Show ESTERN PACIfiC Will CARRY GREAT CRET TRAffiC S AYS BANKER KE R RII I II predict that within five years the Western Pacific will wUl be carrying more passengers and fr frIght freight than an any other continental line This was the statement statement statement state state- ment made last night by F. F W. W Rollins lormer governor of New Hampshire and anda a member of the firm of or E. E H. H Rollins Sons bankers investors and bond buyers with offices In Boston New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Chicago Denver San Francisco and Los Angeles When seen at the Knutsford hotel last night Mr Rollins said My main purpose In coming west wesl this time was to go over tho the Western Pacific railroad which I have examined care caro- fully I was surprised at the excellence of the physical condition of the new road The roadbed stations and general equipment equipment equip equip- ment mont are arc equal to any of our eastern roads The Th people of Salt Lake of Utah know little or nothing about this great railroad the greatest asset of which Salt Lake can boast New as the road Is Is the toe equipment comforts food and service In Sin every department are aS s good as the trave traveler r can find on any road in the country and In this statement I Include the oldest and best equipped lines in our eastern states This may sound boastful boastful boast boast- ful tul but it is true Let me tell you you- how little the Salt Lake public appears appear to know or appreciate elate the worth magnitude and excellence excel excel- lence of the Western Vestern Pacific Since my arrival l one of your prominent citizens suggested that tha t the track across the lake was unsafe unstable Now that man didn't know that this last summer the track across the lake was raised five feet teet and is a solid bed of ot rock ballast I came across this lake expanse Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day at the rate of forty miles an hour and the vibrations were different no-different than on a well built track on a mountain side The people here want to wake up they up-they they dont don't know what a gem they have Inthis in inthis inthis this great continental highway highway-a highway highway-a. a- a road that passes over the Sierras Sierras- at a 1 per percent percent percent cent grade without a snow shed anti and that passes Into the flowery through the grandest scenery to be seen on this continent This is all an true and more and yet as I am informed not one In a thousand of your population knows it lt iU Mr Ir 1 Rollins how long since you visited visited visited vis vis- Salt Lake was asked Let me see I think fifteen or perhaps perhaps per per- haps seventeen years ago but we have been bonding in Utah for the last thirty years and let me say in this conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion that the credit of Utah is excelled by no state in the union On my last visit to Salt SaH Lake I be became became became be- be came well wen acquainted with your then theft governor Heber M. M Wells Wednesday It was my pleasure one which I 1 deeply enjoyed to ride over this city with him and his friends Mont and E. E S. S Ferry A At t the golf links Inks we had an enjoyable game We had bad an auto ride all over the city and put It down for me that in III my opinion Salt Lake City is being de developed developed de- de eloped and built up on lines as solid as is any city in the country east or west test I hope to arrange matters to leave for the east on Thursday after after- noon |