Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-09-11 | Page 2 | One Man Blamed for Derailment

ONE Nf MAN BlAM fOR FOFI G. G M. M Lillis Was Responsible Responsible Responsible Re- Re Declares President President President dent Pyeatt of D. D R. R G. G The recent derailment of ot the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern I I panoramic special near Salida Colo Cob was the fault of ot one one man declared President J. J S. S Pyeatt of ot that company Saturday G 1 M. M Lillis Lillis Lil Lil- lis us who was at the throttle ot the engine at the time was a man man with whom we placed the utmost confidence confidence con con- an experienced engineer and road foreman of ot equipment He had been with us for 25 years KNEW CONDITIONS He lie was familiar with the road and the locomotive The roadbed and tracks were in good shape Such an accident Is the thing we try to provide against constantly said that the roads road's buildIng buildIng building build build- ing program which amounts to 1 In Utah is nearing completion com corn H lie said that 2000 tons of heavy rails mils are being purchased In addition to the other expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- I- I tures to be laid In Utah which will bring the total to tons to be laid in this state INCREASED BUSINESS He lie said that the freight business busi busl- ness of ot the road had Increased 10 per rier cent over 1925 but that pas benger business is falling faIlIng off oct The Thelast Thelast Thelast last fact he attributed to the In InvasIon Invasion Invasion In- In of the field by automobiles He lie said no additional Improvements improvements improvements improve Improve- ments were planned for the present as the road has spent Inthe in inthe inthe the work He lIe said the company has bought ten giant locomotives the largest on American railroads and that the cars cars- are of the best steel The executive accompanied the theOtto theOtto theOtto Otto A. A Kahn Jahn party here from Denver He was a guest of the Country club Saturday left for or Denver In hI his private ate car Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night