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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Work Is Divided.

The safety movement adopted by
the Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany is divided into three divisions:
First, the cantral committee. composed
Of the vice president and general man
ager. all assistant general manaSe Sers.
general attorney. claims attorney and
chief surgeon: second. the division COM
mittees. composed of the division super
intendent and his stah OF assistant
superintendents and z representative
from every department under the Juris-
diction of the superintendent. VINO acts
as permanent chairman OF the division
committed: third the subcommitte ees,
which are composed OF employees from
all depa rtrnants In the service and an
pointed BY members OF the dtvtr!on COM
piitsc.
At the end of throe months the per-
eonnel OF each division committee and
subcommittee IL changed and new mcm-
bers appointed. so that ali employees are
given an opportunity 10 express them
selves and offer suggestions for the safe
IL OF the employees and patrons of the
road and betterrncnt Of the service
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
General Improvements.

0i tho vast amount OF general i'm
pro, cmeuts Ssl2,o0o is being expended
in improvements on the operated lines.
ibis viii include, wheu completed
and all Of the work is now well under
Usy--ncw freight and passenger de
pots, engine houses, yard trackage, coal
cLutes. cindcr pits, stockvards and
tUrptablcs. Pocatollo will come in for
u large share of the improvements, as
Jhc main shops of the company arc To-
Gated there. Among the buildings now
IN progress 10 the Gate City arc: \
now freight depot that 10 being cor-
strUcted Of steel. concrete and brick
ri . cost Of several buudred thousand
,ollars. an addition 10 the engine house
in order 20 accommodate pc@ locomo-
tives that are too large for tho pres
eut quarters: coal chutes with an over.
head capacity of 900 tons and which
will nc able TO coal five engines at
one time. all OF the handling of the
coal being done by machinery; ciuder
pits and additional yard trackage that
viii aggregate more than eight miles
in length
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
TO MAKE SALTAR
BETTER THAN =

When the average tourist tnie| ~
Utah one Of tho first Thoughts
That thls unique resort Is q ~
TO the state is beips demonsa sogsa
fully each year. The many lmp.v
made within the recent yes
brought the famous watering p.sc
the front ranks OF western ssass,~
places. and as a result, tns ss .o
well as local people. finds the So y
class amusement features as ass sssss,r
In the larger cities. The Dig ieo CO.,
the season last year was .hc ssrju1<
ton OF a monster warm wafer O.
pool. one OF the largest west ~. ", IN
This adds another unique iea.1,,,' Sc
nowhere else IN the world ls
10 bathe in heated sait VI,
The completion OF the auto srs ,Us'
also an important innovat'on ar = ~
war ct first q novel sight 2, The psS|
cSlna sSp5a"i n be- ~ n common occurrsnes
Ing The latter pare Of the sea'0
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Work at Ogden.

Ogden il also being generously re-
membcrcd with the improvement work,
\ passenger subway. coucourss aud
umbrella sheds have already been com
pcted there. Thus the general safety
Of the public is assured in passing from
2 train TO the depot or from one train
TO anothc=. Also the old concrete plat.
form iu front of the depot there has
heeu renewed and the platform covered
Nth a steel roof with sky6ghts and
ycuti,ators, the entire structure being
lighted by electricity 4 central steam
heating plant has been completed near
the station for the purpose of heating
the passenger depot and adjacent
buildings and 20 furnish steam for the
coach tracks.
\ new passenger depot is being built
IN Black kfoot. Idaho, at cost of about
s97 900. the building TO be Of brick,
gtouo and concrete. 4 two-stsll brick
engine house, coalipg platform, oil
house, deep well and pumping equip
meut and additional yard trackage are
being put in AZ Ashton. in Idaho Kem-
urerer. Wvo.. and Montpelier, Idaho,
will each recsive q new turntable, tho
one going in at Kemmerer being
equipped with electric tractor for the
turning Of heavv equipment Each is
100 feet in diameter in order TO ac-
commodate the large engines.
MinidoEa. Idaho, has now In course
Of construction q new mechanically
operated coaling station; also larger
water station and additional yard
trsckage. New coaling stations are
also being constructed at Jerome and at
Twin Falls. in Idaho.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

