Deseret Evening News | 1910-08-20 | Page 23 | Gould Now Spans American Continent

I I I I 1 1 I II 1 T I Q D NOW SPANS SP A S AMERICAN AMERIC CONTINENT CO I 1 th of or th tM third fron tro iW two tO B ns n will occurred 11 In lIt ill Lake City It ono one II t dt I ti te r ft of ot 0 l I l ty 1 tho lither II ij tri I of ot the y l or f the tle continent in panning 1 H aiS s of or tel teel II M t 1 I nt today to the then T I n A Could leu l H and Fourth W t for forI i I t the tho trains of o the theA th r A l Rio Rt railroad th tI HK nl nt ami the one ini In nt t fraught I h i nl to the th rapidly mowing lv f r i i 1 IH tho th opening nf r the theW i II I 10 railway rH which W il n v next AUK M ln letlon of ot the Western Pad that Hull hake City Is III given ut tK If cit If miles of fir d It lt M t the th system extend L In r on the Ihl east to Sim n west It given a west Fr t t i t the th Hoik rr I d i th which tn II i t at present at ut Den hu hi jr r hit d e I IH Into r 1 tn 11 the cotton producing re reL 0 L 0 Ih south the lumbar lumuel prod m rf co is of lOr tho Iho north with tho Iho wuk Iok ins In nl 01 8 I n ts ot f tho districts wt tol not the lite nt it by b virtue of or com and ami will ho bl hob their products down ut III the b bIt t iv I dri Lj r ro in Ih people of or ut figures rable Ihan ever Tho Im nor ii un f r thin city on tho terminal run nl n another railroad which trav I HH the th and midway mill WilY of ot scenery srener In mount un will continent Ih rn rr r western lI rake ke Salt flail Lake more Inore than o mecca travel and tho extent frt r lr tun 1 f t eloped territory lying through the 10 of or lilith Nevada ali I Call all farm II will 00 brought Into 11 t rr PI life Jire by b tho steel bands of 01 the Ih W tern r adding all tonnage I tM bu of the and to the builders of or the tho country and ind the tillers of or the loll voll w will KO go rill fur thu Iho day Ilay Sail Uke Uk Ity II the lne commercial B of or the ami rewording tt til tho the expense und I Ih of or the of tho 1 y Its IIA coffers COfer lh Ih ello coin nd lt ilK projectors Uh s at 10 much for Cor the of ot mon man THE OP 01 of at the West Wesl The ft try ry of or tho 1110 Ilk l 18 tul tull of or Tho pro plO 1 it U conceived ago by three J Hartnett J JLII LII Ir n and John with tho r ear mm involved In the un but bul were n ot their 10 u uH w They u il OR II und In the course cour e of the hulling of or the tho road inu ell od various to bo brought Into ivf I the Francisco Hall Hally ay y wan wa i to In n line IIno from tiun l nn I o olt lt and nd to 10 a connection with tho and Han which It Il Then tho Stockton i Ie B if Pau railway was formed tr 11 Stockton to the state line lineIn In I 1 19 0 the Bora Loyalton railroad a II amil mil l all Independent lino running from B IJ c on the Central northwest to 10 n II and an iti Western the prod product of ft Ie e corporations cor f at tho the parent or was to t take over oer the whole project ml t I build the rood rond through Into Salt Lake UVe City It It was not until Juno 1115 that tho lup knowledge Mgr became current that thal tho Gould Could Interests were wera back of ot tho West Western st ern rm pacific It W l known that u vast fJ t for building Mother another rental lino wa Wl under way a that thaI armies cI were d to 10 the Iho desert with hf ha e to build tra e eU U the sands sandl And hew down moun loins at ot earth or lr bore out tunnels In Ini Ine i e mountains mountain It was wa known that thaI un unlimited limited money was wall back of or tho scheme chemo I t te r It II was wa and curiosity curI I run ran as R to who was wall at tho helm Even the construction contractors und an anIn In most mort rises raMI the IhA of ot tho con truer lId did not liol know who putt HK Oil up the money mone for tho work lit bat their pay came In and tint that was the main point so AO they lone of or the Iho but worked on In Jie JU e cf r 1905 It was made public Ill Ot Gergo J Goulds w wall as the tho line lino hand