Show SALT SAt T LAKE ROUTE FINISHES YEAR Railroad Passes Its Is Anniversary ary With Splendid Record of Things Accomplished THE OBSTACLES OVERCOME IMMENSE TRAFFIC DEVELOPED BY SUPERIOR SERVICE May lIay 1 l has ha become recognized through throughout out the United States as a a moving day A year ago on May 1 the first regular pas paz passenger passenger train to run from Salt Sal Lake to Los Angeles moved over the Salt Lake Route This his marked the opening of a new n w line lne from Salt Sal Lake to the coast At the same hour 83 p m May 1 I 1905 an other train left Los Angeles and started on its it trip to Salt Lake Both trains passed near Moapa on time Both trains carried passengers From this date on a regular service was maintained Freight and passenger time schedules were drawn up and Salt Sal Lake had direct connection with wih Los Angeles Angele All Al eyes had been watching the progress of work on Senator Sen tor W A Clarks new road Men of wealth were building a rail railroad rai railroad road which was to pierce the richest ter territories of Utah Nevada and California Salt Lake and Utah Uth at large kept care ful account of the steel arms as they the stretched slowly but surely surel toward the coast coast These Tese steel arms were reaching out to unite unie two important states open a third and connect connect numerous important cit cities ci ies The accepted survey took the line lne through valleys and over hills his First Trip Is Made Early in the winter of 1903 1905 19 the rails rals reached from Salt Lake to Los Ls Angeles General Manager R E Wells Veis made the through trip in January Januar The he first big passenger movement handled by the in fant company compan r was secured in April Apri when the Woodmen of the World ran rn a record breaking breaking excursion to Los Angeles from Salt Lake In number of passengers this excursion was held an unbroken n record until February ry last when the Elks made their tremendous stampede to the coast over ocr the Salt Lake Route This excursion was the largest ever run to the Pacific coast from the intermountain region While excursions and trains had trav tray traveled traveled between Los Angeles and Salt Lake Lakeover Lakeover over the new road previous the road was formally opened May lay 1 By B this date time schedules had been completed and all aU ar arrangements for the commencement of reg regular regular regular ular passenger and freight service finished Commercial Club Trip During the same week 30 representative tive men of Salt Lake were taken to the coast as guests guest of Senator Clark They visited all al points of interest at the west western western ern em end of ot the line Une arid and enjoyed one week of pleasure In June a return visit was vas paid Salt Lake by 3 Los Ls Angeles men who enjoyed a weeks visit in Utah as guests gets of Senator Clark ClarkIn Clark In September 1905 19 a pio pioneers pioneers pioneers made the round trip to Los Angeles through the kindness of Senator Clark Montana Press association members were wore guests of Senator Clark last Jast fall fal making the trip to Los Ls Angeles and return via Salt Lake Early in May lay 1905 1906 19 the Salt Sal Lake Route instituted 30 rates for the round trip from Salt Lake to Los Lo Angeles These were the lowest rates ever made to a Pacific coast terminal and met with wih instant fa favor favor favor vor Large crowds traveled to the coast under the reduced rates rate and heavy heavy tourist traffic resulted This The h rates rate were repeated during the th summer season eaon Every train was crowded Large excursions were secured by the Salt Lake Route shortly short after the theline theUne theline line Une was finished The company found It necessary to increase passenger equip equipment equipment ment meat and add to operating facilities stead steadily steadily ily iy Among the convention crowds han handled handled died during the first year of or Its existence were the W V C T U at Los Ls Angeles the Knights Knight of Columbus the G A A R Ep Epworth Epworth worth w rth league and Eagle Egle crowd returning from the conventions in Denver These Thee with wh the Woodmen of the World and other large conventions taxed the new ew road to tois its is capacity but quick service was wa fur furnished fUrnishEd furnished from the first Splendid equipment had been procured by those In charge of the operating departments and efficient men mon were placed in charge of all branches of of the service serice Work in Advertising The advertising department of the the in infant infant infant fant road set a pace early erly for its older competitors All AI sorts of newspaper ad advertising advertising circulars posters pamphlets and other means of attracting attention were issued No road is better beter and more thoroughly advertised than the Salt Sal Lake Route Taking as a Its is trade mark the arrowhead the road has described its fea features features features tures all al over the entire entre United States with newspapers as a the main man dependencies dependences cies The rhe Salt Sal Lake Routes famous ar arrowhead arrowhead ces is familiar to every mansion and hut in America Americ Billboards pam pamphlets pamphlets pamphlets book booklets booklets booklets issued monthly descriptive lets newspaper advertising and The Arrowhead one of the th most attractive railroad magazines published have brought this result reul The Salt Lake Routes Rou tes catch phrases Here Hero today there tomorrow and In all al the world no trip like this can ean be heard from the Gulf to the Lakes Lake from the Pacific to the Atlantic In its one year exist existence existence existence ence the Salt Sal Lake Route has climbed to a prominence sought bought after and waited patiently for for years by many systems The Salt Sal Lake Route did not wait wai It climbed into prominence Freight Business Big During the year ear 1905 WO the freight business grew to amazing pro proportions proportions portions rapidly As Aa AS it i pierced the min mineral mineral mm eral oral belt bel of Nevada Nevada and the richest dis districts districts of Utah Uth and California a heavy traffic was Wa secured from the start The company is now one on of or the liveliest con contestants contestants for the fruit business of Call Cali California Cal fornia and the wool business of neigh neighboring neighboring neighboring boring states As the freight business has Increased new equipment has ha been added Tho The resources of the