The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11
BALLASTING THE
HARRISvILLE LINE
Rapid Transit Company Purchas.
es Gravel Pit Near Willard to
Get Material.
Harrisville-Hot Springs Cutoff
Will Be Ready for Traffic
on January l

The Rapid Transit company has
been delayed somewhat in the com,
pletion of its Harrlsvile cutoff to
Brigham City, because of a scarcity
OF gravel for ballaSting the roadbed
across the country between Harris
| Vile and Hot Springs.
Manager Bailey states that it will
require about $50 more cars OF gravel
to properly ballast the road and that
In order to get that quantity II has
been necessary for the company to
purchase and open new gravel pit
/ near Perry in the vicinity of Will
lard Tho opening OF the pit has
necessitated the construction OF n
track for quite a distance, IL having
been completed yesterday, the gravel
hauling beginning yesterday. The new
pit will furnish all the gravel the
company will need for long time
TO come. say the officers. and from
this pit hereafter will be taken the
major portion of the gravel used by
the company in construction work on
the various branches OF the rapid tran
sit system
Because OF the delay in getting
gravel. it is stated by the company.
1t is probable that the rolling stock
Will not be placed upon the cutoff be-
fore January /, 1911. but at about that
time the regular service over the in.
terurban road between Ogden and
Brigham City will be conducted en-
tirely over the Harrlsyille cutoff. Tho
material for the crossing over the Ore.
gon Short Line at Harrisville has not
yet arrived, but the rails Will be cut
so as to enable the crossing TO be
safely made when the time comes TO
begin the service over the new route
While the contract between the two
companies, regarding the Harrlsville
crossing has not been definitely closed
ana determined upon, the Short Line
people have submitted articles of
agreement TO the Rapid Transit COM
pany and the officers of the latter
company have accepted them and af-
llNed their signatures to them. All
that remains to be done now to con-
Summate the deal is the signature of
the railroad company and a return of
a copy of the agreement to the Ogden
company. The steel for the crossing
has been ordered and it IS expected
TO arrive here at most any time.
The stations at Ogden and Brigham
City are In readiness for the improved
service. the station at Ogden having
recently been handsomely equipped
for the accommodation OF patrons of
the road. A comfortable waiting room
has been provided and complete ar
ranGements for the handling of ey
press. including baggage. have been
made. The company Will handle ex
press and baggage up TO 200 pounds in
weight, an express compartment being
provided in the regular cars. A car
Darn. with capacity for the housing
OF four cars. has been built at Brig.
ham City. Yesterday afternoon Su.
per1ntendent Bailey selected n place
Tor the company's office at Brigham
City, The office will be near the end
OF the car line in the Box Elder conn.
ty capital
1t is again stated by the officers Of
the Rapid Transit company that as
soon as the service gets well under
way. over the Harrisvile cutoff. y
one hour schedule. including all stops
VIII be maintained between Ogden
and Brigham City. The Ogden office
and waiting room Will be omen from
s o'clock in the morning until II
O'Clock at night, every day.