| Show I The lie Spirited Railroad Construction st n Rusk to Salt C t L Lake ake ke 11 w ill ill THE BUSIEST YEAR IN SHORT LINE HISTORY tim tho current year y th theoper the ope jurisdiction of or the ti D I J Short han been b n greatly ex c l until that important un link linkIn transcontinental chain of rat In the roads oad now flOW extends from Hive five Wyo on tho tile cut to Sparks park Nov o 0 oth th the west est Butte Dutto on em the north and Hunt HuntIngton Ington Or at nt tho the northwest While the Short Line stands tand third o otho on othe the tho list Hit when It corneA comes to mileage 1 I III Utah It Is IA the th only one ot of the HI Three tree that has headquarters In till The general of ot the rou roa roal firO located In the tho News New bull bu l lag ing B Salt lt Lako City n fl conseqUence thousands of Ot dollars are disbursed II this city monthly Aside AMide from this thin tea fea feature ture the th Met fact that the u uthe of uthe the tho rood road are located here has nire malle Sal Lake jake the rallying point for nil alt the liar officials when the tha holding o of conferences are necessary In tilts this con Mellon the reorganization of or o the tl liar system thO standardizing o Jr equipment and other moves in the tho dl r of or railroading tin economy have havo alt all been beon planned In thi city elt Matters Involving the tho Pacific Union rind and 0 O It H N Nare Naro Nare are aro threshed out here hare and decided upon High Standard Komi The Oregon Short Line hus bus long been beci recognized os n the tile keystone kc of the liar Har system When It II comes to oper opere atlon allon maintenance and general among It nt ut It the thi top The number of ot five figured sal aai salary ary ory an men at nt various posts of at res Ions throughout the United States to today todaY today day who nho are arc graduates from from the tho Ban Ilan Bancroft croft school of or railroading speaks vol volumes ol 01 times umes The Oregon Short Line Is III l up tc to date In every respect ot of the word wordIn ord In Transported Ai As a factor In the of ot new now the Oregon Short Line Lino has lias worked hard harl In this direction After Atter a careful compilation of or figures Gen len Gentral General lenera eral era Passenger Agent D 1 E B Burley Hurley la th laIn thIn In ft a 1 position po to report on the tho bust bus ne aes ness s done between Tan 1 and Oct 31 31 of or the present year Tho rho figures thaw show that durIng luring this period the tho company handled passengers a II half halt of or that num nurn number ber plus pIus some RuIng going west The actual totals are westbound east talt bound Of or the bona boon fide lIde settlers brought to Utah points north of ot Ogden the Oregon Short Line 13 transported 59 9 When It comes to t Idaho the Short LIne was wae Instrumental In securing no o IMS leu than colonists In the tho per period Jer iod lod already named Of Ot this number lm vero brought In III from Oregon Washington and British Columbia points and from froni the tho fut cast Improvements Under Way 11 I Since the road rood parted with its lIs track Ie ge south of or Salt Lake Lako to the San Pedro the energies of at the tho Short Line hmo have been concentrated In taking care cue ot ur through business anti and the development of or the state Mate of at Idaho both tin th means meane of at constructing feeders te dera and nn un an expensive and aggressive campaign of ot advertising Its resources on thu tho part of or I the general passenger department while Shile roads have hue been surveyed und built In the Oem Gem State Salt Hal Lake has not been neglected anti and while there has bac ba been tome come comment on the closing nij transferring of ot the tho small shop plant pIan hero here to Ogden Oden In return these thue changes 3 have been made to make room for tor im un improvements that from first to last mean the expenditure of ot over oer In this thi city During the past Jast three months these Improvements have been under underway underway way and when completed Salt Halt Like Lake will have havo one ono of at the tho handsomest depots In Inthe inthe the tho Intermountain region a II steel via viaduct viaduct viaduct duct over the tracks on North Temple Tempi extending from Third to Fifth West Vest We t Inclusive new freight depot re reorganized roo organized and enlarged yards yard anti and other commensurate with time the op 01 operation of ot a large largo railroad system During the year 1905 the Oregon Short Line lAne has hns hu constructed in Utah and Idaho lISSO miles of at new now track which in Ii i III In detail as toilers follows Miles Boise Doise branch extension 10 40 O Malad valley Garland to Malad City CIl Southwestern Yellowstone Park railroad Sugar Rugar City Ida UT L wl ton Utah 1 0 Elva 1 11 1017 Logan to Utah Of Ot theme theno projects there will wili be 60 more mora miles of or time the Yellowstone Park lark rail railroad railroad railroad road built before It I Is completed with tho the branch from Ida Ils Into the tha Teton will vilt bring the now new mileage ge In this particular section up UI to 15 milts mileN I Construction Is under way also for a 1 connecting line from to Men Meo Mendon Mendon don Utah 53 miles which will 11 make aline a aline aline line 1375 miles long