bAck of ot the Western though one on of or his hl closest nd Tl n and the man who Is II now t the Western Pacific P CIlc M and Denver k Ulo tuo Grande Grando roads K 1 T the tho of ot tho i n mc In n of at 1904 It aa mt re ally suspected td that the tho Gould i tem v in tho controlling power ower I be bind th tien transcontinental line the lter Vh n i j I T Jefry became president r Ih r 13 11 vice Ice prel I I I 1 i A fO G I ei w w X i X i I 1 W I f fJ X J lI f i I I J 1 A JA A A A A A A AA A A y A y Y X tl t IT 1 rf w The fhe new Station ut Salt Sit 11 Inke Pt It hullt by th Halt flail Lake Jak II n and Railroad om tor COI till the Denver Illo Grande und and tho new ha hn hon been In courm of or for Cor nearly two ear ars Is I mw W oom om and today trains of ot till the Denver Ulo O will and 1111 depart from the Iho new ne station Western trains will operation In n AUK I 21 This splendid dI by h J will rank architecturally from a n working standpoint with any an of or tho larne union constructed tho United In III eam The rhe depot site ls n II piece of ot property I long hilI nd 3 0 f Ceel t wide Iro only on I four blocks from tho exact commercial contor of ot tho Iho rapidly l wowing city tit of ot Luke The Ih Mho station Is H j tool foot long by hy OS feet Ceet wide It on nil Third South Houth Street no of oC tho main business and hns tin III or on tho town side Hide und large rom covered platforms paralleling the tracks on the railroad 1 J WAITING O I IThe The center portion of oC tho Iho building contains n IL waiting room feet teet long by h 83 foot oot wide with u clear height of U 68 58 foet from lr to culling II In 1 large arge room In 18 by h three Immense Immen e arched windows on ouch side each ench through opalescent Tho ho Interior of ot the Iho waiting room ro m Is IK treated In an adaptation R of ot a It classic chu lc HIle of nt architecture ture turo to the tho exterior the color being r j l ami 1 grey re for Cor tho walls with witha a n deop d oll brown for tho All 11 of or this combined com with the green light through the win Will duns dowl the room a n quinines In the tha wings of oC the building at lit ooch end of ot the Ih waiting room lire are provided all the ac accessories necessary to 10 CPr large railroad do pot In III one 11 1 are tho tit ire express and 1 parcel rooms while In the tho other enl are provided for tor tho Iho comfort of ot travelers Including mens menN smoking room retiring room 1 etc ot etc ote In 11 tho center of ot tho largo waiting room lirA are the ticket news stand telegraph and tele telo telephone phone and other for the traveling I In the second of or the main structure ure the tho railroad K j I Ij j I It I II A t A A AY Y A At t X f I A A A AY Y A Ay y A AX X f A y Y Y A Y X AX X A A Y Y A AJ J y i y 1 1 Y iJ Y Y 1 J X 1 t y 1 x GEORGE GOULD of or tho x x n dent and counsel Virgil Bogus vas named ns u chief and En Jorl I Dillman who had noted with the road up to that time gave avo v wa ay to 10 his hiI successor H M McCartney was assistant a to Bogue as WItH wan also T TJ TJ J Wyche ch who upon retirement upon the completion of ot the construction con work worl on the road became bc chief en cn engineer During the period of construe Mr Wyche was wall In charge chargo of or the tho work between Wills Nev anil aAd Snit Salt Lake City Utah Tho of or the Western Pacific was wa n II gigantic undertaking king and an wan wal hed by b the Now Nel bunk bunking ing house of or Co William Salomon Co and William A R RC HI HICo d Co these thul forming a syndicate which toik tho entire Issue of lr In mortgage bonds bon As M un evidence of or the public confidence In tho big bl undertaking when bond were werl for or tale 1111 lloy I twice over In hI nc 1 day An n add liml Issue of ot was the th Interest un the tho Issue luup w a by b the tho Denver Ii Grande Railroad company with George Gould al t tho he heTo To build a 3 the Nevada mountains mountain with a maximum of ot per cent grade which less IO 1 