Show S. S L. L TRAFFIC HAL HALTED TED Continued from page 1 the snow moW broke the branches from 1 many trees This is regarded r as especially espe espe- I dally hazardous by the wi wire e com com- I The Western Vestern Union feared serious consequences for should a I strong wind develop their entire system I tem tern would be endangered EMERGENCY REPAIR REPAIRMEN MEN OUT 1 I The entire emergency force force of repair repairmen men in the power company were out in response to complaints of I I ers The heavy precipitation down many of the service wires w s throughout Salt Lake and they broke loose In some instances the streetcars streetcars streetcars street street- cars were stalled by telephone wires that had broken loose H H. F. F Dicke general manager of the Utah Light and Traction company reported I i MAINTAIN POWE POWER SERVICE I j No main circuits in the power Item tern h here re were seriously affected Power service will be normal before t nightfall the power company reported Streetcars were fifteen minutes to a aI I half halt hour In getting started this morn- morn i ing Service was normal throughout i J the traction sy system tem at 8 a. a m. a.-m. m. m it was 1 j reported Heavily burdened with snow tree limbs broke loose In some parts of the city falling on tracks as aswell well weIl as wires The pond ponderous rous street sweepers started to combat the storm last night by clearing all the lines The plows are ready for foran an emergency I should a freeze oc occur ur 1 PHONE WIRES DOWN DOWN I The telephony servi service e and Postal i telegraph lines between en Ogden and andI Evanston were knocked out of com corn I mission The rhe V Western stern Union line to Omaha was down Both telegraph 1 companies reported their services were not seriously Impaired as they were I sending by relays The Chicago DenI Denver Denver Den Den- I ver vel and San Francisco lines are In normal shape I Some l local cal telephone trouble and toll disturbances were reported by the telephone company There is no serious serious serious seri seri- I ous trouble in the telephone service according to reports Salt Lake valley suffered the heaviest heaviest iest lest snowfall The snow will b be welcomed wel wet corned by agriculturists and horticulturists as it gives a great future water wa wa- ter supply in the mountains It will help Irrigation materially and will willI I keep keep- the budding fruit trees j i so so as to for forestall stall any freezing RAILROAD LINES OPEN Traffic was reported uninterrupted on practically all of the railroads In Inand Inand inand and out of Salt Lake Dispatchers of the Denver S Rio I Grande railroad stated that the storm I did not reach farther southeast th than n l Midvale vale on their lines The tall fall has I t reached a depth of nearly a foot toot along th the line between this city and t d MIdvale l I but beyond that point it has amounted amounted I to nothing more than a. a a skiff tic dc- c i I j cording to the dispatchers I LIGHTER SLIGHTER IN NORTH NORTH i Reports received from the office orfice of the Oregon Short Line railroad Indicate Indi I cate that the storm has centered be be I tween this city and Cache Junction through ugh that section of the country where this road operates Between Salt Lake and Cache Junction the snow ha fallen to an average depth of seven inches according to the re reports re- re ports Between Cache Junction and and through the Malad valley val val- ley the snow is light and north of or Pocatello Pocatello Pocatello Po- Po catello it has fallen at an ae average age depth of or not more than two Inches No trou trouble le has arisen so far in the- the pas pass passenger or freight traffic Both the Orem Drem and the and the Bamberger electric railroads continued operation this morning according to the fr r I ports The telephone system along along tl Orem lines south of Salt Lake waso waslo was of order but the snow was not su heavy to cause blockades interruption in the rail traffic The local office of the Bamberg r lines received reports th that t snow h fallen at an average depth of one fo 10 j between here and Bountiful F Fr that point it gradually lessened un un i at Og Ogden en there is about three inch Inch Inch- Schedules were reported as being tact on this line Une Mi BREAK IN RA RAILROAD j I IA A force of l linemen emen of the Ore Oreg SHort Snort Line railroad was busy j morning repairing a break In the thel thelin l lIn In Echo canyon near Ogden W The electrical equipment in an 0 l line ne substation at Granger burned |