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Show ' CHRISTMAS TI1E (Continued from tpnga ten Inatlst of freight, the! prrratrst ton-air it history fori a like period. fThe Union 1acific system spend $36 000 per rtiy for t.ite It Thin sytUeni pi itlnno in Utah ainf $7,12$ 737,42 car. whllo it rontributra to tncit An the tat tronHurv $921,371 additional $7M72.2li la puid for rent of buildings wlillo the system owns ft fndght and ipaMHongor dejfH service of pot. Aside from transportation it pt'nl in Utah ail told upward of $UMOAOOO nn- nunlly and rmjilovnn nt to .600 persona nnwt of whom support families Through the Ogdrit and Salt Lake terminal there moved a daily average of 144 'reight train daily there during Ortobcr, 19.13, 7ami was w daily average of 7 pitKcn.-- i of them limited ger trains, many train bearing puBsenuer destined for both oceann,. In October, 9.2, 000 freight turn- - were hamlied in the Ogden and Haiti latke depots and pearly 30 000 p$mnger taro, sffl the Union ImrWg tho Kcpm tourist ! to ifie carried 22. U Yellowstone Nation. l) put k, most of whom visited Halt Iike and the ; made that in two prediction years It will carry tough the Hull foike gateway an equal numdestined for the ber of tourists Heenio glories of the tolotadu river basin. Straight to thej Const. Tho Central Pacific is a road of (romance Engineering achievements have defied natural berries in laying rails In a-- straight line from Ogden to Ban Francisco. This road Is a part of the great Bouthern 9'aeiflo company's property and its development -In modern years is in Keeping with- its romantic history when, under the old Pacific rail roads act, it was built over Promontory point. The- - late E. H, llarrlmao said that with modern ge cn 1 j 1 -- 1 si i i J 1 ' the saving tonnage and equipment would pay in distance and grade on the money necessary to interest go across Orest Balt Lake rather .than around it and the Bouthern Pacific now goes to sea for 80 miles In a between Ogden antt'Lucin. a straight persistent effort to forge line 4o the Pacific, dosens of tunnels have been bored in the Hierro Nevada mountains, snow sheds for .mites have been placed over the tracks to make winter traffic possible and in places cuts have been constructed on a scale that involved literally blasting away Over this route there j mountains. 'comes into Ogden each year 3,000,-00- 0 tons of freight. The Bouthern Pacific is rapidly the taste of double completing 'tracking the entire distance between Ogden and Bait Francisco. It 'contributes a large part of the industrial employment iof Utah, having 1,800 employees' in the atate, '600 of whom own thnir own homes. The Western Pacific has about spent Its pioneer period Us and fushow that 'freightis records as a great carrier ture bright proin the "down to the Pacific gram of Utah. Thta line was completed as a trunk road to the after other roada had feeders train a source. ' .tapping at Its Arriving without feeders Htockton and Ban Kranelsco ter mins Is, it soon found Itself in com-- ? petition with the Panama canal for the long haul buslines for which it was designed as a continuation of the Denver fc JUo Grande Though one of the finest construct-- !, ed lines in the world it has been , required to weather a strenuous period of hardship. However, last j "'year It became necessary to add 2.000 refrigerator cars to take care t of fruit and vegetable shipment I And hundreds of freight cars of the open and closed variety to handle and . In increasing ore, livestock, road dustrial frelght. The hag pursued an aggressive policy In deom Pacific feeders the veloping mines that coast and in serving In 'the 8a)t send ore 4o antolter i Iake valley. The Wgstern Pacific Is one of two outlets to central California and- In the dawning days of expansion it stands with the Southern Pacific as a guarantee of adequate transportation. Existence of these two parallel independent lines also insures the competition for service .that makes for f , j Pa-clf- lo the-mai- 1 i progress. Tlp Electrics, ' Utah stands second among the states in electric railroad mileage per capita and for the section served between Payton, Utah, on 4 ho south and Preston, Idaho, oc no oththe north there is er section of the probably country of like population having the mileage of t electric roada. Only California, . lacking In coaI and supplied with water power, surpasses t abundant Utah. . Thai state ha 11,8 miles of electric lines per each 18,300 of while I Hah has 10.1 (population miles on the same basis. However, t - Utah lnterurbuns are distinct from i r"'- - NEWS, is Utah Railroad Company is a The Salt Lnhe-all tariffs to naming through rates from and to party the territory served by this road. On account of the convenient uptown delivery which our facilities furnish in Salt Lake as well as the towns south thereof, the shippers and receivers of freight can secure best possible service at equal rates. t. freight. This railroad has done much to promote the growth of the territory which it serves and has proven to be a valuable asset to the State qf Utah and the territory along its line is rapidly developing in industrial ways as is indicated by the fact that this company has more than eighty industrial tracks on its 76 miles of road. Advantageous locations are available in Salt Lake City, Provo and the other towns as well 3 in the vicinity of Ironton where the new steel plant of the Columbia Steel Corporation is under construction. This steel plant is served by the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad company by a com- modious spur track. This road common y called the "Orem" line after H builders and owners, 1ms become a bridge It line between tho steam roads traverse no of the most productive scTtons of Utah and Balt Latte four sugar beet county, serving factories. It carries produce to as well as farm canning factories product to the steam line termin-for shipment out of the atate. 