Show The Hot Springs Railroad The stockholders of the Great Salt Lake Ii Hot Springs railroad held a meeting yesterday yes-terday afternoon to examine bids received to grade the new proposed line and to transact other business The contract to grade the first six miles of road including the line to the Hot Springs and the branch road starting at Ninth North and going to Amoss addition was awarded to Jackson McCornick Tho company has already on hand a supply of rails spikes and fish plates and the ties will soon be on the ground Grading will begin this morning and tracklaying will be carried along simultaneously simul-taneously with the grade The entire line is to be completed within ninety days and the cars will be running by April 1 An order was placed last Iight lor three motors six close cars and sjx open cars The motors are of 3 new pattern and are warranted to be both smokeless and noiseless noise-less They are built to burn anthracite coal and have paper wheels and packing which renders them noiseless A patent exhaust pipe is used which produces one continuous and quiet flowof steam In appearance ap-pearance they are the same as an ordinary stietft car and about the size of the old mule cars used before the advent of the electric system There are no external boilers and both ends of the motor are the same so that they can run equally well in either direction Patent air brakes are provided and tho car can be stopped in its own length The men who handle these motors will be experienced engineers hold tog certificates and every precaution has been taken to make this one of the most complete lines in the city The passenger cars are the most modern and will seat fifty people The open coaches have closed ends contributing comfort in unfavorable weather A committee was appointed to secure suitable office roooms and the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the president presi-dent It is the intention of the company to continue con-tinue the line on to Bountiful a soon as the line is completed to the Hot Springs The Springs will be renovated and greatly improved and Mr Beck authorizes TUB HcitALi to state that he will have them in good shape when the road arrives |