Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-08-31 | Page 3 | Small Party Sees Woman Start the First Engine

SMALL PARTY SEES WOMAN STAUT THE TIRST ENGINE The Los Vegas Age says: "On Monday afternoon a little party of citizens, brought together through the courtesy of J. A. Shanahan, engiueor in charge, gathered at tho power house of the big shops to witness the first signs of nclivlty in the big machines. "Mrs. Walter Bracken was given the honor of first .starling the engines and perfoimed the duty like a veteran engineer. en-gineer. As tho big wheels begun to turn, all present realized that tho hopes of weary months of waiting were about to become icallly. "While there Is much detail work to bc completed, the sight of smoke streaming stream-ing from the big stack assures us that the em of certain prosperity Is at hand."