TSDER the abic and efficient direc-
ton OF President Bush and Vice
President Brown. mn immense
~ sum OF money is being expended
on the physical upbuildirs Of the
Denver &; Rio Grande railroad. The work
has been carried on very actively during
the past year. and plans already well
formulated will require many months In
their execution.
The work consists not only Of ordinary
bettcrments. such as retieins the line,
putting IN new ana heavier steel rails.
balias,!ng. widening the roadbed, ircrcas-
Ing tho passing. sidetrack, shipping
terminal and shopping facilities, and SUBJ
stitutnE steel and concrete for wooden
bridges but also the construction dur
ing tho past year % twenty-five miles
OF second track IN Utah.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
More Rolling Stock.

rolling stock on the Oregon Short
Line, also added during the last year.
iuciudes five baggage ears. three mail
ears and five chair ears. all being of
steel; 800 large modern box cars. 500
single.dcck stock cars. twenty cabooscs,
one pile-dTiver. one rotary snow-plow
aud two steam wrecEin~ cranes.
Under the personal direction of Carl
Stradley. assistant general manager and
chief engineer of the company, many
other minor Improvements are being
worked out, and there are many more
that are not minor ones now under con-
sidcration in the offices Of the COM
pany. Realizing that the vast coun-
try reached by tho Oregon Snort Line
has Just begun 20 develop. preparations
aro being made for sup7iving the needs
Of that country with first.class service
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Use Electric Power.

For months during tho past year cleo
| tricsl engineers were working on tho
problem OF operating freight and pasuen-
ger trains on certain portions of the
main line by electricity Instead OF by
steam and their Investigations resulted
so satisfactorily that In November. 1912.
announcement was made by Vice Presi-
dent Brown Of the intention OF tho COM
rany TO electrify the lIne over Soldier
Summit In Utah and Tennessee pass In
Colorado. where the line crosses the
continental divide. The first unit to be
electrified will be from Helper TO Salt
Lake City, n distance OF H. miles, and
the second unit will involve tho electrlfica-
uon Of the line between Salida and MIN
turn. Colo. distance OF eighty seven
miles. The Utah Utilities company, IL Is
expected, will furnish the power for the
Utah lines, and the Central Colorado
Power company will supply that for
Colorado.
In addition TO the physical improve
ments as outlined above, the company
purchaned during the past year thirty
six new and thoroughly modern locomo-
tivcs-s!X for passenger service and
thirty for freight service. Contract has
also been made for 1900 freight cars of
various kinds. The locomotives and
freight equipment are now being delv-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Field Is Promising.

The promoters Of the proposed roads
40 not boast, but ask Tor time in which
tp do the work. With the promising
field, however, n is evident that at least
one OF the roads will he completed In
the near future. and that some sort Of
connections will be made with the Bam-
oerrer line and with the Eccles lines at
OgCep. BY which q network OF interlrban
electric lines will be formed.
il was announced a few days ago that
Il fifty-year power contract had been
arranged by the salt Lake s: Utah Rail-
way company and the Utah Power &
Light company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

amount OF good done by the Ophiv branch
road the Ophir Hill Consolidated Mining
company has completed extensive i'm
proyerncnts at its mill, doubling the ca
paclty o! the plant and employing about
100 men IN IT'S operation.
New steel is being laid or the Provo
branch, a distance OF 1872 miles, from Salt
Lake city TO LrnndyI permitting much
fnSter time and better service there.
Eight ana a half miles OF that branch
was changed during the year in order
to reduce the grade, an entirely new
track being built that distance between
Payson and York
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

be provided for expeditiously handling
any volume of traffic offered. In addi-
ton TO this. plans arc being formulated
and undoubtedly viii be approved for
greatly improving the line between
Thistle and salt Lake City. so that the
fullest advantage may be taken OF the
improvements west OF Thistle
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Has Large Payroll.

During the year the Denver Rio
orande hae carried an average OF u, 900
employees, with an average payroll Of
more than 100000 per month.
The vast improvements under vay and
contemplated are being msdo not only
20 take care OF the RAPIDLY increasing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
To Electrify Road.

