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Show I i Lehi To Celebrate the I Coming of Interurban Mmt Three Special Curs of Injcriirliaii, B Slntc niul Salt Luke I'll OMcIiiIn H: lo Como lo Lehi, Frltlii), March lit H The Onlriul Opening of the Inler- H lirbou Is Set fur March l.". H' Friday, tho 13th, 1'rcshk'iit WHuoiib Umf lucky day, had been chosen au thu UU day to celebrate or welcome thu ml- M vent of the lulerurbun railway Into mU Utah county, Governor Spry, Mayor Rj' Samuel C. Park of Salt Lake Clt), Hj l'rosldfnt Jensen and Sccretaiy Far-H Far-H i ' ' ( roll of the Bull Luke Commercial Club, H; I President Orem and other olUclalH of Hj 'J tho Interurban railroad, together with H ' ' '' many other leading Salt Laku City 1 ' i J cltlzcnB and representatives from thu H , i commercial clubs of Granger, Taylors- H'' 'J ' "lc hunter, West Jordan and Klver- i'N ton, will join in tko celebration. Am- ? erlcon Fork, PlenBnnt Grovo and Pro- mm ) 'hi i vo citizens will also join and tho com- H j y i mtttco intends making tho ovcut one MM. ( long to bo remembered. H Special cars will leave Salt Laku 1MB I ,i ) City at 0 o'clock In thu evening and Ki' . arrive in Lohl about 7 o'clock. Afler BW' (4 unloading thu Salt hake county dole- jH Vih. Rations they will run over to Ainei- jKjH lca" Fork ""d ho loaded with citizens HCprel from there. The American Fork poo- EflIIN plu will bu taken back promptly at 1J EWh' o'clock and then thu Suit Lako county lEW;! people will return at 12:30. VVfi ; 1 1 Tho Lehi Commercial Club Is talcing ,$! "o initiative in thu celebration. Vice t1 ft. President and General Manager Arm- i strong of thu interurban mot with the H board ol governors kiBt Monday night f,)' and went over tho preliminary ur- ' raugements. Mr. Armstrong was in BEVIif j communication with Prcaldcnt Urem, BEVIfj ' who wus cuthualastlc over tho colebru- Efljl'; tlon. These two gentlemen will looic MMfM ufter tho Salt Lako end of thu affair, EJf while S. V. lloss, president; J. h. BEflff Cotter, vice president, and W. K. Hop- BjH't, kins, secretary, of tho Lehi Commor- BEEE' clal Club, will ook uftcr tho details BEEt i J . of tho Utah county end. BEIr j 1 Thu details of tho Jplllflcution have not yet been urranged, but in a general gen-eral way they will consist ol welcoming welcom-ing the WHitom by the Lehi Sllwr uiuiU at clio p, m, iMogrums in thu Tabernacle al 6 o clock, consisting of speeches, readings and music; dancing danc-ing in tnu tfinulii Dancing Academy irom 'J oclocu tilt Jli. Tliu details win bu announced In later programs. 'ino advent ot tliu Interurban into Lehi and thu noith end ot L tali county win be the greatest event sinco the building ot tno sugar lactory. btrcet car coiiucctloiis between the towno in Ltah county and tnu state metropolis lias been talked ol aim dreamed auoui lor years. iow tnat it Is a reality, tlio ceieuraiiou ol tho cent will uuuoubt-eui uuuoubt-eui Lie a memorable one. I'or wccks tnu company has beeu worKlng nignt and ua ballasting the track between Jlrnlan Iltver and Am-ciicnu Am-ciicnu fork nuu getting It in shapo lor opeiating tlieo urn. Somo very (iilllcuit grauing has been done, pat-ticuiariy pat-ticuiariy net ween Lehi and Ameticau I'ork, vthcru the grade was oo sou that it would hardly hold up the cars tin tho graei could bu gotten under the ties, ihu continuous operation ot several big engines and heavily loaned loan-ed gravel trains has helped materially to settle thu grade, nuu It is now In Inn ly good condition. However, work will continue for several nlouths in ballasting and reducing re-ducing grades, as tho road gets In butter condition the schedule will be reduced till tho time required to go iroin Lehi to ault Luke City will have been i educed about oiic'-thlrd from what it is at present. 'inu present terminus will be at, American Fork, where a Y has been put In during thu past wccK, una whero tho cars win uu turned louiid. Ihe toad will immediately bo extended extend-ed to Pleasant- urovo aim l'rovo, aim when completed tho servico will ulso be extenuod. I'ins will require between be-tween onu and two months. Tho polCB uiitl copper wire for olcc-triiying olcc-triiying tho road hnve been received in mm Lako City and ti force of men win at ouco bo put to work to ercci tho poles, Birlng tho who and prepare ior tho substitution of electric cars tor tno three gasolluo cnrB that will do used tor u tow months. |