Show STEAM SHOVEL t AT THE YARDS t Pushing P us h mg Work W ork on Oregon Short Line and Salt Lake Route Router r Terminals Tel TRACKS BEING LOWERED 1 VIADUCT I DUCT FOUNDATIONS r ARE BE BEING BEING ING PUT IN t Work In the Oregon Short Snort Line and the Salt Bait Lake Route yards in Salt Lake is progressing rapidly The grade started above First North street is now midway between that street and South Temple street A steam shovel has been put to I work on the east side of the yards and andIs Is ts tearing out the dirt In a lively fashion i When this grade Is completed the yards will be level The Th present depot is about I four feet higher than the yards above First North street The Tho new depot will I Oc c built above the new yards ards Steps Will m lead down to the train platforms The steam shovel will probably reach the present depot in a week AS A fast as ast I It t moves move ahead temporary tracks are laid I for It and the gravel trains The dirt is icing eing dumped along the yards on the north jorth for future use As soon as the east aide of the yards is leveled tracks will wille e laid and work worl on n the west side will be lie A Installing Viaduct Foundations The foundations for the viaduct supports sup supports supports ports are beginning to take shape The viaduct will cross crops the yards on First Forth orth street Some time ago huge poles were vere driven on both sides idos of or the yards or foundation supports Five poles were riven at regular distances These were Iriven level to the ground round A square hole holes s 5 being dug around the five poles They ire lre then boxed in with heavy planks forming a box about ten feet deep and anden anden ten en square These boxes will be filled with concrete being manufactured on the ground round On these buses bases the uprights of the viaduct will be installed install d Work York is isnow islow tow now being centered on the west side of bf the viaduct site Freight Depot in Shape The rhe walls of the new freight depot are almost completed on the south end The steel work was finished several weeks ago Corrugated iron is arriving daily dally and a is being piled up along the building The south end of the structure Is two stories high and will hold offices Work is being rushed on this portion of the building as it will be needed first The north half of at the depot will then be en enclosed closed ed with sheet iron The loading and unloading platforms along the east and west sides aides of the building are completed Tracks will be laid within a few days dayson on the east side The completion of the new depot will mean the rushing of other improvements In the Harriman terminals to comple completion completion completion tion The freight now stored in the old quarters to the north will be transferred to the new depot and fresh consignments I hauled In on the new tracks The old quarters now being used by b the Oregon Short Line will be torn down These are situated south of the present passenger depot The grade being brought toward the depot will be carried across South Temple street and to a point in the cen center center center ter of the block between this street and First South street An immense gang of men is distributed about the yards making these changes which will result In Salt Lake having the finest railroad terminals in the west |