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Show U. & N. R. R. SHOPS. The shops of the U. & N. R. R. [Utah & Northern Railway] company, in this city are worthy [of] the attention of all citizens of Logan, and all well-wishers of the road. Considering the inconveniences which have been labored under, the quantity, quality, and style of the work which can be turned out are simply remarkable. Machinery is there of the best patterns; although probably not quite as much as should be in the principal shops of a long railroad like the U. & N.; but still enough to enable the management to keep the rolling stock in repair, and also to build occasionally such a fine piece of machinery as the snow plow recently turned out of the shops and put in use upon the road. The buildings are of wood, we regret to say; but if it be decided by the management of the road to house the shops permanently here, there can be but little doubt of stone and iron taking the place of lighter material. The blacksmith, machine and repair shops-all in one building, are about 160 feet in length by 30 feet in width; and there is a side addition on the east to accommodate an engine or car laid up for repairs. Even these premises, extensive though they are, can readily be seen to be none too large. Four forges occupy the space in the first named department; and in the latter there are a huge hydraulic press, for putting on and taking off car wheels; three lathes, for different kinds of work; one car wheel ??; and planer; a drill; and a machine for making threads in bolts and burrs-all furnished with motive power by a very fine engine of 25 horse power. The men employed from the Master Mechanic to the youngest person in the shops are skilled and competent workmen; and many noticeable improvements in the machinery are the result of the thought and ingenuity of the first named gentleman-Robert Croft. In common with all citizens of Logan, we earnestly hope that the U. & N. R. R. company will consider their own interest and that of the people in the north, by making permanent their works here; and erecting substantial and needed buildings at this point. |