Show THE FIRST SPIKE rails are beins laid on the provo street railway at en tuesday afternoon the first spike of the provo street rail was waa drien by RU dodd and judge dan jones the spike was neither gold nor silver nothing dis it from a common everyday every day railroad saiko xo long winded and gassy speeches made the head of the spike keg was knocked in in n practical soi t of way and the beer keg w as ulo tapped in a practical sort of n way dodd and jones are no doubt practical men but we fear judging from the appearance of the tie and rail in the vicinity of the first strike that they would never become lamous as practical spike drivers the second spike was driven by mr probert and others after which nil hands in the language of the gang proceeded to wet the new road in grand style of course success to the provo street railway and similar toasts prevailed the laying of rails wag commenced in good earnest this morning several blocks have already been laid and it will not b long before the citizens of of provo will have alie pleasure of riding on provos first street car the plough ins of ohp rad reached the cosmopolitan hotel corner on center street today A switch connecting the road with the V P and the R GW will be laid carloads of coal and freight for the asylum and business parts of the city can thus be transferred and delivered at very reasonable rates |