Show I A MILLION IN ADVERTISING I PAL improvement has GENERAL GE C characterized the year on the tho Oregon Short Line In common with all lines comprising what Is known mown as a the Harriman system s stem And though the latter portion of or the tho year ear witnessed tho the passing from earthly du duties duties ties tics of o the head of the system tho the work which he Inaugurated and which It Is known was his Intention should continue toward that which ho he foresaw would be the destiny of o the great sra system system tem of roads of which he ho was tho the active head has progressed along the lines laid ald down In a most gratifying meas mea measure measure ure Among Amon tho the improvements completed and under way wa on the Oregon Short Lino may ma ho bo named tho the completion of or orthe the double tracking from Salt Lake to Woods Cross and the extension Q of the double track between tills the t e last ast named station and Farmington Is now under construction Block signals have been installed l from Ogden to Cache Junction through Bear Pear River canyon canon also on tilt the main mainline maInline mainline line between Granger and Huntington to complete Installation on tho the entire line most of or which is now protected by bythe b bythe the block signal system The telephone system of or dispatching trains has been Installed between Ogden OB Og 0 den and Sandy Sand and similar installation is contemplated on other divisions The rhe portion of or the line lino already covered by telephone dispatching has been operated ed very or successfully New steel rails raids are aro being laid ald on miles of the Oregon Short Line and 77 miles of the Southern Pacific east of Sparks to release rail of or lighter weight for use in the building of o new branch lines Industry tracks additional yard awl tracks now new sidings etc eta I I IDAHO BRANCHES DR AN Now branch lines now under un er con construction and contemplated In the near future futuro aggregate about miles mostly in Idaho which are aro to servo S ro now tracts of land that aro are being put under irrigation as 8 follows Twin Talis to Salmon river reservoir site H as I miles Rupert to Bliss through north northside northside I side project 76 miles to Aberdeen through American Fulls Ir Irrigation project Carey lands 28 23 miles Cerro Grande Grando towards Salmon City ca through lands landl of Lost river Irrigation project about 25 miles mlles Burley BUrle to Oakley Oak loy ley 10 through Goose creek cleek Irrigation project 25 miles Valo Vale to Brogan rosan n Oregon via 1 Willow creek irrigation project about 24 2 miles Up to tho the present time there thero has been expended ex nde on the new Union passenger station In this city elt between and Thero There remains yet et the erection of the tho umbrella train sheds which when completed d will ill make incite tho the Harrl J man depot one of the most beautiful and best appointed railroad l stations between Chicago and tho the coast During the year Just drawing to a close the unit system of division or organization organization organization has been Inaugurated on the various divisions ons of tho the Oregon Short I ILine Line This system was originated by b MaJ and In Its operation does docs away with the titles of or trainmaster division di dl division vision engineer master mechanic and chief dispatcher with Ith tho the title of as assistant assistant assistant superintendent substituted In Inc c eh instance The modifications of or the theold theold theold old system worked out under the now nosy plan has hag the effect of or expediting e the compans business by b the reduction and simplification of o and records The system Has lias proved highly high satisfactory thus far It was placed in operation on the Utah division 1 slon on Sept 9 and since that time tho the other divisions have hao been en brought under the government of or the unit system PASSENGER PASSE GER DEPARTMENT In reviewing the record for 1909 tho the passenger department of the Oregon Short Line Lino company under the direction of D E Burley general passenger agent igent has haq reason for con congratulation congratulation congratulation It has seen general travel travo Increase more mOlO than 50 per cent over past years This includes travel to Yel Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone park to the Pacific exposition and fall fail colo cob I I must business from the cast and local traffic all of which clearly demon demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates strates the tho awakened and ana growing In Interest Interest interest terest In n this intermountain country countr and tho Pacific northwest This travel lias lias not all been transient or tourist travel much of It t has re remained re remained remained in its the thO state stale These great In Increases Increases creases cr a es must not l he be o charged to chance nor to the tho labors of a recent day da alone aone for back of or them lie llo many years ears of ceaseless and untiring effort along publicity lines the cry cr having ever been Come Como west The call of or orthe the tho west has been heard after many years ears and und tho o who have heeded the call and have nave come west have seen scon and have conquered and an rich territory in a country in the vast agricultural a sec sections sections sections of o Idaho and Utah has been opened to settlement The passenger department of the Ore Oregon Oregon gon son Short Line company has spent largo arge sums of money mone in directing at attention attention attention to tho the scenic wonders and the agricultural and commercial resources of or the territory it serves During the year Just post past efforts along these lines have e l redoubled among new pub publicity publicity publicity fe features tures adopted being the com cons community community plan a cooperative arrange arrangement ment mont between the railroad and various communities under which individual booklets of or a very vcr high order of ot merit both from artistic and standpoints are aro issued Up to the tho pres present present ent tl a s same in 15 5 communities have enlisted en on enlisted listed this service among which may maybo ma maI maybe bo be mentioned me Boise Twin Falls Idaho I Falls American Falls Halley Hailey Black Blackfoot Blackfoot Blackfoot foot Pocatello Buhl Duhl Burley Durie Rupert Richfield Gooding St Anthony Anthon and an 1 others For Yellowstone park a handsome publication printed 1 In four colors containing con containing containing an entertaining description of o this wonderland has been en published each cach year for the last 12 years under the title of Where Gush tho the Geysers and this publication has hog probably been as effective as any other one feature In creating an interest In tho the park While the Oregon Short Line has been rendering publicity service hero and and outside the Union Pacific Southern Pa Pacific Pacific chile and Oregon Railroad Navigation company compan and others of oC tho the related lines lints have haye been rendering yeoman coman support sup support support port throughout tho the United States and anti tho the vast returns Incident to these ef of efforts efforts forts is undeniable proof that the west ost ostis is worthy Orth of being advertised These interests will spend during the tho year 1909 approximately str along advertising lines But publicity alone has lias not wrought the miracle spiracle of tho the west during tho the thelast last 10 years yearl Rates nates havo hwe been ma mo materially tonally reduced great irrigation enter enterprises enterprises enterprises and commercial industries have havo 1110 been developed railroad service has been Improved tho tile most modern meth methods methods methods of transporting and protecting protectIng tho the public having been Incorporated such as the electric block signal system and these varied efforts backed back cd by b merit me Ill of country and the faith in Its future futuro havo have no doubt combined to work the wonder |