Show Rail Men Melt Recall Linking Of East and West in Steel Driving of or the golden railroad spike at Promontory Utah that united the east and west with the bands of iron w was s recalled Friday by railroad men who were observing lag ing the sixty sixth anniversary of the historic event On May 10 10 1869 this celebration celebration celebration tion drew notables from all parts of the United States who watched railroad tracks from the east link those of the west vest making for lor the first time a transcontinental line Few persons are alive today who attended the making epoch event and were old enough to recount vividly the program that was carried car car- uI ried ned out t It is recalled that Governor Leland Leland Le- Le land Stanford of California president president president dent of the Central Pacific railroad chief engineer of the Union Pacific railroad were the principal speak speak- ers Governor Stanford drove the spike that automatically sent a flash by telegraph to ell alt parts of the United States announcing completion of the task The last tie put in place was eight feet long eight inches wide and six Inches thick It was made of California laurel Jure finely polished and ornamented with a silver escutcheon bearing bearin the following Inscriptions Inscription The liThe last tie laid on the Pacific railroad Ia 1 May 10 1869 r S |