from I Logan to 10 0 endon via Hyrum Byrum anti In the tho thi direction of ot Improvements proper during the past pant year there have been miles of at main Irack and 10 I miles of or branch track rolald with lle vl er Cr steel while 1182 miles of main line Une track havo have been ballasted II In North Salt SnIt Lake nut But the biggest improvements have been centered In Salt Lake where 1383 COO havo have been expended on tho the Nort North Salt Lake Luke yards ds this sum lIum Um being le hive of ot the limo original purchase price r rth or th lie realty required by the company compan Additional A Include tji h ot 01 a 1 new ne v and engine house to accommodate the Ing lug needs of the thu system und onil for tor the tue necessities of ot years eurs t tJ coma corno u a 1 coaling with Its Ito bl hi trestle work bins bills and other othor detail hugo huge steel water tank th laying of or special trOt froc North Temple T and Third West street n a 1 commodious Ice ie Ic house hUI c roomy room etON stor house hOlse foundry mechanics of ut lice eta repair sho and amil facilities the time fill filling lap und of or yards and th tit construction of now new Great rent Until h of ot During the past pact year acre acreage acreage age oi ot beets lIcea the opening of or sugu factories the location or ot In along the line the open pelt to settlement of ot Lie bl ut tt Mil hiU to be wider under IHl el I in Idaho Id a ho tho the development t of or the in 01 In InIng Ing tug Industry the up II of the limo to tIlt the tern one und nil all hao contributed lIte l t tn II the ur of the tlc Oregon Shot holt Line jo tOo hc lica been the c UI It freight and r that i II In ill curs curn mut Jowel Inn m been greatly marked in some bordering horde ring upon In lit the tl li it case of ot coal shipments for Instance order to offset tiny any rush tush next year yeah Col or ur orders tierS ders have be hem n placed for li Iii 1 engine four our lie lb type pas Ps enKer f nir switch lo live el con he ti two cars and ani oo alvel tl 1 caul voul cara cal At tin pre ent thuu thu the equipment ol or ortho the tho Oregon Or on Short hort Line proper r III In Utah I tali and Idaho Maho consists of l O from froni tIme the he WO OG tc to tIthe of or all cla s s the tho 1010 cluBs class r train tra In earL car revenue freight cars and non lion equipment revenue In all nh there are 75 73 eto and Cheating shearin corrals alOI the Ore Ora Oregon ROn got Short Line 1410 big in transit yards which purchased and equipped nt lit Ida this to it conform with the tha new mmes law year governing ear the number of or hours hour live livestock In stock shall holl hI h kept In the cars without rood food 10 oJ or water PHENOMENAL RUSH OVER THE SALT LAKE ROUTE ROUTEr through ot or operating r liE year T I trains between this city elt and Los Angeles over the time San Los Angeles AnSel ft SnIt Salt ait Lake railroad common commonly ly I known ns as the Salt Lake l ke Houte Route has had hind 11 IL marked odIO local II beneficial effect It has haa been boen a factor In filling the time hotels hotel nightly and taken altogether has brought thousands of or tourists hither secured from tram the tho of or the tho passenger agent nt It Iw Los Angeles show sho that during the past 12 months the road has hauled 2122 pas into and people out of at Salt Sail Lake not n mt 1 bad for a anew new line tine that has only been operating one through train twin over the 1000 miles of ot line every 2 24 21 hours Gen Oca General General eral erat Manager R n E U Wells was a by the News to furnish an nn estimate o of the number of or passengers carried by this road during the past pant 12 32 months and In reply relly states that It will not tall fall far tar short ot or a million and nd a n half or a n fraction over 10 passengers dally Of or this huge hugo total naturally the great Ireat greater er Or portion Is ds comprised of ot the big which travel to and from the seaside resorts Inland cities clUes trib tributary trIbutary tributary to Los Ios Angeles A st Year emmr This year of or operation op of or tho the new road has hams hll been heen essentially a I passenger year rear While freight Is III dally daily Increasing ing Lug It has hils ha been an uphill fight to se so secure seure cure ure shipments owing to the opposition ot f tho the Southern Pacific and the time Santa Bonta to Ve nt mit the other end of ot the line At anc ne time It looked as though the tho Ran Ian Pedro Ledro was vas going to be shut out entire entirely ly ly 1 front from the warehouses abutting tho the ide trucks tracks and for tor a n time the tho proposition ion tion of or store delivery was wan seriously dis by the department How iver er were vere finally adjusted atter several earnest meetings and now how 1101 tho ho he Salt Lako Route Houte out on a tl new mew year with every prospect of at scour In ng og Its Ita share of at bust busi business ness ICES In this connection alone it Il Is es cs estimated that It II will viii during tho the first months of ot 1506 1906 handle no mm less than carloads carload of ot oranges 1 citrus from the shippers of at Southern California In addition during durinA the tIme past few rew months the th new road has opened up UI a 1 market for tor livestock and an l in Southern California Limited Trains