| Show The Oregon Short Line When like a young giant the re orgaiued Oregon Short Line I railroad rail-road strode into existence a few months ago stretched 1 forth its mightv inns and tenderly embraced the five sister stales of Utah Idaho I I Montana I Wyoming i and 1 Oregon it sent a delicious i thrill 1 of pleasurable I I anticipation through thue growing commonwealths md thej with gooil I reason felicitate 1 c ich other that this powerful friend and protector henceforth belonged them and to them alone While Ihe general public realized in a I vague way thai the event WS one of considerable importance to this region it is not yet fully awake I lo its own good fortune A mani ficent railroad enterprise capitahed at sixty million dollars operating fifteen hundred miles ol well equipped road connecting five ol the intermountain stales has selected se-lected this legion as its home incorporated incor-porated under the laws ol one of these states established here its general offices its shops and Us depots de-pots of suppliesin a word has stiked its all upon the property of this Western empire It is an event calculated to stir the pride and enliven en-liven the hopes of any tale or any region in Ihe Union The Oregon Short Line I is fervidly and enlhusiaslicallj a local mstilu tion Its original formation was accomplished ac-complished by a I consolidation of ihe Oregon Short Line I proper extending extend-ing from Granger Wjommir to Hunting Oregon the Utah iS Northern from Butte to Ogden the Utah Central from Ogden to Salt Lake the Utah Southern from Salt Lake I to Juab the Utah Southern extension from Jinb to Frisco I the Utah Nevada from Salt Lake to terminus the Great Salt Litke I and Western from Salt Lake I to Eureka The pioneer the Utah Central WI projected and constructed by ling bam oung Each of these t roads was built to meet a local demand and to build up and develop the contiguous territory They I have carried 1 the torch of civilization and 1 set the wheels of progress turning throughout the whole mlcr moim I1 n countr and consolidated md reorganize 1 they are destined to become a still more powerful factor in its commercial and industrial development de-velopment This great system occupies a unique position among the rulroads of ihe West Its branch lines unlike un-like those ol many other ssicms ire nol used is mere feeders to till the maw of some huge trms conn ncnt il route the countrv traversed is not squeced for the crcatcsl pos siblc revenue at the least possible outlay i for development and improvements improve-ments Its destinies are wrapped I up in the destinies of this inter mountain moun-tain West The 1 prosperity I of this region is its prosperity md the growth of llicse states is Us trowlh Its policy is shaped md its affnrs idminislcrcd bv public spirited rial iiI iti lsi r rn dents nnpellcil bj I patriotic i i impulse and personal interests to promote the local elflrc and they ire determined de-termined to administer their trust with an eye single to the proiperily of the region upon which ihe road relies for its support Hv establishing establish-ing Us home in Utah the Short Line has added an army of empocs to the population md TS It will draw upon local sources for Us < Sand S-and subsistence it will ad 1 ejcill to the wcilih and increase the trade of the entire tributary territory All ot llube ci nsidcr mans should appeal to ihe pride the Sympathies and the interests of the citizens and enlist them in hearty cooperation with so powerful and 1 wellinten tioned an ally The 1 Short Line is I in all re > peels the people road The Shot t Line I is the onlv norlh and south system belw ecu the Mis souri river and the coast besides lurniihuiL in important link in the transcontinental route belween Omaha and Portland During the Hint wiien the Union Pacific was under onstruction a government engineer reported that the mOt di rect and feasible route to the coast WaS that now followed by the Short I me from Granger to I Huntington The norlh and soulh line extends from very near ihe northern boundary bound-ary of the United States to Southern Utah and when extensions nov contemplated are completed it will afford a line from Ihe British posses ions lo the republic of Mexico uniting as it were tropics vvith the polar regions and giving to the people of this region a short line to Los I Angeles and Southern California Califor-nia The magnificent Short Line system i sys-tem therefore traverses wuh north and south and cast and west lines that great region overflowing with riches known as the inter mountain west From these two trunk lines intersecting each other it right angles many feeders extend 1 to ever important agricultural and mining district while all the populous and growing commercial centers are located on its main lines Ills the key to thc rnhoad siluation of this portion of the continenta key that will unlock treasures sufficient to enrich an empire It iflbids the only avenue of commerce belween the five great slates of Utah Idiho Montana Wuimmj and Oregon While all other roads have held aloof from Idaho the Short Line I his viewed that stile as inii mfici tnl field of enterprise and has ex tended its lines ocr the state giving It its only railway communication with the outside wurld It reaches ill the rich mining camps of Utah and I is the only route to the mines southeastern Nevada It iffords a direct route to Montana the mines of eastern Oregon and British Columbia Along the lines of the Short Line I md especially in Idaho are hun dieds ol thousands of acres of the Inieol agricultural and fruit lands in the world and homeseckers here find opportunities not met elsewhere in the Union Call II companies have constructed costly and exten bive Systems for the reclamation ot these Imds which arc dispo < td ol at prices within the reach of persons of moderate means With immunity against floods and drouths cyclones and blizzards and all other evils lint afflict the cast with a ccrtamuy of a bounteous yield 1 and an unlimited home market this is truly an ideil region for the farmer and fruit grower I The possibilities of the oriental markets for flour and other products of this intermountain counlry arc just beginning to dawn upon the producers The Short I ines connection con-nection with Portland I between which port and 1 China and Japan the vessels of several steamship companies com-panies arc plying gives to this region a cheap and direct outlet I Fortunate I is that producer who can float his products to market md the advantages md possibilities of this route should be investigated thor ought by shippers For 1 pleasure seekers the Oregon Short Line I offers greater attraclions perhaps than any other system in the United States The world famous Garfield Beach the most delightful bathing belch ever enjoyed by man is owned bj the company and is hula hul-a few minutes ride by rail from Salt Lake I City Soda Springs a mountain moun-tain resort in Idaho is thronged throughout the summer scisonb invalids Hill I pleasurcseel This is a paradise for tile angler and Ihe hunter The best route to the Yellowstone Yel-lowstone Park is over the Short Line I The 1 Short Line I route to the co > thy t-hy way of Portland is rowing in popularity as it lies through some ol the most magnificent scenery on the continent No more delightful summer sum-mer trip could be devised than that from Salt Lake I to Portland by rail and thence by steamer to San FranCisco 1 Fran-cisco The passenger train service of the Short l Line 1 i is perfect in ill I respects f l It is the rcli i able line Its trains ire equipped null every device designed for Ihe comlort and safety of its patrons pat-rons the road bed is in splendid shipe and 1 the train schedule is faster than tint of most mountain raids i The operation of ihe sslem is in the cap ible hands ol progressive men each of whom bj many years of successfil railroiding is well equipped lor the successful discharge of Ins duties W II Bancroft is second vice president and general manager S W ccles general Ira me manager D E 1 Burley general gen-eral passenger agent and L E I I Calvin jcncral I superintendent |
