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Show yaltjendBrighamCily Peach Days.September lOAmlll Steel Spanned A -sr "' Lod From thl-- rar NithWten r Young lllalft Oldest Harvest Festival The Golden Spike WoS Driven At Promontory ' Preceding Page long trains the iioat under or ion,; ti am of feed w nio- i - tlte st'm-co- The flats . i 'iptJfl'Pnitaiies except as ; j ijstjl tnrdt and haid woik iMif t' t0 dn 0IH' But kne'v vWi thp on('s " tlie 1( fis happening line had wl at the old of the , n $ fat section betwepn y (tryjio the tears i(elAraions of spike dming l pulhiig Tin1 should it the bf'"i pardoned svu'i't i(i en'husiasm now full waved that the tor the photographers, ieav lift- on or ehe "ed . of tht tu- rn bt Nine sM Home On Wed. sl Semi-Pr- o ghint City, the Chamber of Mfte and Junior Chamber rms i baseball semi pro sof a titled the Utah Industrial lea-Th- e fferer local park of the d sa't hc located blocks eight f s of the court house at Rees co ler park, is one of the most if hV a bet o ratlKi e etjl'aying may fields be far found base-i- : any- - Pictured above is the scene of May 10, 1869, when Past met West in I5o Elder county as rails by the I'nion Pacific, building westward, and the Central (now Southern) Pacific, building front the West, met at Promontory summit and amid jubilation and with considerable ceiemony railthe golden spike" completing the road was driven. As shown above, two locomotives stood pilot to pilot, one from the West and one from the East, with railway and government officials, along with resi trans-continent- dents of the area who were to be greatly benefitted by the coming of the railroad. On September 8, 1942, the scene was reenacted as Governor Herbert 15. Maw and railway removed the spike, marking the end of the pioneer span. Oddly enough, the usefulness of the old road lives on, as the grazing service uses the as a road to facilitate transportation to many areas of 15o Elder county reached most readily bv wav of this line. ls right-of-wa- y a1 play-itSiom- tr Fed 15 h. j ks The Rail That Bridged The La t Gap Between East And West the Peaches are under the lights ui(i tth etemngs Popu-idc- prices are charg- a - e to tra teed tin- wore rowd brat's H - Brigham C it any summer are welcomed Pioneer park on VVed-iyo any game nights to ife games. Youll f that after a warm aid Peaches fans believe ir.e the brand of base-p- i Peaches f cool breees an f bleachers tors 3 ose tt g ntors to Pa?' e ca-th- ed here, too Htjs are welcome at the iear River Migratory e. There are 200 species u be seen, ou'ie never Tung like it' N When the ceremony of the driving of the Gulden Spike" was reenacted as the old rail line that had crossed I5o Elder county to connect East and West was taken up, in 1912, Ed IX Ward, then president of the Brigham ( it Junior Golden Chamber of Commerce, secured the rail the had helped hold in place and brought it to Brigham City, the county seat. It now is displayed on the retaining wall of the court house lawn, on Main street, as a historical maiker. A granite stone explains its significance. Spike Rides "trier Trips Anytime Anywhere vor Elder If county is large and beautiful. is short, let us (X.! fly you over the county. mg covers lots of in short the ground safely and V amount of time. Loiated off highway T' takes a matter of minutes tojust take off in a pLre. r two ranges of - at.u j see the w e -- - tr on jour wav. mountains, sight- Auto Rotary Club Glass Meets Friday At Howard Cafe Quickly Mootings of the Brigham Cit Rotary dub are hold each Krida noon at 12 15 o'clock in the banquet room of the Howard hotel, and Will Men ell dub presi-- j dent, extend- - an invitation to Rotation- - from anywhere in the world to u-- it tne local organi-- Replaced jtion. The Rotary lumheon meeting at always adjourn- - pioinpt! makeAttendance o'clock 1.30 up cards are mailed to liie homo clubs of all visit mg Rotarians eaquifi. Zlaia.ti.on John Weir, Mgr, GI Approved 8 Flight Training School motel Brigham City lias hotel aaommodations court auto and for hundreds of parties. All are . . clean, well kept, friendly 11 and Tou enjoy priced, reasonably if you your stay in Utah more "headmake Brigham City your It's within an hours quarters drive or so of all of the larger cities. Impaired you vision are traveling while the highways is dangerous. Take a few minutes to have the cracked glass in your car replaced. We cut glas.-t- o fit any window in a short time. BRIGHAM GLASS SHOP 93 North Main Street Ted Barnes, Prop. |