lovely flower
beds and trellises, and everything clad
I'm the richest and most luXuriant green.
The resort opens Monday. although the
electric cars win begin running Satur-
day, as per schedule.
WHAT MAKES THE WHEELS GO.
Consulting Engineer II. A. Strauss OF
Chicago was on hand 10 watch every
operating feature For the presentthe
Telluride company Is furnishing power
which will be suppantcd In the fall
by power from the great station. now
building at Lagoon. This station VIII
furnish a current which il alternating
generated az 1900 volt cycles by three
phase generators connected to hori-
zontal cross compound Corliss con-
densing engines. with the addition OF
exhaust steam rbu-altcrnators run
ming parallel with the engine driven
generators The current Will Doe
stepped up from $500 20 5000 volts TO
be transmitted north and south. AT
four different points along the line,
this voltage Is carried TO suhstations.
where it Is 70 be reduced TO drive large
motors connected TO dynamos deliver
ing n zoo volt direct current for the
trolley wires The substations are To-
Gated at Stockdale. Cloarheld and Og
den. Approximately 10 miles apart
Each substation contains l,400 XIV.
motor generator set, but the station Is
designed to permit the addition at any
time OF serond motor generator set
NJ tho Same size thus giving ultimate
capacity per sub-station Of 500 X w.
with momentarv overload capacity
equivalent 10 i600 k w. per sub-sta-
tion. or equivalent to n total 7ub-sta-
ton normal ultimate capacity Of more
than 5000 K W with total ultimate
overload capacity Of 5000 X. W. This
design win permit the traffic 70 quadru-
pie Itself IN the future without ncces-
Stating any considerable changes or
additions In the present system.
The road bed IS laid with S5-pound
rail A. S. G.. f. The section on gravel
ballastcd track and all rail joints are
bonded with 40 twin terminal type
copner bonds and the rails are cross
bonded every COO feet with 40 cross
bond feet long The overhead con-
sions supported from wooden poles. SGT
either IN concrete or guyed An exc
ceptiOnal amount ~ copper trolley wire
and feeders Is carried throughout the
entire length OF the system aggregat-
Ing $50 Gao c. NJ. cress-sections Of con
per Double trolley wires have been
installed. both wires at present lOcat-
ed over the single track but designed
90 permit Of the transfer Of one wire
10 the second track when required. the
entire system having been designed TO
permit OF double tracking In the near
future. double set 81 independent
telephone lines owned and operated by
the railway company both Tor ordinary
traffic and for special up-to-datc dis
patching service, have been Installed
EQUIPMENT OF CARS.
Each motor car u equipped with !
4-l00 ~ p. interpole motors with auto
matte multiple unit control TO permit |
train operation and With automatic /
air-brakes. an steel trucks center and |
side ball bearing, air whistles. pneu- /
matte gongs and pneumatic sanders. I
Esch car weighs complete. 40 tons 1
They are finished In solid mahogany 1
throughout with solid bronze nttings !
genuine leather seats, and arc provided 4
with a ladies' compartment smoking 4
compartment toilet rooms and bag 1