Plans for the coming year r in1' 4 q
Saitair win be more than e.ur n
and asset 10 the state. "T.r,nIe q
way leading west on NoTt smerice.
Mn Mn SS SoSbtieSs Ii S add to the Psp,s,ssnl y
the resort and make tho beacn wss,hi1 w
for summer pleasure seeker ,,snnsd
eIcctrily The railroad WITH ,, tns ths b
the ears will run TO and Sun
every ten minutes during Inf I,S,s s.
resson. II Will also be loss,,su - ruat1
nrc Of additional side tracks resent, "
trip in less time than st -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

normal haul of the freight engines is
fifty loaded freight cars or eighty
empty ears and the passenger engines
are wonderful for both speed and
power
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

tn a mighty effort 10 keep abreast
of the wonderful pace set by tho
growth Of the country that 1t
traycrscs, the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company has during the year
lnsi closing spent a total Of Sl0.2l7.-
200 ou Improvements. Branches are be
ing stretched like network over
northern Utah and the lines reaching
INTO Oregon and Wyoming are being
extended farther in order to meet the
demands Of the settlers
W. II. Bancroft. vice president and
general manager or the road. probably
more than anyone else, Anticipated the
wonderful growth Of the country
reached oy tho lines OF the company
and for years hc has been silently work.
ing Early last spring, at MS request,
Jadee T. :. Lovett. Julins Kruttschuitt,
\, l.. Mohler aud others deeply inter
cs.cd in ;hc Oregon Short Line, made 2
special inspection trip over The lines for
toe purpose OF determining Just what
toe country needed Immediately aftor
that trip the real Improvement began.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Important Branches.

Daring the year tho company has
constructed and put n operation about
lGj miles OF branch lines and 20.j miles
Of side track This includes the lines
from Ashton to briggs. in Idaho from
Ricbfield to Hill City, in Idaho; from
Burlcy to Marshfield. in Idaho; and
second track from Pennington to Ogden
in Utah. 10 addition 10 this there
arc new lines uudcr construction from
Nalc TO Arden, in Oregon; from Marsh
!icid 10 StrcycJl in Ida6o; from briggs
10 Victor, IN Idaho; from Nyssa. Orc
gou, 10 Bouledale. Idaho; and from Bal
lard TO Logan, in Utah. making total
OF 23l."6 miles. Also IN course Of con-
structiou second track is being placed
between kcmmerer aud Fossil. in Wyo.
ming, and between Renfro and Mccain
mou, in liabo, this totaliug 2l.1 miles.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
RAILROAD EXTENSIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS DEMANDED BY DEV

Oregon Short Line Has Built Branches Into Rich
New Territory; Denuer & Rio Grande Is Ex-
pending Millions in Betterments; Electric In
terurban Field Invites Capital; Western Pa
ci6c's Grand Scenery Attracts Travellers;
Deserts Along Salt Lake Route Transformed
Into Productive Farms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Branches Good Feeders.

This lire and tho 81; Th.rnas branch
arc nov utilized Tor both freight and pas
seurcr service. ~ an example CT the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

(Continued on Following fss
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
NEEDLES GROUP IN
CUGGENHE|M HANDS
One More Powerful Copper
Crowd Reaches Into the
Miami Section.

IT II is true, as reported, that tho Gug-
Gcnheim interests have exercised the OPP
tion held by them on the Needles mining
group in the Globe Miami section OF
Arizona the copper world can look for
some interesting developments shortly.
The reports have IL also that the new
owners intend to begin active churn drill
operations, and inasmuch the option
was exercised only after the eNamina-
tion of AT least FIVE OF the best known en-
gineers on the staff of the purchasers the
Needles property gives promise OF being
a decidedly entcrprsDg youngsteT during
the balance OF the year,
This Is the first venture OF the CSuggeh-
helm interests at this district the camp
that holds the Miami and Inspiration, ana
at the time the Amalgamated interests
secured the Inspiration and Live OAK IL
was whispered that the GuggenheiIns
might have secured this group had tney
acted o bit earlier. The camp at tne
present time has practically all the Dig
copper people within It's confines The
Guggenhcims have the Needles, the ANAL
gamated Copper and ". II; Thompson
people own the Inspiration Consolidateo.
the Lcwisohns have the Miami. heystone
and Barney groups. and the Copper Range
interests the Southwestern Miami. The
one missing copper face in the camp IS
Phelps Dodge. and Boston circles assert
that their engineers recently have been
going over the South Live Oak property
with possible view OF becoming the lat
est recruit to the merits OF the district.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
BIG BUYERS STILL
ARE HOLDING ALOOF

