The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-17
er sang solo which was heartily
applauded.

applauded
Mosah Evans Take.
On behalf OF the Bear River Valley
Commercial club. Mosiah Evans also
added MS congratulations to the OH.
cIals of the railroad company upon
the completion of the line and urged
the company to continue the line into
the Bear River valley. which. he en-
Enthusiastically declared, Is the most
fertile agricultural section in the
Rocky Mountain region.
President EccIes' Address.
Drawing a comparison between the
appearance of Brigham CITY fortysey-
en- wears ago and today. President
David Eccles gave away a secret
which has never before been made
public. Mr.. Eccles said that nearly n
half century ago he made frequent
trips on foot between the two cities
with heavy pack on his back sell
ing rolling pins and other wares.
Have often remembered these tire
some trips, and | do not know but
what their remembrance has had much
to do with a desire ON my part to see
an electric line connecting the two
cities, declared the speaker. Mr. Ec-
cles modestly assured his audience
that much praise for the completion
gineer Joseph A. West under whose
supervision the road was built
Bamberger Praises Eccles.
President Simon Bamberger of the
Salt Lake e Ogden Railroad compa-
ny, who came up from Salt Lake to
make the initial trip over the new
interurban line, was introduced He
joined the other speakers in praising'
David Eccles and his associates upon
the completion OF the line, and speak
ing from his personal experience he
warned NIr. Eccles against too san
guine hopes of the line Ipying at
first.
In reply to the inquiry OF Mayor
Glasmann regarding the reason for
Salt Lake people coming to Ogden
u do their trading, Mr Bamberger
pleasantly explained that this was
due To the fact that there are more
people In Salt Lake than there are
lr Ogden, and that Brigham City may
expect the business OF the overflow
population of Ogden in the same de-
gree.
After the meeting had adjourned
the ogden contingent returned to the
train, where after several hearty
cheers from the Brigham City peo-
pie tor David Eccles and the others
in the Ogden party. the train was
started on It's return trip To this
city
The run back to Ogden was made
In ono hour and twenty minutes The
roadbcd and track from the Utah Hoi
Springs TO Brigham City is one OF
the finest stretches of railway in the
state.
Mr., Bamberger made n close inspec-
tIon Of the line and was enthuslas.
tic In his praise of those who have
made travel by electric line between
the two cities a reality.
Regular traffic over the line will
be opened this morning at 6:3O
o clock
The special train was in charge o(
Superintendent Joseph Bailey. Con.
ductor J. E. Shaw aud Motorman J
Maddox.
The Party.
The passengers on the special train
lIp'u O6uen were MeSSrS- and Mes.
DANES David Eccles, William Eccles.
Joseph Bailey, 4 NJ Shaw, J. H. De
Vine, Joseph B Dana. J. w. Austin.
Carl Allison, w G, Wilson. c. r. Bar.
ton, a H. Moves. e. o. Watts; Mrs
r, T. Evans. Miss West, Mrs. C. A.
Wright. President c. F. Middleton
Bert Litzenberg, John Barker. c. A.
SammonS. Hyrum PinGrce. Angus r
Wright. Judge ]. A. Howell, Charles
Brown. George Mattson. Simon Bam.
berger. David Jenson--M Miss Ivy VII
liamS Miss Alice Bowen, Fred Ham
sen, Judge j. D Murphy, Miss Min
ME Brown. Miss Watts, S. c. De !
Pass. Miss Eva Moyes. Mrs. Chris
Flygare. Mrs S. II Winters. Joseph ,
West, Job Pingrec, Mayor William
GlasmaEn and others