1 7 mil The Orem operates oi main track; 1.43 miles of secf side mile ond track; 16.39 track, a total of 94.40. Tho Bamberger line, like the a continually 'Oremj has enjoyed busines. The Increasing freight electrics use the same sice rolling stock as the steam lines and there has been negotiated traffic and facilities 'Which give them shipping and tHe patrons benefits of free exchange of traffic with main lines leading out of the state. Together the two Balt Lake Jnterurbans have' completed during the year a new passenger depot costing $200,000, and which add to the attractiveness of 8outh Temple street as well as to the transportation facilities On one end of this of the city. system the Orem has direct with the new steel city near Irovo and at Ogden the steam lines have granted an open way for the interchange of Height. Everything that helps the giowth of the richest and most populous section of Utah adds to the buJ- -' ness of the etectrio roada They were undertaken and construe: I men own their by using capital as a basis. Many doubted that their In was faith Utah, Justified, but they have weathered the pioneer period and now they are in a position to enter a new period of prosperity with the section of the, state they serve. The Bamberger line Joins at Ogden with the Central, ao Interstate carrier, continuing electric service through fertile Cache valley and on to Preston, Information .as to trackage locations will be gladly furnished, upon request, by the Traffic Dein every way in compartment, who will pleting plans and in making investigations. Daily carload and merchandise freight service North and South, making direct connection with through trains of connecting lines from all directions. Heated car service is available for protection of perishable shipments. ia operated In routing your carload and less carload freight shipments, be sure to specify S. L. & U. R. R., thus patronizing a home institution. Let Us Quote You Freight Rates o . ENTHUSIASM. on a New stood on a soap-bo- x York street corner and talked He was unattractive In appearance. There was neither rhyme nor reason to what he was saying. He had a set of gestures which he used in monotonous and meanfbsless rotation He was an incoherent and Inarticulate ranter. Hut he possessed one worthy quality Enthusiasm. And for this reason a great crowd was attracted and held through two hours of haranguing. Enthusiasm is a great deal Tike live steam. It poasessee tremendous driving power. It aweeps aside obstructions; it dominates; it gets there. It is not well to depend alone on enthusiasm. It is ths live atesm in the boiler merely But unless you possess It In abundant quantities you will not travel far on the high road of progress, From The Thrift Magssine. PAULS ASLEEP PNONIV9. a druggist In Goetano New York Pnnnieldl, City, discovered Joseph Klnlowits sound in the upasleep holstered telephone booth maintained In tho drug store, Klnlowits explained later that he had dosed while waltl for Central to answer, after having g dropped his ntckle Into the etot. The druggist eventually closed the place, and Klnlowits, in the get out. aroused the trying to and incidentally police. neigh-borho- ed Phone Wasatch 789 Express shipments are carried on several trains daily, particular attention being given to emergency and perishable shipments. Be sure that your express moves our way. Lake, Garfield IVe & Utah Travel and Ship the Electric Way their competitor Idaho. Utah's fourth electric, the Bolt A Western railroad, connects Halt Lake and Baltalr, the chief pleasure resort, with acitys frequent, font, efficient service during the summer months. .The road has a limited freight business originating In the salt Industry on the lake and in supplies and equipment forcarrlng the big resurt. It has now extended its passenger business on a year rouud scliedui to serve Garfield. 1923 35 (OREM LINE) 1 Utah-ldah- DECEMBER Railroad Co. for passenger business. Figures for tho Balt Lake A Utah road show that in I'M 6 the row handled 2 206 cars of freight, nM including les than ear load Estimating the last month of 19 M the line will handle 12 VOO can of 1 ' Salt Labe those of most other states In tl.at their chief revenue Is freight traf- fic. Construction of the Sait Lake A Utah railroud from Payson brought out much the same Gestures a did construction of the lUmberger Electricto from Balt Lake Out to Ogden. the increased speed, better schedules and added traffic convenience pAssengcr Jumped about 300 per cent wnen traitid with the of tie compared steam line. Tho Balt Lake fe Utah an handle of about road average 7.000 passengers daily while pr.oi to its construction, the para. 11 steam line handled less than an av-- n of 500 local passengers. Mow vrr, tisaenger traffic after making the first Jump continued to Improve very slowly at cornered o are The e.ectrio freight traffic. parulhled bv good paved road and the automobile - ' Buy Mileage' Kooks and Save Money ' sale 500 mile and 1000 mile mileage books are on 1000 mile books are also good at 2Vc per mile.. for transportation on the Bamberger Electric and the Utah Idaho Central Lines. Commutation books at very low rates are on sale, good between Salt Lake City and stations, Riverton and North, indud-in- g Magna, Utah. r The Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Company (Orem Line) operates 30 passenger traihs daily, affording quick, clean and convenient service for the traveling public. Our Motto Superior Service Coupled With Personal AUenUon - .. v i ALDON J. ANDERSON, General Frt. & Pass. Agt. Salt Lake City, Utah. Phone Was. 789. -- W. W. OREM, General Agent, Provo, Utah. ' Phone 48. |
