Show Tells About Last Spike i. A i 4 4 0 V cJ f rk I cl 4 4 z 4 2 2 1 14 Many Tales Unfolded LD diaries of oC tho the building of ot tho O OLD railroad are art being uncovered unco by relatives for tor use with tho the Utah Central railroad Jubilee celebration according to Jenson chairman of or the general committee The Tho following following follow follow- ing In was copied front from the tho diary of or James Lawson 1 formerly with tho the Sixteenth ward of or the tho I II I. D D. D S S. S church The Tho celebration cole cele bration will be he held January 10 On January 10 aiO 70 O I made the last 1 spike which connected the tho two roads 1 It t la is constructed of uC Iron polished so brightly a as to look almost like silver It Is beautifully engraved on top with tho the wor words Holiness to tho Lord and beneath this IH is an almost perfect beehive bee heo beehive hive representing tho the seal sal of or Utah I 1 also made mado tho the hammer which drove o the last spike as us well as the thu golden spike Mr Ir Lawson worked for or the Utah making making mak mak- Central railroad l for Cor twenty years ing In- some flome of or tho the first engines used bythe bythe by bythe the road rondo according to Mr lr Jenson Jonson Both Doth tho the and hummer hammer are aro on display In tho ho mu museum eum Young r rA A letter from Crom J. J A. A Stephens of oC Ogden Og- Og den was also received by Mr Ir Jonson Janson as follows I 1 with a few tow others furnished tho the motive power Mower for tor tho the first Inspection tour of or tho the railroad by Brigham Youn Young anti and other directors of or the tho railroad A Afew Afew few row men were working at tho the Ogden und end of tho the line Haw which then was ins the Weber river rl Brigham Young and some omo others stepped upon Ullon n a small construction con con- car and requested that those thoo a assembled u near give them tho the first rl ride e eon on the tho railroad Tho The car was pushed out to the tho river and back for tor which Url ham Young avo us an inspiring address outlining what w Wu we should live livelo to lo s soo o happen to the state na ns a result of the building o of the railroad At tit this time 1 I was 13 years old The fhe oldest railroad conductor In tho the world Is IR John hills BUlu aged 89 SO years who IR is still fUll In active netho service on an nn In Indiana Indiana Indiana In- In diana railroad running from Crom Orleans to French Lick a distance of oC IS 18 miles an and ho he makes the round trip three times n a i da day lie Is la In service ser with the rhe Motion route and null has haa been In the tho em employ employ rm- rm ploy o of that company for Cor approximately approximate approxImate- ly h- hort forty ort years C Prior to this ho he was In the tho west vast during the tho pion pioneer cor days railroading and It IH is thought thou ht that he 6 inns leat have been on the old ohl Utah Central A A. letter has bean been written him Inviting him to attend tho the celebration Thomas Thoman Halt Batt of or 33 3 J South Temple street was vas ne ono one of ot tho the construction gang Jung in laying trac track lIe Ho was foreman letter said saido of oC the gang SanS and find in his Wo We o won a bet for tor laying tho ho last mile of oC track in tho ho shortest time that thata a n tulle had ever over been laid up to that time tho the being laid in loss than ono one days day's Urn time Tho The crew began beran workIng work work- In inK Ing at 6 o'clock in the morning and at 13 3 30 o o'clock In the afternoon the Job teas was finished the work wok r being dono o under the supervision of ot John W W. Young Thero There were eleven en men in the Uio crow and nil all worked like Uko jon jolly soo good follows fellows Tho The rails were light weighing weighing weigh welsh ing about GOO COO pounds I never received d any pa pay for tor tho the work John Farrington wrote that ho teas VM WIan an although bu but t 17 L years cars or of he to re rc receive re- re age on the tho grade that was 1150 per da day but that the only compensation received were socks SOCK ock overalls and car tickets and this for tor several weeks week's work I 1 |