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Show 4 m '.CP Lays Ten Miles Of Trad In One Day To Win $ 10,000 Bet Igl ie from Preceding Page to unpanies finally decided jive the last spike. With his old bet in mind, Charles Crocker sent work already sped by telegraph. well lay those "Tomorrow ten miles." To his own force he had said; ""We!! do it now, when they cant get back at us. . The ten miles would close the gap to a last ten, of which the U. P. share was six. The Union forces prepared for a holiday to witness the feat and President Iceland Stanford had come out to be spectator. The ties had already been laid far in advance; early in the morning the teams were hauling reinforcements of others to the fore. The camp train had been relegated to a and five temporary side-trac41 long trains of rails, spikes, bolts and fastenings were arrayed upon the main '"track the rearmost sending forward wagonloads in profusion for distribution by means of the iron trucks. . Sunup to sundown was the working day; but seven oclock had arrived before the signal to jump in was given to the bosses by a sharp word and a lift of the hand from Crocker on horse With nippers the eight select four in a squad ed seized a pair of rails from the and running them forward plumped them down. They were adjusted instantly, the spikes had been dropped, and the fishplate fastenings bolts followed, there was one man told off for each spike, one for the fishplate and one for each bolt; pursuing them closely marched a solid column of Chinamen, the outside files with picks, the middle file, between the rails with shovels, to ballast the boadbed. Bending their backs another squad of the k Chinamen shoved the onward over the newly-lairails, keeping pace with the ad Continued rail-truc- k rail-trac- d Vance. From water carriers to bolters brought generous plaudits. Union Paci lie watches timed the march at Vj 144 feet a minute five pairs of rails, or a pair every twelve seconds. End o Track was moving forward as fast as the horse might walk. When one . crew tired another would take over. lAt the end of the day 10 miles bad been laid. The next day both companies leisurely laid the track to the meeting place. On May 1 they had stopped short by a pair of rails each. Fifty-eigh- t feet separated the two tracks. On May 10, the famous Golden Spike was driven at Promon tory. It. was a system that Transportation Without Convenience BRIGHAMS FIRST NEWSPAPER WAS FOUNDED IN 1890 The Brigham Bugler, the first newspaper to be published in Brigham City, made its appearance here on June 14, 1890, with the late Mansfield L. Snow, a son of the late President Lorenzo Snow of the L. D. S. church, as managing editor and publisher. A short time later, Snow became sole owner of the paper, which gained favorable comment toy other newspapers of the state for the great amount of local news and advertising found in its columns. The Bugler was graciously received by both citizens and business men and given hearty support. In the spring of 1899, The Bugler ceased publication and Snow moved his plant to Ogden, which was set up there under the management of the foreman, S. C. Wixom, where Snow published the Weber County progress of Brigham City and Box Elder county were generally recognized. The Box Elder Journal was established by B. H. Jones and J. E. Mongum in January, 1909. Later, J. F. Erdmann acquired an' interest in the paper and Royal M. Jeppson was managbeing editor. Will came editor and manager of the Journal in 1919, and continued Sw in this position until the merStage Leaving Corinne In Early Days ger with the News in 1938. The . . . before rail transportation had been put through north. Journal had changed from a triweekly to a daily in 1930. In the coalition of the two Brigham newspapers, S. C. Wixom became business manager and Will R. Holmes, editor. The late William C. Call was also prominently associated in the publishing and business interests of IS TIME TO the merged newspapers. Times. Following the merger of the The Box Elder County News two newspapers, the in made Its first appearance operated as a daily, with Brigham City in April, 1894, full leased United Press wire with J. R. Hunter as publisher service, until early in 1942. J. E. and editor. In 1898, Hunter was Ryan had acquired the majority AND HAVE FUN! succeeded toy Hyrum Standing, of the stock in the paper, and editor, and Charles Paseoe David H. Mann served as manas business manager, who drop- aging editor. from ped the name "county But Its Not Complete Without The Followin- gthe News, the paper afterwards Early In 1942 it was determined that operaappearing under the caption of Souvenirs the Box Elder News. Wixom, tion was more feasible than upon returning from Ogden in daily, and the paper was pubBooks Sun Glasses Magazines June 1899, acquired Pascoes in- lished on Tuesday and Friday Novelties terests in the News and in 1904, of each week. Candy Cigars . In 1942 Charles W. Claybaugb Standing sold his interests in the paper to S. Norman Lee, who and William M, Long purchasDROP INTO OUR STORE and browse around, Visitors assumed the position of manag- ed the News Journal and Lorg are always welcome. ing editor, Wixom being in was installed as - editor and dereof mechanical the manager. Upon Clayibaughs charge lease from the navy, In which partment he served during World War II, Victor E. Madsen of Brigham he became business manager in misCity, upon returning from a October, ,1945, and Long continsion to Europe in 1909, was em- ued as editor. ployed as managing editor of In September, 1950, NEWS & VARIETY the News, a position he held purchased Longs Inter22 South Main Phone 481 until his death, In June, 1922. est in the paper and Long; reHe was also a stockholder in the tired from the firm. firm. Wixom was then appointed managing editor of the paper, a position he held until the News was merged with the Box Elder Journal in July, 1938. The Box Elder News, through and fair frugal management treatment of all, was one of the successful country newspapers of the state through all. the years. The paper paid annual dividends to its stockholders, ratalways having a first-clas- s ing, and its zealous and fearless efforts for the upbuilding and VACATION TIME News-Journ- semi-weekl- RELAX al y SPECTOR Clay-baug- h k WHERE?? 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