The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-01-02

His successor, Mr..
Plat, however, has SO effectually re-
placed him that already the local
railroad fraternity has come to place
an equal amount Of confidence in
him as in his capable predecessor.
A Utah corporation, and main
tanning most of its lines in this state
and Idaho, the Oregon Short Line
has never failed to play its part in
the civic and business activities of
this section. During the past sum-
mer II furnished a detachment Of
100 men for the citizens military
training camp at Fort Douglass, ev-
cry man being permitted to attend
on pay, and with promise that as
good a job, with as much and prob
ably more pay. would await him on
his completion of the encampment.
The company has been ready in
nearly every big movement to take
its part. The preparedness parade
here early in the spring of the pre-
sent year had no division that ex-
celled the demonstration made by
this company.
Utah and Idaho owe, and do not
hesitate to admit II. to the Oregon
Short Line, not little for their
growth and for their present pros
perity. 1t has kept abreast of the
development and growth here, and
in many sections Of both states the
growth has been directly dependent
upon, or resultant from that COM
pany's activities.
The Years Record.
While the company boasts no len
gthy or expensive extensions, 1t has
expended nearly $3.500.000 in i'm
provements. including construction
Of yards, engine houses, water tanks
sidings. passing tracks, one branch
line from Marshfield to Idahome.
bridges. laying Of heavy rails, etc.
A partial list Of these improvements
and the approximate costs has been
prepared by the company for publ
cation. The figures are exclusive of
the ordinary maintenance work,
which has also gone into seven fig
ures:
| Approximately 40 miles of 80
pound rail has been taken out of the
main line and relaid with 90-pound
rail, at an approximate cost of $780,,
900.
Approximately 100000 has beer
expended during 1916 for the re
placement of wooden bridges with
steel spans and for the renewal Of
steel bridges with heavier steel or
main line to meet the requirement.
of increasing weight Of equipment
New passing trucks and team
tracks at various points along the
! Oregon Short Line have been con
, structed during the year 1916, max
ing a total of approximately 6 mile
, OF new trackage constructed on thi
: account. at an estimated cost o
$4,000.
= At Salt Lake City there has beef
, ~ oxnondit,ra ~ oyar N nportar n
, million dollars. including the wild
ening of the North Temple stree
, viaduct to provide an additional 2
l foot concrete and wood block paw
3 ing roadway on a steel structure AM
1 an additional concrete sidewalk. an
8 extending the west approach to NEE
8 city paving grades: new engine hou
= sc facilities. consisting OF a fve-stal
r addition and drop pit and boile
washing plant; replacing steps o
!, track side of passenger station wit
r concrete inclines, and providing ar
g proximately 10000 square feet G
r concrete platforms in passenge
6 yard to serve passenger trains, an
n approximately two miles of addition
6 al trackage. other expenditures an
the places they were made are a
v follows
Shoshone. Idaho-A reinforce
4 concrete coal chute. to be mechan
a cally operated, is being constructe
II at an approximate cost of $4,000,
y Approximately 60 miles of autt
q matte block signals are being insta
q led from Cache Junction, Utah,
/ lMcCammon. Idaho, at an estimate
cost of 100000.
Marshfield, Idaho-New line fro
p lMarshfield to Idahome, a distance
approximately 20 miles, has bee
g constructed at an estimated cost
# 100000.
RI Frame depots have been constru
tied at the following places. at co