| Show 1 n a Tourist travel to Utah began bean early early early ear ear- ly in the summer of 1869 The completion of the Pacific railroad Inaugurated the move Utah had so long been in the limelight that the people of the country wanted to visit the state And they came in plenty plent From Ogden to Salt Lake e the trip had to be made by stage but It was a diversion after the long journey overland to Ogden Members Members Members Mem Mem- bers of the United States senate members ex of or the cabinet of Lincoln Lin- Lin Lin 1 coln coin high army officials and prominent prominent prominent prom prom- citizens made macle the trip to Salt Lake soon after the completion of the Union Pacific toad load to Ogden Among the first to come was William William Wil Wil- 11 liam H. H Seward secretary of state under Lincoln and the dIstinguIshed distinguished distinguished distin dIstin- visitor was the guest of the city He was followed by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Lyman Trumbull with a body of commercial men men headed by Colonel James H H. Bow Bowen en The latter lat lat- lat lat- ter In speaking of the visit of himself himself himself him him- self and party said that the missIon mission mission mis mis- sion was to get and to facilitate commercial relations with localities that had been made tributary tributary tri trI- to Chicago by the th building of the Union Pacific railroad He paid a high tribute to the people of Utah and declared that It was the efficient hearty and timely aid to the companies who had been instrumental in the construction of the road that had enabled them to accomplish what t they ey did dido This he said when he and his party met Brigham Young VISITS BRIGHAM YOUNG Former Secretary Seward also paid a visit to Brigham Young and had a pleasant interview w with him as did United States Senator Hoscoe Roscoe Ros- Ros coe Conkling of New York Others OthErs Others Oth Oth- ers who came during the summer were George Francis Train and then came Oakes Ames who headed a large party of railroad men various parts of the countr country and those who had become Interested In Inthe inthe inthe the Union and Central Pacific railroads railroads rail- rail roads loads And all o oC of the visitors left the Salt Lake valley valler deeply deeply- impressed im im- pressed with the wonderful possibIlIties possibilities possibilities of the valley and of the tho territory territory ter ter- of Utah A year ear before fore the completion of the Union Pacific road President BrIgham Young with others other in Salt Lake had hoped to have the road come through Salt Lake and thus keep on the south side of Gr Great at Salt lake At a mass meeting held in inthe inthe inthe the Tabernacle which was held early early ear ear- ly Ir in June 1868 the pioneer leader said If the company that first reached Utah deems It to their advantage to leave Salt Lake City out In the cold we will not be so far off but that we can have a branch line for the advantage of Salt Lake Cit City and he made good the promise made th the people for on the day that the Union Pacific road load reached Ogden the Utah Central railroad was or organized organized or- or with BrIgham Young as its president and the first of earth for the road mad was removed from the right rig o of wa way in Ogden on Ia 1 May 17 1869 1860 There vere were sixteen men who signed the Incorporation papers and of these It is believed red that only one Is now living REGARDED GREAT FEAT When hen the road was completed and the last spike driven by Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young who had broken the ground for the road only eight months before it was regarded as asa asa asa a wonderful feat and it was However However However How How- ever it differed from all other lines west of the Missouri river rivel In that it was constructed entirely by bythe bythe bythe the people of Utah many of whom had taken stock in the undertaking ing for the labor the they performed d dand and without any subsidy whatever from the government Construction of branch lines throughout the territory followed the completion of the line Brie to Og Og- Og- Og den Several years later the Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver S Rio Grande Western Vestern was completed from Denver to Salt Lake It was a narrow gauge line and so continued for several years when It was changed to o standard gauge the change being made be between between between be- be tween Salt Lake and Denver the entire length of the road on one Sunday |
