| Show o PERSONS ATTEND OPENING New 0 O. S. S SI L. L Station at Pocatello Now Given Over to Railroad Us Uses s. s M M M t M MH H I M M 4 TAFT SPEAKS AT OPENING 44 4 4 Pocatello I Ida n. n Aug CO Former O.-Former Former 4 President Taft ma mado o an nn address fI 4 horo tonight at a banquet In honor honor hon- hon 4 4 or of ot the opening of at the 44 4 4 station b by tho Oregon Short Line 4 At tho conclusion of ot the 4 Mr Taft Tatt continued his trip 4 to Portland 4 44 4 4 M t t t MH t 4 4 t HM t t 4 t 4 H t H M t M M 4 Special Sp JaI t to Tho Herald R Pocatello Ida Jda Au Aug 20 Fully Fully persons participated In the formal onon- onon Ins Ing today of or tho now Oregon Short Line depot h hero re which cost coat Thin ThIR event was one ona of or the bIK biggest Inthe in inthe inthe the history of ot th the city There Thore was wa a R. parade parado which included automobiles and also Indians cowgirls floats and other attractions the tho procession start start- trig ins at 2 o'clock this afternoon Officials of ot tho the Short Line Lino were nere present present pres pres- ent including E. E E. E Calvin vice vico president preel- preel dent and general manager J. J A A. Reeves general freight agent D. D E. E Burley Hurley general passenger agent and Geor George e H. H Smith general counsel all from Salt Lake Lako Mayor or Williams and Senator J. J H. H Brad Brady spoke George Georg-e II H. Smith general coun counsel el of the Short Line responded The city was as lavishly decorated for tor forthe tho the e event erent nt and nd practically declared a a. holiday Nearly all offices of tho the railroad have been moved from the old station which was occupied for three thirty-three years into the new ne structure Tho The P passenger and b baggage e departments will move Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning the last laet train out of ot the theold theold theold old depot being No 63 53 and the first t train Into the new station being No 19 tho same amo morning At 10 o'clock tonight a banquet was given at ot the Commercial club which was lar largely el attended Those members of ot the Short Line who acted as official hosts at this house housewarming housewarming warming included W. W A. A Whitney general gen pron- on- on oral eral superintendent A A. B. B St Stephenson superintendent of ot the Idaho Idabo division and A. A F. F Brewer superintendent of at the Utah Utah- Utah Montana division Some of ot the features of ot tho th new do- do pot are ate its fireproof construction with Bolso sandstone for tho the exterior walls walla of ot the first story and rough faced dark red reel brick with cut stone trimmings trimming for forthe forthe forthe the second and third stories It is 85 feet lon long sixty feet wide with a n. cen- cen ral throe story section of at seventy-seven seventy b by ninety feet The Tho pitch roof root Is covered covered cov coy ered with asbestos shingles while the flat roof root sections are of up built roof roof- ings The Tho general waiting room on the tho first floor loor is handsomely furnished and ha has as ns a n feature besides women's rest restroom restroom restroom room and mens men's smoking smoking- room an apartment for immigrants as special wal waiting UnG room |
