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Show JANUARY THURSDAY, PAGE FOI R iku its history 1940 SEEN AS BANNER was The improvement prog; am itroronsly prosecuted during 1&39. when a total of $ 1.5'mi,(M was spent, YEAR FOR RIO Purchase o! 'i't'1 Lew freight cars at a cost of J 1, "r', ""Mi was the largest GRANDE RAILROAD GO, single item. Now 112 an, 131 pound Line fo accounted $S5).000. and curvature, grades ihatiges cutting Oiaiide Rio railroad, closing The new ballasting, steel and concrete .s;; with practically every business: new yard and industry track, inde favorably set. enters a new made up an extensive roadway cam- Jecade confident that the progress paign. Eveiy division on the system recorded duiing me closing years of shared in the betterments, and every the tioubled 3ns will be maintained department reacted to the stimulus at slightly accelerated pace during of material progress, with the result 194m. That this belief i3 w ell founded that the Iiio Grande is more than s indicated by 1939 gross revenues ever a dominant factor in the ad-This vancement of its own territory, and $2"..00'i.0iii. of approximately figure is seven per cent ahead of a stronger link in the great systems last year. Recovery from the 1938 making up the direct central trans- has steadied continental rail route. The reservoir apparently on a satisfactory upward trend of Rio Grande money stored up for ' ieleases a stream of The New Year marks attainment improvements of major objectives m the long range dollars that directly aids almost ev- other business in Colorado and uuprovement program set in ope:a-,er- ' tion when the road entered trustee- I'tah. Early in January the trustees four years ago. Expenditures of;wi" K(,,,1 from the fedeial court ap- of another for expenditure more than $18,00,000 on projects to continue the program 3.r,im.i!W touching every part of the railroad has brought the Rio Grande's physi- - maui idiea ioui yeais ago. cal plant to the highest point of ef- The human element has been given in h i j j ; j i r- - of "The Wedding of the Painted Doll" at a Christmas party given by the Seaside Academy in Villa Riviera, December 23, jn California. Backward GI anccs An automatic stoker was installed in the Helper Central grade school during the holiday season. An expenditure of $1,500,000 for on the Rio Grande improvements railway in 1931 was announced Tuesday by J. S. Pyeatt, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Denver. A branch of Salt Lake local No. Jill Vignetto was one of the three 377 Journeymen Barbers' Internafeatured dancers at a presentation tional of America was perfected at 1939 a meeting of barbers from Price and Significant of increased popularity alongside the Scenic Limited, which Helper. R. L. Boggan of Price was 0f the kocky Mountain region w ith for half a century has carried travelelected president of the local branch American travelers is success of the ers by the thousands to marvel at and A, L. Nielsen of Helper, Exposition Flyer, only thru train the Royal Gorge. The Moffat Tunnel tween Chicago and San Francisco via brought to realization the dream of Denver anrt the Moffat Tunnel scenic forward-lookinpionee,- Denver busBelated news was just received by shortcut This train, inaugurated in iness men and railroad builders. Colo. Helper friends of the death of Mrs. June to handle the influx of western rad0 and Utah no longer are side- Janet Fitch at her home in Santa travelers attracted by the Golden tracks on the main line across Barbara, California, On November 4, QatP Exposition, remained in year-shiThey are in reality strategi- 1931. The Fitches were the second around service in response to public cally located on a great new direct to settle in Helper and made this demand. Providing glo:iotis daylight transcontinental rail route, and in their home for thirty-eigh- t hours thru the Rockies along the the wake of travel pleasure comes community years. Colorado river, this train has won an added wealth and prosperity for the enviable place in the travel spotlight two gieat states it so closely links. Don't Borrow! Subscribe Taken From the Flies of the Helper Times January 8, 1931 R, P. Fisher has opened a large warehouse in connection with his dray and transfer business. The stor age house, just completed, measures 26 by 70 feet and i8 located near the Helper City limits on the Spring Canyon highway Arii-e:ic- j j - fiist consideration in upbuilding of the Hio Grande system. A principal endeavor of its trustees has been to as nearly as possible level off the peaks and valleys of railroad activity so that stability of employment might be assured. Improvement and main-rai- l tenance schedules have been anangej to provide steady work thruout the year for a vast majority of its ployes. Except for slight unavoidable seasonal fluctuations, the number of Rio Grande employes remained con- stant at 8000 thruout 1939. Payroll for the year reached $13,700,000, an increase 0f more than $3"'0,(Ki0 over p t w m 11, 1940 am j Niamey i.mzzene Making Record At Notre Dame U. Fim (Continued Page One) munity and organization band groups. He led the Antlers Band f Price and the past two years has Berved in a similar capacity for the Rio Grand? Service club band. A precedent was more or less broken at Notre Dame in 1938 whet Stanley was chosen drum major during his freshman year. According to reports from that institution it has been a long time since a first year student had received that dis tinction. High Scholastic Rating Not only is young Litizzette mak ing an outstanding record as a banc leader, but is regarded an outstand ing student geholastically. Another honor was recently be stowed upon Stanley when word waj received that he was the only sopho more student at the university t be selected as a member of tht Wranglers," honorary forensic so - ciety which is composed of a max innim of 20 members. 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