The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
NEW BRANCH LINE
WILL BENEFIT DELTA
Railroad Day Celebration in
MiEIard County VIII Attract
Hundreds; Salt Lakers Go.

Millayd county. and especially Delta,
TIincMey and Abraham. which will he
vitally affected by the new Delta branch
OF the salt Lake route. which is 10 run
fifteen miles northwest Of Delta. will cell
ehrate today in honor OF the beginning
Of actual work on the new line. Today
is Railroad day at Delta, and the small
town will have citys population with
IN it's limits this afternoon when Gov
eInor Snry drives Jnc first spike OF the
new branch.
\ special train carrying prominent Salt
Lal,crs who win take part in the cele-
braticn and officials Of the salt Lake
.outc WHO lave come 10 Utah from their
headquarters In Los Angeles. lett last
night shortly before midnight ON The
salt Lake route. Those IN The party We're:
Governor Spry. George A. Snow, j. X,
Hardy. ". -. CJndlund. \. GiIu1uc, T..
~ Morrill, and j T. Chdcstcr of the state
land board. w -. Beers. state engi-
nccr: H. j. Kelly. state auditor WIN G,
Farrell -. +. Coilctt; y. II. Larson. We
Der club. ogden: j, T.. Barlow. Murray
Eagle: Lon laddock, Agricultural col
lnGr. George r. Odcll w. c. Alexander.
i. Arnold. l.. Ilobrook. manager OF The
Sewer River l.aUd Y Water company; l..
\. Merrill. X. * Brown. division cnsi-
ueer. Salt Lake route: H. T.. Van llou-
~. j.
II. MandCrficld. assistant general passen-
ger agent salt route. From Los
Augccs-U. G. Mutt, general manager;
=. y. Wdnu, general traffic manager, L.
& Peck. general passenger agent; Dong
las White. industrial agent. and {. d
Pike, city passenger agent. all Of the
Salt Lake route.
The new fifteen mile branch. which is
the cause OF the celebration by Delta
ana vicinity. VIII pierce The north por-
zion OF the immense Delta irrigation
project, said go he the most fruitful IN
inc west The line VIII bc essentially Que
for carryh" the products Of the farm
cIs to Delta. where East connections on
tile main line Of the Salt Lake route
can be made with Salt Lake.
Several days ago the first grading was
started aul IT, Is. expected that the on
the line viii be graded this winter. The
railroad expects. TO have the track en-
llrcly IN and trains carrying the products
OF the proscprous. lurns TO market before
October OF this year. The total cost
Of the branch IL estimated at Sl50 OO0.
Beside the large salt Lake delegation.
including representatives OF the state.
Commercial club Utah Development,
league. Manufacturers Association Of
Utah and the Salt Lake route. the OE-
den delegation, representing the Weber
club. and tile Salt Lake route officials
from Los Angeles II rs expected that
rherc win bc many al Delta today from
cvcrv town ~ tho county,. llmrRley and
Abraham. being on the line of the new
branch. VIII h" heavily represented. and
Lexington Lynndyl. oasis, Dcscret. oak
city. Sclpio. Fillmore, Eanosh and
Meadow win have citizens there.
The programme as arranged Is clab-
oratc and there will be something go
ing on all day
AT daybreak the celebration win open
by the raising or a national nag, aC-
rnmranicd by an artillery salute. The
visitors viii breakfast at $50 O'Clock
ana at . O'Clock will leave on an auto
mobile trip 20 inspect the Delta project
NJ noon ihC governor viii drive tho
first spike. This win be- followed hv
n big barbecue Al go o'clock the
programme OF speeches viii be given
in tie town hall. There VIII bc another
meeting IN tn" town hall lt I:3n o'clock
and al 9.3u o'clock two dances viii be-
gin 20 entertain both the vators ana
the tuwnspcOrl@
Besides Governor Spry there viii he
9. Farrell OF the Commercial club Judge
William H. King, H. 9. Mutt. Douglas
white. state Engineer w. D. Beers,
Secretary u. T. Colctt of the Utah
ManurarturcIs' association e. s Bur
ton. l.. s.. Merrill ana w. |. Moody.
The committees IN charge of the ccle-
bration at Delta are as follows: Cen
eral committee. James \. Melville.
chairman: reception. II. T. Maxfeld
chairman. DarGuet. G. NJ. Hickman
chairman: decoration. FLOYD Hickman,
chairman; finance Charles A. Mccain.
chairman publicity. H. G. Buseubark.
programme NJ. :. Abbott. NJ NJ
steele and n s. Bishop: music, John =,
steele, William Gardner and John a.
Bishcp.