The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-14
4 NEW EPOCH FOR SALT LAKE

SAT- Lake stands Out Dolby II
requires but casual thought and obser-
walton 10 show the great benefits that
tnls city is 10 derive from the opening
OF TINS line, which Is the western link
or the great Gould system OF cOast-tO-
coast railroads. The completion OF the
western Pacific, and its inauguration
OF passenger traffic. eight days hence,
marks a glittering epoch in Salt Lakes
42tter-day history, and IS another spoke
IN the wheel of its natural commercial
and industrial trend.
For Salt Lake 20 be on the main
une-and so adVantagiOusly situated
or another great transcOntinental rail-
road IS golden hopper TO feed the city
through the extensive channels OF
trade and varied industries which
stretch octopus-llke east and west. Salt
lake lake mas much In common with the
western Pacific railroad. It IS its
eastern terminus AS this new rail-
iSoad thrives, so viii salt Lake thrive,
hence the toast 10 the Western Pa
citie railroad and Salt Lake can be
'dOubly pledged. Here's 10 both!
Before drifting into the story or the
Western Pacific. attention may be
fTery property called the fact that II
rs entirely completed between salt
Lake and san Francisco, a distance OF
92l miles. Under the direction OF Ed
ward L. LOmaX, that Napoleon Of rail-
road passenger traffic men, the road
Will inaugurate passenger service Mon
fday, Aug. %. ma king close east bOund
connections with the Denver 4 Rio
.Grande-the sister line in the Gould
system.
Purchases First Ticket.
General Buckley Wells. the million
Faire mining man OF Colorado, has the
distinction Of having purchased the
rfirst through ticket between San Fran
rcisco and Denver via the Western Pa
rcific. The ticket was sold at Marys-
willie. Colo, Aug. S, by Agent \. Y.
Der. The ticket Is described as Form
5000, No. 1.
The first passenger train 10 pull out
the new $4,000 union station in Salt
Lake viii be the Western Pacific west
bound passenger, which viii leave here
al 1870 .. IN. on the night OF Monday,
Aug, -, arriving al san Francisco at
noon Wednesday Aug. "a The first
easthOund train over the new road Will
leave san Francisco at @ p. m, Aug. p.
and viii arrive in Salt Lake al o'clock
on the morning of Aug. "A. This train
viii make connections with the Denver
Rio Grande which leaves for Denver
az $40 a. m the wes5D9 Gun /. iran. liaih
train No. s. which arrives in Salt Lake
a. l1:15 p. N.
1t is announced that untilt the men
Of the operating department themselves
BECOME 10 know the new road, no at
tempt win be made for high-speed
schedules. For this reason, "A schedule
OF thirty-siX and One-half hours has
been made between salt lake and San
Francisco.
The first train to run over the West
ern Pacific as a through passenger
special for Salt Lake viii leave San
Francisco on the morning OF Aug. II,
arriving in salt Lake on the 18Th. This
train, consisting OF Pullmans, dining
cars, an observation car, library, buf-
fet aud baggage car, an equipped with
the latest cOuVenienCes and comforts
known 10 modern railway travel, VIII
be occupied by Western Pacific officials
and California newspaper correspOn-
dents. Il viii meet a special from the
east ana inter-mouutain sections with
more newspaper men, and leave as a
combined special for san Francisco on
the morning of Aug. %.
Plans have been made for receptions
al many points along the line on the
way from salt Lake 10 San Francisco.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for celebrations at Sacramento, Stock
ton. Marysyille and Oakland.
story of the Western Pacific.
The Western Pacific railroad is an
extension Of the Gould system of rail
roads westward from salt Lake 10 the
Pacific coast at San Francisco. Ii con
meets with the Denver a. Rio Grande
al salt Lake SO that the could lines
are now continuous from Pittsburg
and Detroit 10 the Pacific coast BY
q traffic arrangement the details OF
which We're closed a a meeting be
tween Vice President Charles II,
SchlaCks or the Western Pacific and
officials of the Togo Kisen Kaisha. a
japanese steamship company operating
on the Pacific ocean. the Gould system
will have an outlet To the Orient Ne
EOLlatlOns are on Tor traffic arrange
ments with the big trunk lines OF the
east, and Ii viii not be long before the
Western Pacific viii be @ feeder for an
immense transcontinental business.
both freight and passenger.
The Western Pacific was completed
and opened for freight traffic some
eight months ago. Early last spring
the road was tied up on account of
floods washing away stretches Of track
along the west shore OF the Great Salt
Lake. Permanent repairs have. how
ever. been made and the line is said 10
be in excellent condition.
The maximum grade Of the new road
in no case exceeds / per cent that is
a rise of 80 feet 20 the mile. West
heaviest grade is only 4-l0 Of 1 per
cent. OF about 20 feet to the mile No
argument is necessary TO prove that
this is big advantage 10 the road.
The Western Pacific has anticipated
many contingencies which We're eXpe-
riences dearly taught other Pacific
lines. The cost Of the construction OF
the Western Pacific is close 70 $50 600
a mile. The new line is q road Of the
most improved standard construction.
built with a view 20 the greatest per
maniency and ultimate economy. The
road is so Constructed that il viii be
able 10 move traffic chea ply and 10 this
IS due the fact thar its net earnings
have already showed up 70 gratifying
degree.
A SnOw-Free Line.
To those unfamiliar with railway Op-
eratiOns. the Importance OF a snow-free
line. the third great factor in CONNER
cial success, may seem relatively
slight Those who so regard il do not
S-sderstand western conditions, where