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Show BANCROFT SAYS ijfjjf SHOPS WILL GO OP I I AH 1 . "Work Already Commenced and Will M J i r s Be Pushed to Com-. "u !J J I, pletion. '! 'I 'II k Tp HE MOST important news of rall- i T!Jj I la3 development given to the j I J i Salt Lako public for a long1 time ' l ! $ wao contained In the announcc- I' i !' "h S I ment made by Vice-President Vf. H. , .' Bancroft of the Short Liner to T ho Trlb- J. f i vAgrrin.v that work on the big I. 'j 1 t,1' j Bhop plant in north Salt Lake is to be J ,4 : pushed right through to completion. ' i l'i j : "Already," said Mr. Buncroft, "the I I ; "I Jl work of clearing the ground and exca-V exca-V . J M ( vatlng has been carried along to a fair X , ' 5.U extent, and Just ae soon as this part of ' ? , 'H Ij the contract i finished the work of con- - striicllng tho buildings will be corn-It corn-It i', i menced and carried on without lntor-J lntor-J ' 1 - ruptlon. Material is now being- deliv- . 4 ered on the ground to be ready for the j , ''; opening of construction." i I .yfj ' The public Is partly Informed as to i . 4 "ii the plana of the company for estHbllsn-i estHbllsn-i ' v j ing the shop plant In North Salt Lake, ' ' but now that the dreain of years Is U I 1 I about to lie realized a word or two on i V ' ii the details -will be quite Interesting. The r.t ' Plni 0 the company is to concentrate the mechanical plant in North Salt , ' ,,! . Lake, flrpt to relieve tho local yards and ' " ' f! remove the buildings to give place to t I , ; ll the enlurgcd yard necessary for the , i new union station at the foot of South i ' Temple. Then the slto selected will be I 1 ,i easy of access from al! parts of tho t ( "I system, and the frorroundlng country I ', .! will make nn Ideal rite for homes. The , i i(j mechanical work will then be removed ' , ' 1 1 li from the busier part of tho railroad 1 I'Mp yard, and this will prove of great hcrtc- . I ,1 lit to all concerned. The first building fi (ill 'to go up will be the big roundhouse, j , , This will be of the very lutest pattern, a S ' J and Will Include every known convenl-I convenl-I ' S ence for the proper housing and cans of f ji j, , 11 the largo number of locomotives In ctm- I i A -stant use on this part of the system, j' fl With tho roundhouse will be necessury Y ,1 K the various small buildings for ofnecs, P oil, loading1 coal, removing ayhes and ,. ,. . I 'the like. These will be put up with the ,' ', L roundhouse, and then that part of the i, I n department will be ready for use. Of V j course. It will take some time to com-I com-I i , if! plete this one set of buildings, but ' j j eventually the other shops will grad-il grad-il . I m ually be erected, and the plant will be one of the largest and best in the West. |