Show Salt alt Lakers to See Big Coast Gt Gun i C. C of C. C for Arranges f r Exhibition i o 0 W War ar Secretary Approves Side Trip th Salt Lake 11 is to be given an opportunity to see t the e greatest weapon t in the United States army Such a privilege has been ac accorded Salt Lake tu through the courtesy and initiative of the chamber of commerce which organization wired Secretary tary of War Var Dwight B. B Davis The cabinet member wired his consent Th Thursday morning The great coast defense gun which measures ninety five feet In length and capable of hurling a a pO 1600 pound 1600 nd i missile five twenty miles will arrive In m Ogden Monday Monday Mon Mon- day or Tuesday and will probably II be brought to Salt Lal Lake e Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day although the definite date has I not riot beert been set The gun is in Cheyenne at present present present pres pres- I ent and be brought over the Union Pacific railroad to o Ogden and then down t to Salt Lake The original plans called for the routing routing rout rout- ing of the gun direct from Omaha to Cheyenne but through the courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy of the railroad it was taken to Denver without any added ex expense expense ex- ex pense to Colorado Several days ago Julian Bamber- Bamber i ser get of the Bamberger Electric I Bamber-I railroad railroad railroadS rail rail- I road roadS offered to have his line bring I I the cannon from Ogden to Salt Lake I and return free of charge A chamber of commerce committe committee com corn mitte called upon General Manager Manager Man Ian ager agel H. H V. V Platt of the Oregon Short Line Thursday morning to ascertain ascer ascer- tam tain If the Union Pacific system would bring the gun to Salt Lake I Mr Ir Platt Patt took the matter up tip with Omaha headquarters and an early answer is e expected The gun eun I IB Ic expected to be exhibited exhibited Hed in Salt Lake for about I ty-four ty hours It is bein being carried II on a special car and owing to the total weight of car and cannon which is said to be tons the special train is maintaining a speed peed I of from fifteen n to twenty five five miles per h hour ur on the the entire tra scon- scon trip |