Jones A. Pollock & Co.. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon
Paine. wsbber Co. Boston-The oon-
tinued strength In the metal market is
having Its effect at last on the local cop,
up TO this time 10 believe the advance
in the metal can be sustained, and, as
rule, re short of the market or are out
of T. These men conadtute a large part
OF the heavy buying power and they will
prices. In looking ovor the list OF cop
one of the cheapest stocks at present,
with a production Of 20, 600 pounds.
made at cost Of 10 cents. They are
share and tho stock should be selling at
at least 10 to 100. We advise the pur-
chase of Quincy.
market gave a rather gpod account Of
Itself today and the disposition to conduct
operations in specialties WAS rather more
pronounced than in some time Politics
appear 10 be tho dominating influence and
doubtless as the dates for the conven-
tions draw near uncertainty Will become
appear to be in general conditions sur
rounding the stock market at present any
thing OF nature likely to cause pro-
lieve that botterment Will be the order
OF things and especially In the metal
stocks The coppers were very we'll taken
fuIluB Inc recent ueCllne una If6 strength
Of the metal foreshadows substantial in
creascs In the earnings OF the various
large producers, AS far MS the steel in
dustry is concerned. a substantial addi-
tion to unallcd orders IS looked for In
the forthcoming statement and further
advances In prices on finished steel prod
ucts are not improbable.
London and the continent or late have
shown keener desire to take hold OF
American issues at going levels. which
desre will doubtless become more pro-
nounced should the agricultural outlook
ontiTIe promising.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
JARB|DGE CAMP IS
SOLVING THE RIDDLE
Property Owners Working
Out Own Salvation, but
They Need Help.

The Jarbidge district OF Nevada Is re-
covering slowly but surely from the ad-
yerse effect OF the Wingfield interests
refusing to proceed with deals that in
volved the expenditure of a Large sum
OF money. and that It has been no easy
task for the camp TO return TO its
co ouilibrium is the statement OF A. f.
KimbaIl. the former Salt Laker, nov a
banker Of Elllo.
Before leaving EllSo for this city sew
eral days ago Mr.. Kinba1l learned of
several important deals pending for Jar
bidge properties. one involving no less
than 100000 for property at the nands
of eastern capitalists. There have been
numerous encouraging developments dur
inE the spring months, one OF the most
gratifying being on the Bluster property,
one OF the properties not taken over by
Wmgfleld. The reports have 1t that the
Bluster is mine.
what Jarbidge needs" said Mr., KIM
ball us capital for development and de-
velopment along the most approved lines,
The best mining talent obtsinable ia not
too GOOD for the district. and the coming
summer should find the district active
and prosperous. In your reviews of sue
cessful Nevada mining camps don't
overlook Gold Circle. eitner. Gold Circle
is becoming known as one OF the states
best gold camps, and there Is a consid-
erable Utah property interest there,
Our part Of Nevada Is in a highly
prosperous and hopeful position. The
ranchers are receiving the topnotch for
their cattle. the spring losses on the
sheep were not as great az had been
anticipated. and crops promise to be
abundant. Mining is a strong factor Of
our country. but there Is Very no.
ticeabe return to the farm there as we'll.
and we are beginning to have a far bet
ter appreciation of our agricultural land
values" !"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
FIRST FOUR MONTHS
OF COPPER INDUSTRY

