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Show J. TIIE LEW SUN. LEIII. UTAH Nature Made to Order by Movieland Technicians Omaha Turns Back the Clock to 70 Years Ago When North America Was First "Spanned With Steel" , if T i W .V ' j, . ywlr(llwMi.. ; . ... t j.. . . v t: . I f K j I - T : . ,,,,,.,,.,7. - n;,,, , K , S m'mm.mv. -i: . - .vi - . ' -" II 1 ' r . j . 1 1 . i G I By ELMO SCOTT WATSON -1 Western newspaper union. FOR four days, April 26 to 29, Omaha, Neb., is turning back the clock 70 years and visitors arriving there during dur-ing that time will probably rub their eyes in amazement. amaze-ment. For they will find that this modern city has been I transformed into what resembles a frontier village of three- rwt TriH coo tVi TIninn sta- illCJ !"- " i tion covered with logs to a waist I j height of 10 feet to give it the o iron, I : ompnrnTire of an old-time stockade, and, as they cross the Plaza in front of the station, sta-tion, they will be greeted by shrill war-whoops from a iand of Brule Sioux Indians whose lodges are pitched there. On the courthouse lawn they will find another Indian In-dian village and as they walk down one of the principal streets in the business section sec-tion they will see a solid block of buildings cohered with "false fronts" similar to those "hich lined Omaha streets back in 1869. i Prairie schooners and stage coaches, instead of automobiles, U be parked along the curbs w m nere and there a picturesque frontiersman in his fringed buck-ska buck-ska suit and fur cap lounging in & saddle as ha passes the time a day with bewhiskered citizens, tearing tall beaver hats, or ogles M pretty girl dressed in crino-e. crino-e. hoopskirt and quaint, old-atoned old-atoned bonnet. In fact, some M of Omaha's 200,000 people ;1 be wearing the costumes of M during those four days. maA J UoIlen Spike Days." fcU ;SldenJSpike Days" they're I a -led, and thPW ' - to seventieth anniversary of the en which really united these g oi the final golden spike when J eastward-building Central feSi n th.e westward-build- S r1, Utah- on May 10. ftt f thf transcon- J fetation be held in father than out in Utah? nere are spvppdi e is tui 7 6UUU reasons. 4 P flheadc?uarters of the to!? febund up closely ad metropolis HCnis-the-Mis- ihai L 6 ' nower is the the worM " . Pacific & ' f that the 3-" p"iU"on Picture -'n Papifin i tJin. of7r' "d:ea upon th al transconti UorL u S the celebration. tbei ation there lcfi eLEauSt:West meet- On X Pomt 70 years ??aUrsday corning, HaS, East bearing W. ! of dtl hairman of the ofter V;.6 Union V ari ,'mernbscf the rrn inr,," . ! Se number -"omaiists, ont. A all fit in- :er art figures, :immed erfectlj ; as cat dice & ;o prac- wide-flaring wide-flaring fouth i s pretty Seta oi sn't wii sizes 38, 1 52. Size E 35-inch lid. sizes 12- takes 4'( ial; ft ling, e Sewing 149 Ne 'rancisco, ;in coins' jrvlce. h BOH ,bl. It' OR ACffl I Coupled with this train will be the tlnifin Pacific's giant new steam-electric locomotive and the necessary modern baggage and Pullman cars to accommodate the motion picture celebrities from Hollywood and others arriving ar-riving from the West coast. Getting Get-ting off this train will be W. M. Jeffers, president of the U. P., Cecil B. DeMille, producer of "Union Pacific," Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, other members mem-bers of the cast, and several western governors. That night the. Easterners and Westerners will meet at a huge banquet in the Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum and, during the next two days, they will see and take part in a series of historical parades, pageants, luncheons, banquets and other woods, a hewn tie, polished and with a silver plate properly inscribed." in-scribed." Hon. F. A. Fryth, of Nevada, then stepped forward and presented pre-sented to Dr. T. C. Durant, vice president of the Union Pacific," a silver spike, on behalf of the people peo-ple of Nevada, with the sentiment, senti-ment, "To the iron of the East and the gold of the West, Nevada adds her link of silver to span the continent and wed the oceans." Governor Safford of Arizona next presented a spike made of iron, silver and gold, saying: "Ribbed with iron, clad in silver and crowned with gold, Arizona presents her offering to the enterprise en-terprise that has banded the continent con-tinent and directed the pathway to commerce." To these donors, Governor Stanford, on the part of the Central Cen-tral Pacific, responded, "accepting "accept-ing with pride and satisfaction these gold and silver tokens of appreciation and importance of the great work." Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, chief, engineer of the Union Pa- Hp The Old and the New A modern Union Pacific streamliner and the old-time locomotive, built in 1862, which was used in the motion picture "Union Pacific." in P m of rye" Tin -t the !;"" mat aft 1 Picture Tt- Lrain ei in -n Pacific" will '"un stat nn "WUl i;cture the Pral "M Will ho Pt Snb.' one ox The rmontnt8 e.xact type used iron k Behind tf tarlra of the gSISJ Gen-Gren- r.M. -6r" WHO HUSO 41 . . - i thp uiecn'ei festivities which have been arranged ar-ranged as a part of the celebration. celebra-tion. Such will be the highlights in the celebration of the event upon which the eyes of the whole nation na-tion were focused when it took place 70 years ago. For that event special trains, bearing notables from both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, were run to Promontory Point, arriving on May 10. At a signal from Edgar Mills of the firm of Ogden Mills and Company of San Francisco, who was master of ceremonies, the two engines moved up to their assigned positions about 60 feet apart. Drawn up along the north side of the track were four companies com-panies of the Twenty-first infantry infan-try with their regimental band to furnish music for the occasion. The scene which followed is described de-scribed by L. O. Leonard, for many years historian of the Union Pacific, as follows: The preliminaries completed, Edgar Mills stepped forward and asked for attention, while the ttev. J. Todd of Pittsfield, Mass., offered prayer. Next was the presenting of the spikes for the ceremony. Doctor Harkness of the Sacramento Sacra-mento Press in a brief speech presented Governor Stanford with a spike "forged with gold from the mines of California" and also presented, "from her laurel cific, responded for that company in a most happy manner. Mr, Coe of the Pacific Express com pany, then presented the officials with a silver spike-maul with which to drive the golden spike into the tie: All preliminaries now being completed, Samuel B. Reed, who had had charge of the Union Pacific Pa-cific construction work, stepped forward, as did also J. H. Strow- bridge, who held a similar posi tion for the Central Pacific. They carried the laurel tie and placed it in its bed beneath the track. Governor Stanford, grasping the silver spike-maul firmly in his hands, then took his position on the south side of the rail and Vice President Durant upon the north side. At a signal, Gover nor Stanford struck the first blow and then Doctor Durant the sep- ond blow and the golden spike was driven home. At the same instant the electric signal announced an-nounced to the world the comple tion of the great enterprise. The crowd cheered and the band played the "Star Spangled Banner." The ceremonies and visiting be ing concluded the trains backed off the scene and the crowd gradually grad-ually faded away. Ey evening the scene was deserted and that night the coyote roamed over the locality, disturbing no one wui his lonesome bowL i? rk. wddin? of the Rails" at Promontory Point, Utah, May 10, 18G9, completing the first trans- i 'continental railroad. Central Pacific engine on the left, Union Pacific on the right. W. M. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific, wearing the type of beaver hat which will be in vogue in Omaha during "Golden Spike Days." Closely associated with the his tory of the first transcontinental railroad is the name of Abraham Lincoln. It came about in this way: In 1858 Lincoln visited Council Bluffs on legal business for a cli ent. General (then Colonel) Grenville M. Dodge had just re turned from making a survey for a railroad west of the Missouri river. General Dodge says: "He heard of my return from the survey sur-vey and on the porch of the Pacific Pa-cific House he sat with me for two hours or more and drew out all the facts I had obtained in my survey and naturally my opinion as to the route for a railroad west. I thought no more of giv ing this at the time than that possibly pos-sibly I might have given away secrets that belonged to my employers em-ployers in this work. In 1863 while in command of the district of Corinth, I received a dispatch from General Grant to proceed to Washington and report to the President. "President Lincoln informed me that I was sent for for a consul tation in regard to the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific rail road. He remembered the con versation with me on the porch of the Pacific House and under the law he was to determine the eastern terminus of the Uni6n Pacific railroad. Those who re member that time know what pressure was brought to bear on the President to name this point far north and far south of Council Bluffs. After a long conversation with me obtaining my views fully and the reasons for them, the President finally determined to make it oh the western border of Iowa." A "Pacific Union." On July 1, 1862, President Lin coln signed the act to build the Pacific railroad. It was not a perfunctory procedure. He had advocated the passage of the ' act and the building of the road, not only as a military necessity, but as a means of holding the Pacific coast to the Union. There is no doubt but that the idea behind be-hind this enterprise was for a Pacific Union, which name re