Irn M climb to tn tho mile seems emB almost Incredible oven oon to the most ex experienced engineers who ho are familiar i with mountain country countr And the tat fact that this Ihl has hll been done Iono In the cato CASe of ot the tho Western Pacific will ever eer stand as 18 asan an nn enduring monument to tho skill and persistence of ot tho men who clung so tenaciously to tho theory that the tho feat roal could b donor done arid demonstrated their belief by b their works Over the chief ehler competitor of or the th Western Pacific tho trains In the Sierras must mut mutu u oo X X X X X X Thi Th h mil lighting have hao ben been located in a 1 separate I building at th Ih s mth end Ind i It f Ih some BOO feet teet from tho main building bull Tho best MI of oC material of the 1111 var various ious kind has been I en In the lIl structure Kor Por the exterior th re In III a marblo bane bAIl of whit marble 1 feet high all around tho Ihu building The Th balance b of ot the tho 01 Is 11 In III ti cum Un red w Jersey Jere brick The h roof nr are of or red llo III The building Is III fireproof and H treated on tho Interior with tile Ille floors through throughout out nut and with wainscoting lIln all 1111 with the color effect of ot the th different room J the 11 well known architect of ot Chicago has designed H A building build In to In suit nil practical requirement with an artistic character Among Mr Ir no uble Induction IN Is Ht Rt church the only vaulted building In Ihl Th Hlo Grand GrandA o station illation at lit Irani olo 1110 wa IR alto allO de tic Riled I b h him himAt At t lich inci und Hul nf oC the Ih building the company hR parked n Ii plot of or ground feet teet long Ion which has been beautified by n II comp t architect DI Tin The of ot the tho Union Depot lIot company lire are H T 1 Joffery president pro and C H II vloe Ice president ThE Ire are and vice Ico of lit the Denver Ulo Hlo Grande Railroad and e Vrn Wm on recently IC of or the Iho sh Station at linn h b un Appointed of ot the Depot Following Is IA a n lint of or the officials of ot the Denver Illo Grande Gran lo Railroad U B T president New 1 York ork C II vies San An c U II W Clarke second vice president and aRII genet nellIl al manager Denver Colo 10 A S H Hughes gen general eral traffic manager Denver Colo Irod Wild Ihl Jr freight agent Denver Coli Col ColI W WM M I assistant general freight agent Denver Dener Colo S V Y Derrah assistant general freight agent Kalt I alt I luke ike City It Utah J D 1 ICen assistant general freight and pas enger BRent Pueblo Colo K H K J Hooper general Jeneral r and ticket agent Deliver Coo Colo K F A passenger and ticket tIet agent allent Denver 1 Cole COI limb grades which In places amount to 10 feet t in III the mile and 1111 when It II I that tho steepest grade on the Western Pacific Is I than half of ot this thU the operating advantages of or such sucha a 11 road roa be he The he Western crosses the th Sierras at atun atall un all elevation of or 1712 feet reft which Is III or II hulf hilI a 11 amile mile lower ower than the Iho crossing of lit auy an other An n f t at t i which will 11 be he b II tr and railway men nil alike IB JM thu fa ra i that of the low lo altitude the t of ot snow then l no II ce II for tor the use Uc ot snow sno ul 4 und nut not one exists on the tho line Hb 1 UI m III The new n w lino 1111 1 Is if the mo mot t cJ In III thu tho und la Is distinctive In III Its I low w and ell III 1111 t n curvature I or west welt bound V t in i MM JIM IM III uI per ent nt cit lt to thu Ih mile lillie and In tilt the w wI t 1 und movement for tor 80 per cent of ot Its 1111 c t I r length from Suit I k City 10 OJ Sm San till the heaviest gradient t j be i mm Is I till I of or one pi I r cut r JO 0 tot foet to the thc mile TIl i used Is IA 10 In only a few Cew atM do the Iun i exceed b ij degrees There are nl 10 steel on till the tillIn 1 In ne aggregating In length f ft Then ir u IS tunnels with a 8 1011 length of or feet CN On the