Show WESTERN PACifiC TO RESUME DANDLING OF fREIGHT TRAINS SOON Pas Passenger enger er Service Not to Be Commenced Until TracKs Are Solid The Western n Pacific will wilI resume freight traffic between Salt Lake City and San Francisco not later Inter than next Monday Behind this official announcement there is a a. stor story of interest to railroad men non and the public About four weeks a aco aJO o there was a storm on the Great Salt lake lae the tho th ter terrific heavy waves swept with rifle force against the track of the Western Pacific on tho the south arm of tho the lake Jake Officers of the company were vere frank in their statement that the tho reat treat reater er part of fourteen miles of ot track track had bad either ono cono out or had bad been badly damaged The They anno announced that the they would vy divert frei freight ht to the Southern Pacific As soon as the tho extent of the damage was partially known a telegram was sent Bent to T. T J. J Wy Wyche che chief en engineer inver n er of the road advising ing him of conditions Mr Wyche camo from from San Francisco Fraucisco inspected the damage and then wired to C. C H. H and C. C M. M Lo LoVcy first and second vice ico presidents of the Western West ern Pacific asking them thom to como come to Utah What was decided at the con con ference is is not known know except t that tho the chief engineer en was wasen g given iv en en Orders orders to make the track safo sa to across tho the lake That it will bo be safe is tho the ae assurance given en l by hy y officers of or tho the company The west end of the tho track has bas boon been raised at at least four feet teet and will later bo ho raised mined an additional two feet foet The cast east eastend end of the tho track has haR been raised n a foot toot and a n h half lf and will be raised still what h hi higher irh her cr This is but tho be beginning of ot what tho the Western Pa Pacific fife people co to believe will vill bo be the th final solution solution of nf off tho the lake lakeshore lakeshore shore track trouble Not only will tho they raise mise every foot of ot the track across the tho lake but they will provide a breakwater break water protection of piling liling as predicted in THE TELEGRAM months month s sago ago As soon floon as tho the raising of the track which will be to point of ot from four to six feet above the old oM grade is completed tho the work of driving piling to tho the north of the track tho the only part that is in danger will commence It has been that Mat of proven pro the water the lake has little hUle or no de decomposing effect upon wood but the longer it stays inthe in inthe inthe the water the rho he harder it becomes become With the in dri driving of piles a few feet apart in the dangerous parts of the tho lake the raisin raising of the track and the filling in inn n with th heavy eavy rock and gravel the Western Vestern West Vest ern era Pacific people behove that they will overcome an any storm effect that may be encountered While Whilo no official announce announcement ment meat has been made as to when the Western Pacific will be bo open n to pan pan- traffic it may may be said eaid that no passenger or er service will be inaugurated until t the the o company feels fech that every foot I of the line is js in perfect condition |