Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-09
After Ten Days OF Trouble, South
ern Pacific Resumes
The Normal.
HIGH WATER IN BEAR RIVER
Oregon short Line Trains Dctourcd
Last Night 90 Avoid Trouble
Near Montpelier

After being out OF service for TO
days because of nood-wrecFcd tracks
through Nevada. the southern Pacific
railroad resumed through traffic be-
tween ogden and San Francisco this
morning when scheduled train 80. 9
icft ogden at 5.30 o'clock and east-
bound train SO. q was sent out of
Oakland. CBl at about the same time
Although BE- d. possible that these
two grains may Doe delayed few
hours at the pJllsadc canyon stretch
OF tracts. alI other trains will Doe sent
out according tu schedule, and by to-
morrow lt Is expected the travel be-
tween Utah and California over the
southern Pacific VIII resume the
normal
THE announcement ot the clearing
of tho road came as a surprise To- tho
local officials of the company. who
yesterday did NOT anticipate the open
Ing of the line before Saturday or
perhaps sunday Late last night
telegram was received. however from
General Supt j a. Davis. who has
been directing the repair work, that
tho line was practically cleared. and
further kilograms instructed the send
ing ont Of trains. beginning with 80.
@ of this morning. over the direct
route Upon receipt of these advices
the dotouring Of trains boy way Of
Portland ended
BEAR RIVER TROUBLE.
High water ion the Bear river ham
ucred the oregon Short Line last night.
boy damaging the abutment to "a bridge
east OF Montpelier ida. Two trains.
80. from the east and No. from the
west were detourcd between Granger
Wyo. and Poc7tcuo by way OF ogden.
in order Co avoid long delays but the
damage Co the tracks and bridge was
repaired within a. fed hours. At the
general superintendent office this
morning 10 was reported that the ore
gou Short Line and the Southern Pa
tihC are now open and Don condition TO
permit the safe handling of AN trains.
The report sent out last night from
Reno that Winnemucca was again
threatened hy % renewed Hood. was
discrcditcd bv the Southern Pacific
officials this morning the statement
being made that no advices Of such oc-
currcnce had been received az the rail-
road offices
At the postomce mails dispatched
from san Francisco March 4, We're re-
ceiyed this morning The malls sent
out from san Francisco yesterday Will
come by way Of Portland. consuming
at least four days Boa delivery
Among the travellers forced tn travel
by way OF Portland iu returning 10
Salt Lake from california was w. y.
williams. state senator and manager
of the Coop Furniture company Sem
atOr Williams accompanied by Mrs
Williams and Nj and Mrs. u. I.
Davis. rgurued this morning from
tho southern trip begun Boo the ElNs'
excursion leaving Salt Lake early in
February. Speaking OF the trip Mr..
Williams said.
MORE THAN THEY WANTED.
I'VE got more than we bargained for
or expected. since IL took us four days
90 get back To salt Lake from san
Francisco In the four days, however,
we were given "a chance Co see great
section of the country
"pT course we were not caught iu the
floods hut there was some delay even
I'M the circuitous route because of soft
ru1dbcd Coz several sections and OF the
burden put upon tho operating depart
mout of the road For example, ON tho
shasta route freight engines and
freight TRAIN crews had Co bc pressed
into service Co handle the passenger
trains uetoured. ON the line OF the
%. r. & y. from Portland 90 Hunting
ton our train was delayed boy noun
tain slide Zoo the canyon, but when We
reached Huntington and came under
Z the handling of the oregon short Line,
] am free to say, TINT aIl troubles end
ed Tho Short Line, for some reason
that I can't explain, seems 90 boz more
able Co care for business than the other
divisions of the western system.
Through it am the train people did
the best they could though. and there
tr4H nU .DmUlIIUf To- boz made