The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-08-21
WESTERN PAC|F|C'S
FIRST TRAIN To
THE GOLDEN GATE
SPECIAL CARRYING NEWSPAPER MEN AND INVITED
GUESTS HEADED FOR THE SETTING sUf!-C CELEBRATION
AND RECEPTION AT ALL STATIONS ALONG THE
LNE-LIsT OF TIE GUESTS

The special train over the Western
Pacific railroad between Salt Lake
City. Utah, and Oakland, California;
arrived at Winnemucca, this evening"
after an all-day ride from Utah.
The special will remain ut Winnie
mucca until this morning when 1t
will proceed west. The citizens OF
the Nevada town have prepared a
celebration and reception to the
members OF the press and the Invited
guests of the road
The special, which is in charge OF
E. l.. Isomax. general passenger
traffic manager of the road and G.
F, Herr acting as host.
Among those on board Is julius
Kahn. congressman from the Fourth
district OF California, who attended
the governors conference in Salt
Lake ia the interest OF the Pacific
Panama exposition
He expresses himself as being de-.
lighted with Utah and her people.
and with the results of the confer
encce of the governors.
Tho roadbed is in splendid shape
for a new line and the stretch across
Nht Soulntlu tlQ idh6 10 hO"
high above the water
The party was much interested in
the salt beds at Salduro and found
Wendover now thriving town.
The train crossed the Nevada line
ct so yesterday morning and the
next stop was at Elko at $3.50 In the
afternoon.
r, NJ. Olgilvie. superintendent of
tho eastern division OF the Western
Pacific. is in charge of the running
Of the train while the train crew is
made up: of W. ]. Meehan, conductor.
Charles Sullivan, engineer; Arthur
Gregory. fireman. and Brakemen H.
L. Woods and J. Wraggs
Engine I04 is pulling the first west
bound passenger train over Gould's
last link to the coast
Leaving the handsome new Salt
Lake City Union station at o'clock
the press special began It's west
ward trip. Emerging from beneath
the umbrella sheds at the west of
the depot, the train followed the new
tracks for Its run toward Garfield.
And while no effort was made to Gre
ate speed record. the present jour
ney being undertaken for the purpose
OF enabling the newspaper men to
observe the road itself and the points
o. interest along the line, yet the
train went along at good clip
skimming over the brown plains be.
tween Salt Lake and the smelter
city near the lake
Garfield is fourteen miles west
from Salt Lake. Here the vast smclt.
MI 30 1r h.
d Refining company were throwing
out columns OF thick. s,3ock smoke In
the pEocess .9f1ning the gross
ores into Valuable metals Historic
Black Rock was passed near this
point, and the remains Of the once
popular lake resort named for the
second martyr-president
The trip over the rip-rap rock bot.
toned track over the edge of the lake
came next. and for five miles the
train had the appearance of running
through water. This stretch OF
track has caused the Western Pacific
much trouble during the past season,
having been washed out number of
times by the encroaching waves of
tie steadily rising lake. Finally the
rtack was raised up several feet on
foundation Of rock. and now 1t ie
high and dry and 1t IS thought safe
from any further damage by the wa
ters of the lake.
Among the points Of interest pass
ed by the train is the old r T. City
formerly q flourishing supply point on
Che stretch toward the Great Amerl.
can desert The old pony express
station west OF the lake was also an
object OF interested gaze
1t is sleepy crowd on the train
, this incoming following tho session In
Suit Lake which continued long after
midnight and included recital at
the Tabernacle. trip up Emigration
canyon with Dutch lunch at the
Rresort visit to tho Orpheum. thence
ITO the Commercial club, where re.
sfreshments were served and after.
: wardssa plunge at Warm Springs.
Those in the party on the special
train now heading for Oakland are
W A. Lawson, Sacramento Bee:
j. V. O'Brien. special agent Western
Union Telegraph company; H. ]. Max
we'll. general attorney Quincy & West
ern railroad. San Francisco, Cal; ].
T. Carrere, Sacramento Union; z. A.
Cunningham. manager Daily Appeal
Marysvllle. Cal; G. c. Mansfield, Orc,