Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-01-01 | Page 9 | The Rapid Transit

the transit this company has thirty two milea os of track ln in operation the th ot of its major perl lorL mileage lying outside of ot tile the business center and extending into the suburbs suburb tl 0 of the city there was absolutely no new construction during tho the year but J a considerable sum WAS expended in betterments on the tracks outside of the paved districts these thene betterments consisted mainly in ba bal lasting the trades tracks ahil n ath granulated brandla ted slap slag frona from the smelters shelters sm elters and in pro vi aln complete com drainage I 1 the company operates an average ot of eighteen electric cars luring the lac year and furnishes furniE hes employment c to an aver ape age ot of loo persons the earnings for the year 1834 1894 were wera about 20 per cent less than those t h ose in 1893 the lowest month in the parn cg 11 enss was wa a october ot of 1894 and J 3 cameron 0 anthe the pi president resident of the company believes that it was the lowest point mint in the prevailing pre valline depression I 1 if his hib proe are lre correct and prosperity should return to this section lila its company will construct cons duct somis some new mileage during the ensuing year