The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-22
WESTERN PAC|F F|C
NOT APPRECIATED
Utahns DO Not Realize Great
Advantage of New Road
to Coast.
D. c. JACKLlNG MAKES
INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS
As a Scenic Line 1t Rivals the
WOrId-Fam0us Rio
Grande.

u. c. lacking recently made his initia
trip over the Western Pacific from this
city 10 Sun Francisco with the result that
he is an enthusiastic booster OF the new
road. He says there are but few people
in Utah who appreciate the vast benefits
that will accrue To this state through
the construction and maintenance of this
great railroad property, Speaking on this
subject Wednesday. Mr.. Jackling said.
My last trip TO San Francisco and
western points was made over what Is
known as the Western Pacific railroad.
IT has occurred 10 me that possibly the
people Of the west haven't given as much
consideration TO the stuDendousness or
character of this enterprise II war
rantcd. The people OF California gave a
very warm reception and distinct consid-
Grafton to the Western Ppciic al its Open
ing. But ] feel free tn say that the
people OF Utah and other sections bene-
hted bv this road do not fully realize the
extent and magnitude OF this enterprise,
or OF the vast amount OF seemingly i'm
possible engineering work required TO
bring the undertaking to Il successful cul-
One Per Cent Grade.
"A / per cent grade is the average
nj the Western Pacific both ways, and
probably the most surprising thing TO
one going over the road for the first
time is the arrival at the crest OF the
range with such Il small sized locomotive
pulling medium sized passenger train
without any difficulty whatever. there
heing no breaking UP of trains nor dou-
bling IN ri locomotives. as is the case
in mountain railroad travel in other por
tionS of the country.
'''rhc construction through Feather
River canyon affords one OF the most
magnificent trips | have over taken.
distance of about 10 miles. and the
work throughout the entire length Is
such that ! believe has not been caualed
I'm SfrtIf M
line in this country unless possibly II is
on some of toe newer lines Of the north
west or in the Canadian Rockies,
From Scenic Standpoint.
From a. scenic standpoint. the West
crn Pacific can certainly claim an equal
standing with that portion OF the Denver
g. Rio Grandc through the ROYAL gorge I'm
Colorado. 10 which the scenery Is com
narabc in cvcrv way as TO its character.
The Feather River canyon is so mach
longer and so much more varied, THAT
a trip through ii is one that one can
scarcely afford to miss The construc-
range was thing that required monu
mental courage not only from an en-
gineernr standpoint. but from a finan-
cIal standpoint The road Is 500 miles
convenience. Trains run right on time,
and the iotd and It's operation Is In every
way one OF The finest ralroading features
In the world.
Mr.. Jacsling stated that running sched-
ulcs had been arranged in such man
ner tina the semi desert and arid por-
lions of The route were covered during
tho night. the Cascade mountains. the
FeHther River CANYON and the agricultural
sections of California being traversed
during the daylight.
Salt Lake Beneficiary.
Concluding. Mr. Jackling said: NO
city section of territory benefited by
tic Western Pacific shares to as great
an extent does salt Lake City We do
not realize what has been done for the
west. particularly in Utah. by the build
ing OF this road. In place of two con-
tineutal lines we now have three. and
owing To the nature of its grades and
facilities for caring for passenger and
freight traffic. To say nothing OF its
scenic attractiveness, the Western Pa
cifc gives promise of becoming superior
la anv road between the mountain west
and the Pacific coast The universal |
per cent grade makes IL little worse to
travel across the Cascade mountains than
10 travel over the ordinary prairie road
in the middle west"