Statistics for the first four months of
the current year make 1t plain that con-
sumption is increasing much moro rapid
" than production. During this time
production and imports have amounted to
5s6.o32,S07 pounds as compared with 474.-
l42191 pounds for the corresponding
period in 1911 and 4S6,so4.ss6 pounds In
1910. gain Of 2.S per cent and 4,2 per
cent respectively. In the same time total
deliveries have aggregated 61o. .a21. 47S
pounds. an increase OF s0,3o4.9 .995 pounds,
or 1871 per cent over the same period In
1911. and f4,33i, ,63j. or 90 per cent over
1910.
Domestic deliveries up TO April 80
amounted to 2S5.h7S.5| pounds, gain Of
the same period In 1911. For the frat
four months OF 1910, however. domestic
deliveries amounted TO 275,807.d78 pounds.
or 2O,oS3.s97 pounds more than in the
same time this year
Consumption in this country ia fast
ca tching ZIP with the volume shown in
1910. Whereas for the first four months
In 1911 domestic deliveries fell or s4,-
decline OF 80 per cent, this years hs
ures, as stated above, show a gain over
1911 OF 21.1 per cent.
Exports have shown a steady increase
in the past three years, Up to April 30,
this year, total shipments abroad amount
ed to 2S5, So2 pounds. a. gain OF 36,sl7,-
4oS pounds over 1911, or 1s.S per cent.
and e4,3es,552 pounds over 1910. or Sse
per cent.
Less than a year ago the trade was
worried for fear that the Increased pro-
duction of 1912 would swamp the mar
ket and cause copper To sell at II cents.
Now IL Is fearful, and has good reason for
being 80. that the coming increase in
production will not be In sufficient VOL
une to assure no higher prices for the
metal. n domestic consumption con"
tinues to grow at the present rate and
there is no let-up in the foreign demand,
the coming shortage in the copper sup
ply will be felt acutely before the end
Of this year.--Walker Copper Letter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
Plan of Operating.

The plan adopted does not contemplate
resort TO field prospecting parties or the
hurried acquisition OF territory. What
over seems desirable will be examined
and possibly prospected under the super
vision OF the companys experts When
e. suitable and desirable property is found
the subscribers TO the s2,50o.oOo original
capital VIII be invited TO participate pro-
portionately in the promotion of sub
sidiary companies, which will In turn op-
erato or otherwise take charge OF the de-
yelopment Of the respective properties
that have been found TO he satlsfactorv
For this privilege the subscribers 10 the
original s2.6oo.ooo will simply waive In
terest on whatever share OF that they
have contributed. A shareholder In the
parent company is not compelled TO par
ticipats In any Of these ayndicates that
Will be formed to develop subsidiary
properties. but may pass over the nrst
ono and, n he wishes, participate in the
next one that is formed.
Those interested in the orrani6s tIon
OF The new company feel that by this
original method OF organization the sa are~
guards Tor the public will be Increased
by the assurance that there will be fewer
overcapitalizations and promotions where
such representative body OF mon Of the
United States and Canada arc advised
on tho value Of nrcas ' ''e"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
BUTTE DURING MAY
RAISED ITS OUTPUT

The BOSTON Financial News SAYS that
Tho orniu"tinn "f rrpppcr IN tho Butle
amp for M1y Vas slightly more than
daring April ana the increase was due
principally to 81 greater output by some
"f tho sniTilnr properties. The produc-
tiou "r the Anaconda compnny's mines
remained practically tic ssme. great
. mount Of dcvclopme0; work. however.
Wls "cuc during the month and the pre
vc.efvnz we're iJep' well ahead Ct the orc
mined. and ali OF tho nliNe;; are in posi-
t,un nal eriaiy Increase their output II
tho condition of the metal market should
warrant. For tho first timc IN its re
cent history ihe Davis paly company
contributed 10 the BuJc output IN "A per
.eptlblr manner. The Butte Alex Scott
company was quite an important nc
tor
The production "f tho month was 2a,-
oe9.3e2 roIIlda. rs compared with o.,
5000 during Arri and compared
with 20. 1?i. 400 pounds In May, 1911.
The following is the segregated out
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-05
Natural Advanta ges.

~ ppju; '"n feci distant from the
-haf, "Gu5srut tunnel has been started,
hec,nrinG to auucar in TIC face and not
great distance seDn:stes the face from
t''c f"st ore. There are otner lissures
~ ~" property. ouc being parallel I"
'hc f!J.t and apparently of equal size
md of caval mincrlll1at,on. The prop
erty - anIuGanty supolicd With water
the ear :"guc. ard the government for
est rangers estimate that the timber
0iu measure from 5000 10 10000 feet
rCr acre.
i Is ar ideal section In which 10
crc,al~. aud The hs'li"rs cf the new or
cguiSation arc certain ihsi before the
sumner passes into history this vill be
= recui.; contribute Of copper gold
ores 10 the SAX Lake smciters