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Show A HOYALSl'HEAI). The Guests of the Or- at Salt Like f. Hot Spring Rnilrord Fwtml ly the Company Lat Night. KUCLEU3 OF A fcUEUEBAN SYSTEM Bpefolien by Biuiborjer, Lett, Isnson bt H,, In Which CoinpHi.ienU ami Coa-grV.ulalious Coa-grV.ulalious Wura Mingled. The Grunt Silt 1tke and Hot Springs a 'ii'o.id was opened U till) ptihlio last eight, and it waa done with ccbit. it wan an event maiaed with every ftiaturo uce3ry to make it it prfet in"Ci'.'. Then; wa a UnlihUul ride ovnr a fveil lialuitud road littd and in Buinullily ii liu (vie, with even tho iKi'mu of the wuuii flooded with raelo-d.i'S raelo-d.i'S i j t'm liand. Vv lion tliu lir-,1 half of the journey wan uvttr Ihi'ro wre the liailu wlicre tirud pnyliin could he reiuvitforatud and punch, hcer, ciKiirs, apiriu of li u-im-r.li and u delightful little lunch wl Uli. The invitation from the G. 8. L. & II. S. K. ii. read that traiua would leave tiie V. J'. tlvpol at 7 and at, o'clock. Wli'ithur or not there waa an under- tood agreement that Just half of the I'l'opki bhoiild ro on tin ii 1st train and the ttijrr half ou the uttcniid 1 not known, but it looked thai wn.y, for the 7 o'clock iruui wan lilled comfortably and the second jut the nuiim. When both train arrived at the prlui, there wail kiiiiroiinatt'lv fillt) ouoolu. There was no euch a luminary us a conductor lu altfht di.iic iliu jour iicy, and when all hod tUVutd ir.:iu t'-.e cikche w.'h tlit'tirft hall of tne tr 'i over, It wis f'.iovl (hut it hit liHen rij a in twelve and a lit if ininutMS; pretty good lime for a new roaii. The uioier used on this line in a fussy little thint made by the liuldwin Co., breathiupf power from its puUa'.iii jf sides and capable of jerking alonif a train of five coaches ru enslly s a kite pulls hie tail. All of the passenger were Inclined to be good naturod, and further they fo.'t it inonmbent upon thnu to compliment the company on the achlovtneut of bunding and equipping equip-ping such a line of road in the ihort pnee of six rienths. Th roiul Is well built: there is nothing chenp add mil'Q-islied mil'Q-islied about it; the grades ate even ami well made and nuttimn has hem done in a slip ehod maimer, the tics are heavy and so are the rails aud the truck is well, ballasted. The road to the Springs, however, 1 only the beginninif of a line which is to extoud tu Uouutiful and Cuiiterville aud it is perhaps only the nucleus of a railroad system which may become of vaster importance to this city than even lis present owcers Lave even dreamed. The eulertalumeut was superb. The beor was cool; the sandwiches touched the ri?ht spot; tho cipars were fragrant; and ths jniroli, all! that was vecler. At t) UU the I'iambcaux arrived, and as that organization alighted from the traiu the band plnyed au inspiriting pbee and the crowd welcomed thorn wiib cheers. It was dark by this time and the moon had not risen. Held' bund played grand aud sentimental air. Iiy this time it was thought that th talkimr ouuht to begin, and Simon Kanrberier mounted a chair. He gJ thanked all of thone present who bad ,sKTupode the event a pleasant one by being be-ing Ihere. Tho hospitality of Ji company com-pany was extended to ihem in tne froe.st way. He then recited the history of " the building of the road, and paid his compliments lo the members of the city eouncil, tho street supervisor anil to "tho people uloni the liiio who had given support and eiicoiiraeuieut. Mr. Lett eald it afforded him a ;reat deal of pleasure to address such uu intelligent in-telligent audience (Joe WaUien: "Thanks. 'M luit of courso in saying that Mr, Waldtm niut not take it as personal to himself. This road short us it in is one lor which he frit constrained con-strained to. pay tho then); of himself aud thj voters who heard him to the company which had built il. Wendell liemon had been strjfinpr h's little tale of woe down into the souls of somo voters whose franchises he hoped to secure al the next election, so he was hardly rwtponsi'nie for what ho said, but he foresaw that the road wat a good thing. It opened a fine resort re-sort and sanatorium and lie credited it would lie a financial success." The shedule as announced by Simon . Bamberger last night will be to leave the Union I'aoilio depot every hour commencing at 7 a.m. and to leave the Springe every half hour, up ' to 9.30 p.m. |