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Show Eminent Civil Engineer Who Built Western Pacific VTRGIL G. BOGUE. Tho abovo is an excellent portrait and autograph of Virgil G. Boguo, consulting con-sulting onginocr of Now York City. When the Western Pacific was organized organ-ized and ready for surveys Mr. Boguo was appointed as, vice president and chief onginocr with office at. San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and ho was tho one official who was known in tho great work during all the. period of construction. Tjlo. held hia office until tho last rail was ilffd and tho road ready to turn over fo Vice President Schlacks when ho relinquished his title and returned to New York to resume his consulting practice. IIo is a truly eminent engineer and his monument will bo found in this superb low grade, light curved, scenic railroad from Salt Lako to tho bay of San Francisco. To the average Salt Lako railroad man no skotch of, 111 0 engineer is nccded for he was with tho Union Pacific in the old daj'S and was also a resident here in Salt Lako for some time, llo it wasnvho made tho first surveys for tho Union Pacific extension to San Diego and Los Angeles m 1SS9 and a portion of that original survey was later accepted accept-ed by tho Salt Lake Route. Ho is a most eminent and agreeable gentleman and the friends of his earlier days will be tho first to congratultao him upon tho successful termination of this, his greatest work. Mr. Boguo himBolf saya that tho success of tho Western Pacific location will rest with his several assistant as-sistant ongjneerB and locating mon, all of them being experts in their particular line. |