territories pierced by the steel arms arias as are varied From Call Cali California Cal fornia forum the roads brings bringa fruits frits consigned for eastern From om Nevada the road brings ores consigned for Salt Sal Lake smelters The building of the Salt Sal Lake Route meant much to Salt Lake in giving givIng ing an impetus to mining in Nevada Before the rails had been laid 6 miles mie of rich ground remained undeveloped Wealthy prospects In Nevada were left lef untouched While ore invited the miner and promoter to acquire wealth in de developing developing developing the mineralized regions of the Sagebrush state the miner and promoter watched and waited Without a base of supplies within hundreds of miles mies and without means of or transporting the ores oresto ore oresto to market market nothing could be done done Farmers Also Interested Farmers Farer joined the miners in seeing tho the possibilities and resources of the Sage Sagebrush Sagebrush Sagebrush brush state and they too watched and waited The soil soi along the Muddy Mudd river was wa found well wel adapted for agricultural purposes purpose and the Las L Vegas valley coun court country try tn held promise of great geat farming pos possibilities Further down the Muddy river into Colorado these areas of rich soil soi extended The farmers saw sawall all this and realized that the one thing lacking lacIng to create crete thriving communities was was the advent of a railroad Without a base bae of supplies within a reasonable distance no 10 implements could be produced and wih wIthout with without out markets within easily reached rached dis distances distances their products would be of little value When Ven Senator Clark and his as associates associates associates planned the Salt Lake Route thousands rejoiced As the steel stool arms pushed slowly across the unopened terri tern i tories tores thousands welcomed their ap approach approach approach With the completion of the road an al activity In all al industries commenced in la i the districts reached and passed by the new line nc Mining camps sprang up in a night night and at the end of a week were towns with an air of or permanency l Farmhouses were erected on a a thousand thou sana farms and sagebrush gave way to way ing grain gain Salt Lake the eastern ter terminus terminus terminus minus became the shipping center for foral all al consignments and the base of sup supplies supplies plies ples To the ever ing lug business Salt Salt Lake herself has grown and will continue to grow in step with the increasing business Immense smelt smelters ers have been built buit and are under con construction construction to accommodate Nevada ores ures Larger terminal arrangements are under construction and hundreds of men of steady employment The changes aided by the Salt Lake Route are vast vat and important The new road is truly trul the Salt Lake Route Overcomes Overcomes Great Obstacles In March 1806 the road met and con conquered conquered conquered difficulties which meant a loss of ot and wrought a complete disorganization disorganization of its transcontinental move movements movements ments meats for over a month Over a halt half hundred miles mUes of track was destroyed by washouts in the Meadow Wash country coutry The tracks were honeycombed from Aco Acoma Acoma oco ocoma ma westward for a distance of miles 0 mies Tracks bridges roadbeds and guards were washed away like chips by b the torrents which swept across the line lne from front the gul gut lies les and mountain sides a situation with without wih without out precedent in the entire entre region So great was Vs the damage sustained by por portions portions tons of the road that new beds had hud to be raised and new lines followed for short distances Officials hurried to the scene of trouble and conducted personally the work of repairing the destroyed stretches A thousand men and whole train loads of material were dispatched to the scene and work rushed day and night All through communication was wa cut off of Stupendous obstacles were encountered In the more exposed spots spot tracks gave way as rapidly as repaired One month was consumed in placing the road in shape A half hail million dollars was expended in repairing anc and strengthening the line Une The work of strengthening the weaker spots is still on and will wIl be continued until the manage management management ment meat feels that all danger of further trouble has been ben entirely eliminated Coast Calamity Figures Following the floods foods the new road was called upon to suffer with its it competitors in the San Francisco Frncisco calamity The Salt Lake Route had practically secured the te movement of all Mystic Shrine specials to Los Angeles during the proposed conven convention convention tion ton which has since been post postponed postpone postponed pone The road has ha carried cried refugees and ad hauled provisions and taken taen every pos possible possible possible sible part in the work of at aiding In the re relief reHe relief lief He work now on One source of pride of the Salt Lake Route Is its is Salt Sal Lake passenger offices and the arrangement of its is operating of offices flees On February 1 the two depart departments departments ments meats were moved into The Herald build building ing lug on Ott Main Man street street The passenger offices had been located on West Second South up until this time and the operating de department department department had been be n situated in the Des Deseret Deseret eret erot News building The passenger of offices flees are finished in Mission style Pic Pie Pictures Pictures tures and Mission furniture make male these thee among the most inviting and attractive railroad offices In the west westIn westIn westIn In January arrangements were completed ed to maintain through passenger service from Chicago to Los Ls Angeles Splendid trains trans now run iun between those two cities cites The Los Angeles limited is considered one of the most elegant trains trans In operation in inthe Inthe inthe the United States These through trains move over the Chicago Chic o Northwestern the Union Pacific and Salt Lake Luke Route Among the projects under contemplation by the management of the new road is a regular regula steamship service from San Pedro at the western end of the road to the Orient The largest steamship companies in the world are now competing for this service serle 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