Next Following the opening of at the line IIno It has las as grown In popularity so eo that It has hils necessary to put on a new Uni United ted Led train and Incidentally cut down the he ho running time between the termini tut lut for a n delay on en tho part of ot the Pull nan han company In furnishing the tho dyna 1110 no o cars the new nelV limited woold would have gono one Into commission on Dec 1 As It ItIs itI Is I the train will start out of at Chi Chicago ago cago over oyer the Chicago Northwestern next ext week weck From Irom that time on there thero wilt iii be bo a I dally daily service between Chicago nd nIt Los Angeles and vice leo versa over oer overne the ne me C N W Woo Union Pacific Oregon OrrOn Short hort Line Lino and Snit Salt Lake Route Houto of or this handsome train limo Tho time has hns been heen cut down own to 20 G hours hour between this city and amid Ios ioa 05 Angeles and the new service will prove a popular one In order to get Iet ready reidy for tor Its it CACTI cm of at rapid running and the ex me meI I Editing nf of freight the engineering has been kept busy bUllY this ear ar reconstructing re the old line to Cal Cul lente rite putting In side tracks ballast Ing ig and oiling tho the roadbed until nt at this time me mc a ride over ocr the tho main line Is U a 1 oo HM oo y Railroad Building Which Means Much For the West I y x 3 No 10 lies ICES than thin ii roil rail rout I corporations 1 1 nj morn I ions HIT al a mo In I ii lh I I i litti t of west w t Y t 1 S which wit I materially mutt ti na Il it In iii ti in development il n nm ii t of r tho Iho i il I it I ii i n i it Hahs In ts The lime u huh each roal X t is JI nith t the increased mileage In is til us follows s V J Co t I o CHICAGO R HN 2 1 1 i bT PAUL 1 81 V 1 X 31 it X 1 t 1 LINES tuio Ill J 1 t t rT IH 11 i nr t tt t I inno 1101 4 1 ll J Vi nil 5 k TOTI u 1 j f J 1 I 1 wWW M K r I iI i j t A t I p I 2 1 I i s t I 4 I II Ia i I a J JI I I t tI tI r I d I m N i 1 1 4 1 I 1 ow of 1 i A i 1 i y di M I 4 J C I tJ I t tj i f j f fi i 1 ro j 4 s sir I 1 j i 4 i P P t 1 I i i e 7 r hi I I S SI SI SC I I e C i lt 1 2 2 i y t u I r 1 ii N v DAVID H II MOFFAT RAILROAD KING KINQ Who V imo 10 Is III n a Road Direct to Suit Luke How He lie J Looks In III Caricature ns nm by b Cullup h In Men Ien of ot tho tue West V I t vastly different experience from what it II was 12 J months ago ngo Cut Oils On the Salt Lake Ial e division Mr Ir H n IC I frown Brown the tha engineer of ot maintenance way has been b n a decidedly busy man During the year rear he lie has lIas superIntended super superintended intended the building of or five tive small cut cutoffs cutoffs offs arts which have hao eliminated some onie of at the tha worst curves and ancl gradients on the di dl division 11 vision slon In nil all there have been built miles of or new nelV line embracing tile the fol tol following lowing g Modena MO Ienn line change Grade change east cast of or floss Com ComLine Line change e near Mar Trent over ocr New Line Beuna Vista Ista to Salt Lake City This last named gives the Salt Houte Route a n straight haul Into the tho proposed San Line Lino depot de ot and nOli obI obviates ales ates the backing In and nn l out of or the yards that heretofore has consumed from 10 to 15 16 minutes Of Ot the tho new ncr construction con now under tinder underway ler way on the tho Utah division are extensive track facilities nt nl GarfIeld for the tho new smelters and anI new tracks at nt Spanish Pork Fork Payson Iason Sharp Juab Mills Leamington Newhouse and Moapa Three handsome depots depoti are now flow un under under der iler course ot of erection one ono at mit Las Ins Ve Vegas Vegas gas gns having been completed during luring the past few tew weeks and AM Iho others at New house arid and Spanish fc l Fork urk rk being under Wl One feature of at the buildings that have hlo been erected erect cd by the Salt I Lake ake Kout Houte this year ear Is the quarters of or the tho sec see tion men These houses are built of or concrete blocks and are Me very comfor comfortable table affairs In this direction alone the company Compan has hns spent on the Salt Suit Lake division with more inure to tol fol follow tollow low Under ny nyI n nOt I Of Ot f the tho improvements now under way In Utah and Nevada Neada the following are the tho most Important Widening embankments preparatory to ballasting between Uvada and Cut Cui 40 miles mlle Ballasting between and Cal 40 miles mlle New Nell rail tail between Uvada and Cal lente 40 miles Lynn Inn to Uvada UadA miles mlle Oiling Cuing roadbed on both Salt Lake and Los 1011 Angeles divisions miles New ew stock yards for tor general business and feeding In transit at III In addition to the general Improve Improvements ments meats enumerated much work his has been done dono the current year on stations for tor locomotives numer numerous OilS ous deep wells have been successfully success Cully driven and pumping plants arni pipe pipelines pipelines lines of ot the th most t modern and perma pernia permanent nent character have been built At t the tho present time the entire road Is II very iv well ell supplied with abundant quantities of at good water For the coming coining year ear there thero are Ire addi adli additional improvements ts under |
