Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-05-22

=. i AZ duVuN p CLOCK last
Friday evening. accompanied by
John Held's band Of twenty-five
pieces. The visitors we're met M
the Denver and Rio Grande passen-
ger station by large number OF
cltizens Of the city. county and city
officials, students Of the high school
and the public schools of the CITY.
Headed by the Price band, a par-
ade was formed that marched TO
City Hail up Eighth street and Main
and countermarched to Main and
Ninth and then back TO Eighth
and Main. where band stand had
been erected and music was dis
coursed by the band until a reason
able hour, when an adjournment
was taken TO the county high school
building. the exercises here begin
ming at 1880 o'clock. In the mean
time tho visitors we're taken about
the city in automobiles.
In the evening responses 10 talks
by local men we're made by Joseph
y. Caine, secretary OF the Salt Lake
City Commercial club. and Rev. p.
a. simpkin and others OF the "boos-
ters.' with brief remarks explana-
tory OF the object and purposes OF
the excursion and the benefits
which II II expected are to be de-
rived. Later an elaborate luncheon
was served with dance following.
The entertainment at Price IL said
TO have been the banner one OF the
weeks trip.
Tucker aud Its Goat.
One feature Of the trip Friday
was that furnished by Denver and
RIO Grandc employees OF Tucker.
When the special reached there a
"pushor" was attached. The front
OF the pusher had two ornaments.
One was a monster sign reading.
Welcome, Boosters" The other
was n billy goat" with special doc
oratlye features. placed on the front
OF the puaher. Tho goat had his
coat painted In honor OF the boos-
tiers. His horns were painted
bright vcrmilion. Dillv had pro-
cliVlty for eating chewing tobacco.
For n time he was kept busy demol-
lshlng the sundry cans OF "smok-
sng" which the boosters had on the
observation car. behind which the
pushcr was attached. Finally par
son" simpkin Offered Bully a high
priced Havana. Bnly only shifted
the choice morsei and turned away.
Sec Grading Work.
The trip OF the Soldier Summit
grade was the subject OF much com
mcnt by the boosters. Tho Denver
and Rio Grande railroad n cxpcnd-
Ing $4,000. 900 for the purpose OF
reducing the present grade and
lowering operating costs. The pres
ent grade out OF Tucker II approx
lmately 4 per cent TO the top OF
the divide. The work. which "a be-
Ing done by the Utah Construction
company. makes a great change IN
tho route traycned. longthening u
about five miles. but making the
general grade but "a fraction over
per cent.
At one point three stretches OF
the track are visible up the noun
tain side. There are fifteen hun
dred men employed In the three
camps ON the work. Twcnty-seyen
steam shoyels are working constant
ly cutting down the hillside nc some
points and constructing fills nj
Others with the dirt taken from an
adjacent hillside. which 10 taken
away to make room for the four
track system which is being INSTALL
ed. The work OF construction will
be completed this fail.
An unscheduled visit was at Hell
per, where the special was stopped
In order 20 get water for the en-
gines. A brief concert was render
ed by Holds band and several songs
we're sung by the boosters.
Tell Of Their Trip.
Briefly and with pardonable pride
the story OF the Greater Utah"
excursion OF the past week was told
by some OF those who made Il a
success, at mass meeting OF the
citizens OF Salt Lake City last Sat
urday night In the tabernacle. To
greater length men who had been
unable TO go on the excursion ex-
pressed their opinions OF the work
done and extolled the spirit that
prompted those who spread the sos-
pei of a greater Utah.
About two hundred marched In
the parade from the Salt Lake City
COMMERCIAL club TO the tabernacle
In the evening TO take part In the
successful finish OF the greatest eX-
cursion In the history OF Utah. They
were led by Held's band, which ae-
oompanied tho excursion and took
prominent part IN its work, and
were hailed throughout the distance
with applause and expressions OF
pride from the crowded sidewalks.
Tells Of Weeks Trip.
DIR. Il. d. Woodruff, president OF
the club, was master OF ceremonies
and the Rev. Father w. X. Ryan
al Nuhinh