Salt Lake Herald | 1909-02-17 | Page 3 | Line through Ogden Canyon

LINE LNE THROUGH OGDEN CANYON Report Says That Bamberger and Rapid Transit Transi Will Wi Op Operate Operate Operate erate It Jointly Joint use of the Rapid Transit tracks through this city and Into Ogden can canyon canon canyon yon on as far as By fly fy the Salt Lake Ogden railway and the Ogden Rapid Transit company compan is in prospect From the most authentic source sur e comes the In formation that Simon Bamberger has ha made overtures to the local transit inter ests for such an arrangement Last summer when Mr lr Bamberger ex ox tended his line ne to connect with wih the Ogden Rapid Transit line at Washington ave are nue and Carver street it I was announced that this was but a temporary ent eat and that later tater the Salt Lake Og den would exercise Its is franchise the city and run mn an independent line ne to the mouth of Ogden canyon Since then thena a substantial depot has ha been ben erected at the terminus of the Bamberger road and this thi lends lend color to the tile report of joint arrangements through the city If I this thin Is done Mr fr Bamberger Bambarger will be In a position to carr carry Passengers rpm Salt Lake City Ci right through Ogden and up the canyon canon as ns far as Idlewild Ogen his summer resort in the canyon canon without change of cars There Ter Is no talk of his hs abandonment of or his right of way WY through the city et but on 01 the other hand there is talk of his construction of these lines 12 to be A used sed used jointly by y his company and the Ogden Rapid Transit Transi company The coming summer promises to be one of unusual activity in Ogden it is now taken as settled fett d that SImon Bamberger I wi will electrify Ki hs his line for Cor Its fu ful full length lenEth In addition tItle this the additon tt Ogden Rapid Tran si sit i company compan will wi build bulJ to Huntsville and will wi cl city construct a number of lines In this V