thc ji pt of oC thu th Sierra In 11 order to i light anil grade the theline line riving II 11 feet loops lf within ono mile for ins one of ot th III engineering 1 features of or tho th new n road The lino IIno from Crom start to tot If t hut hUll been constructed regard regardless less ICK of or cost 11 roadbed Is IK ballasted and nHI Its rails mil weigh Ih Sf pounds to 10 tho ard Its It i Ui t ur and Its 1111 passenger coaches throughout The sleeping cars are tha Ih latent und host 1001 of Pullman make The Western Pacific Is 1151 II 1 mile long anti and hUM been In course cour of ot con construction since September Tho work wua on 1111 actively from both Halt Ial Iak p und San ends lid and till the roll rull wore were In November 1909 since Ince which time freight trains have hon operated con continuous over Iwer the new line tn or dor dorto to prepare preparo till tho roadbed bed for Cor passenger train service With the completion of the th line the Inauguration of or passenger service Pf ice b the Western Pacific on Mon Monday lolI lIllY day Aug 22 1010 Lake City co become come the ter termini mini of ot a new lIew m 1 Important transcontinental lino IIno this being the tho third to tn enter the Golden Onto GAto city Ity H reason of or this now new and an direct ex OK extension tension ten lon of ot the th Rio Grande Denier nil Colorado Utah become nearer and moro more Intimately connected r before In ill social and re 11 relations lations with the tho Pacific coast and the Iho systems I of ot the Rock Hok Island MI lI arc ure furnished a direct Iret d and Independent Ant outlet through the country countr to tho Pacific coast OFFICIALS OF THE tOAD ROAD The Western tern Pacific hall hns been blell most happy In the selection of or officials to tou u u j w 1 Jh f d 1 It fr 1 k i 1 t J 1 I I 1 i W f d tt t 1 I 1 t I 1 I I IX X y Iy y y y y y l t tX X A X f fv v y X X y y t y y t X J K KY Y X CHARLES H n I CIrl I lie I handle the operating and de dc department I of or the line and Rn as a n men of ot experience and ac acknowledged ability stand at the tho head of r the newest and bent of modern GoOl o Gould l as JUI tho head nM of or the om arid his hi friend and clo roe o er IS l T Jeffory president of the Ih road have hav shown their ken keen acumen b thus thuM bringing tn to the new transcontinental line the to tn be had In the of executive and business maKIng thus thuM guaran guaranteeing teeing to tn tho husky Infant a R full grown start In the th world of ot commerce As AK chief advisor to Jeffery and an of ot the road In Sail SHU stands Charlus H 1 vice Ice dent nt ars Mr rr or t the po of or vice Ice president of or orthe the Denver A Illo at Denver 1 r which position he yet et holds hotd He Hp Is I n II railroader dr of If broad experience and an approachable personality which has gained him friends wherever he h M 11 known and which goes tar fur In making him the tho power powe In tho railroad 1 world worl which he ht Is la today to ln C M to Lovey lAe second vice Ien president I U and general manager of ot the road Is la n big hl man In every t 1 way 1 He lie was wn for tor formerly merly high up III In the th council of ot the Ih Hill Hili railroad family II but was WIlK In Induced to tn rs rut t his hl lot with the tho We Vest l lern ern Pacific when th t line needed nd an All ani i 1 r bead General Manager ly I v cys 0 Is ut San Francisco nut Hut he I makes the run over to Salt I ak often enough to keep klI In III touch h with tha Ih situation here and to get ct acquainted with the people p K 1 I passenger traffic man manager ager Is IK one of nC the ablest passenger lIton In III the Stale He H wn II for 5 years connected with the Ole Union Pacific and an for yearn he ho was wn the of or till the r s nger department of ot tint I modern railroad 15 H waR wan no In lf lr Mr I max In the th front nf fit Union Pacific In III lIell he hI control of lit the lId and It ItIs Is IK fair to 10 that he h would hll been bAon there for aye ao had