Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-01-30 | Page 8 | Will Lay Last Rail

WILL LAY LAST RAIL Temporary ' Track of Salt Lake Route Completed Monday - The last rail of the temporary track between 'Salt Lake and Los Angeles will be laid Monday and the two cities will be connected by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad. The track is only a temporary one and will be used by the construction trains r.o facilitate work on the permanent track. General Manager Wells and several other officials of the road left Salt Lake Saturday afternoon for the front to be present at the laying of the last rairon this track, but there were unexpected delays and the connection wlU not be made until . Monday. Mot more than 150 feet separated the two ends of track when work was stopped Sunday night. It will be several weeks before the permanent track is laid and it In not probable that through trains will be placed In service before April. When the . permanent track Is completed the officials and their guests will go to the front and be present when the last spike Is driven and the train' from Salt Lake will Join that from Los Angeles and go to the California city, wher a fitting programme will be carried out.