versed gives us the title of the railroad. . Not only did Lincoln establish the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific railroad opposite Section 10 in the Territory of Nebraska, but he also fixed the other boundaries on the western end of the line which was being built eastward from the Pacific. By the original railroad act the President Pres-ident was to fix the point where the Sacramento valley ended and the foothills of the Sierra Madre began. The chief engineer had designated desig-nated Barmores, 31 miles from Sacramento as the beginning of the mountains. The Supreme court decided the foot hills commenced com-menced at 30 miles from that city. Several attempts were made to bring this to the attention atten-tion of President Lincoln but the President's occupation with heavier heav-ier duties connected with the war prevented the action. The time came, however, when it could not be longer delayed. It was important to the railroad company that the foot hill should begin as near as possible to Sacramento. Sac-ramento. Senator Sargent claims the credit of moving the mountain moun-tain from Barmores to Arcade creek, a distance of 24 miles. He relates the affair as follows: Lincoln was engaged with a map when the senator substituted another and demonstrated by it and the statement of some geologist geolo-gist that the black soil of the valley val-ley and the red soil of the hills unite at Arcade. The President relied on the statements given by him and decided accordingly. "Here you see," said the senator, "my pertinacity and Abraham's faith removed mountains." Apropos of Lincoln's connection with the Union Pacific is the fact that several years ago Historian Leonard found in the records of the department of the interior in Washington many papers which he signed, one of them on a U. P. document only four months before be-fore his assassination. It is interesting in-teresting to note that only upon U. P. papers did he sign his full name "Abraham Lincoln." On almost all others he wrote it "A Lincoln." Nature Is merely a pawn In the hands of Hollywood movie technicians who make It rain or snow, and even make the grass grow all at a moment's notice. A downpour was one of the desired effects in a production starring star-ring Merle Oberon, left, but rainfalls are somewhat unruly. So the whole company moved indoors. There in the studio complete countryside was rebuilt and overhead sprinklers were Installed. Wind machines scattered scat-tered the water and gave the "even downpour" effect. Cameramen bad to don oilskins. Miss Oberon (pictured in circle) is braving an Indoor Hollywood "rainstorm," manufactured to order. NO CAR NO WORK i 5 H i f It V " ' f to 1 ttp4 - Because Sir Reginald J. T. Hild-yard, Hild-yard, governor of Bermuda, was unable un-able to persuade the Bermuda assembly as-sembly to allow him the use of an automobile on the island he recently tendered his resignation to the British Brit-ish colonial secretary's office. He will retire in September, before his normal term of five years expires, Comfort? Home Was Never Like This A J a&rfrtoM4: 3;&4MMw4:a4waate-.4i.?-ilfr OT4 nKllrrlTlTrfytililj When easy-going William Porter, 59-ycar-old odd Job man of East St. Louis, 111., decides to rest a bit, be really wants to rest. He bas designed an easy chair equipped with 17 (at the last count) accessories. acces-sories. Built from the frame of an old bed, the chair contains a built-in radio, book case, fan, food compartment, bar, gear shift for raising and lowering the back, and many other conveniences. I'orter plans on adding still more as be thinks of them. New Mexico U. Plans Anniversary Celebration rV T' "it TFy 8' - imMs"&xg?'-? ( i 4 f. 1 i ! t The Estufa is a well-known landmark on the campus of the state university at Albuquerque, N. M., where narold L. Ickes, secretary of the interior, will deliver the commencement address early In June, In connection connec-tion with the dedication of new campus tuildings. The Estufa Is used as an initiation center by a Greek letter fraternity, and It is the boast of members that no member of the opposite sex has ever set foot In the building. Nation's No. 1 Trailer Family at Home 4- ' i $ sir f' E . -. ; , . j : 4 1 ff, t 4i." i. f 4 0 HAPPY REUNION i t AU the comforts of borne are claimed by R. F. Vale, bead of the nation's No. 1 trailer family, who Is busy working at bis lathe during a short stop in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Vale, busy with bonsework, is aided by her daughters. The two youngest children were born in the trailer, and none can remember any other borne, Mrs. Vale supervises super-vises the children's education. When Jerry McDonald, six, moved from Chicago to New York, neighbors neigh-bors promised to send his Boston terrier on to him. When they tailed to do so Jerry's mother notified Chicago Chi-cago police, who took possession of the dog and shipped him to the boy's home in a big crate. |