Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-10-21 | Page 14 | U. P. Rail Chief Predicts Continued Prosperity

U. U P P. Rail Chief Predicts Predicts' 1 Continued Prosperity With Villi George F. F Ashby Omaha president president- of the Union Pacific Railroad Co acting as DB spokesmen spokes spokes- men high company executives and directors shared his views on continued continued con con- d prosperity rUy In th the nation n during a an o overnight stop atop in Salt Lake City Traveling in a special train the railroad party on a day 10 Inspection Inspection inspection tion tour of the main line and its iUs branches branchu arrived Monday night and left early Tuesday for Idaho In Inspecting a track laying program from Ogden to McCammon Ida Mr Ashby admitted he could see sec no signs signs' economic stress period in the Inthe the offing Things look excellent to me he said wd The genial as asserted asserted asserted as- as I expect a high level of business for some time to come The t transportation industry y will wilt share in this business along with o other er industries barring of course unreasonable demands from labor and a adverse verse legislation j jIn In conjunction cOI j with E. E Roland Harriman chairman or of the board whose father tather E. E H H. Harriman re rebuilt rebuilt j built the the railroad from 1897 through 1910 1910 Mr Ashby Issued this statement We intend to spend d more for for Improving our railroad system system- m- m since la late than has has' been spent the e Mr Harriman rebuilt the Un line