Show UTAH CENTRAL cente RAILWAY the pioneer line of th this Is territory is the favorite route through central and southern utah it is ot ol the standard guage and equipped with witia pullman a rl boac coaches es and westinghouse air brakes the road bed Is good and solid and affords quick gae sate sae t and ud pleasant transit to its luine lurne patrons rons the tho popularity of the utah central has increased steadily and deservedly deserve mody dl and it is today to day regarded as a model el road by the citizens of utah and visitors who travel over its line in all cases of doubt take the safe side Is a prominent rule of this company and is well veil understood and ap plied by all connected with the road from the general manager to the brakeman hence the utah central is as safe as any railway can be and its freedom from accidents during the 13 years of its existence has been remarkable the managers are citizens of uta utah h they have grown up with the country and understand the wants of their patrons and have ever manifested a desire to accommodate them in every reasonable way there is a splendid train service north and south consisting of eight passenger trains norn nonn hand band four passenger trains south daily running at convenient hours to accommodate business men working men and all having business on the line the trains run on good scheduled time about 30 miles an hour the waits walts are reduced to a minimum so that our business men to whom dimeis time Is money moner can travel quickly from city to city in n the interest of their business the trainmen are uniformly courteous and attentive to passengers hence it is a real pleasure to travel on this well weil managed road the utah central railway was projected immediately after the tiie completion of the transcontinental roads the union pacific and central pacific ground was broken in may max tay jay 1869 ism the last w wai by preside L brigham young january loth 18 1870 boand and formally opened for tra C next day day dav it has been extended several times abid 1 ig how miles in ieng leub length th from ogden to frisco and runs through 11 h the most beautiful part art of I utah its business has steadily increased since the opening of the road in 1870 antt anci now requires ten trains train s north and eight trains south of salt lake to carry the immense traffic transported over the line during lum lun there have been forwarded pounds or tons an average e of of over low lom 1000 tons per day for every day in the year ear including sundays and holidays the there r are however no f freight trains ru on those days between ogden and juab and only one mixed train runs on sundays between juab and frisco f for or the of passengers and mails there have also been carried in the time averaging same game passengers passengers per day kait galt L salt sait alt ait late lake station nas has received and forwarded a large amount of this tonnage alongi among which are the following items coal tons coke tons ore tons lumber tons building material 2000 tons granite rock for the temple tons machinery tons agricultural implements 1172 tons wagons 1 1200 1 aw tons live stock tons flour and mill stuffs 1500 tons grain graan oooo tons tolls h hv hax V tons railway material WO gao tons fence posts GW COO tons toils hams and bacon too tons oil tons sugar IJ 1700 OU tons assorted merchandise tons stoves iron and nails 1800 tons furniture 1250 tons iron ore for mux mix and smelters shelters sm elters tons tous pa pig 14 iron yoo 2 tons sundries including wood fuel lead green and dried fruit I 1 wool and vides hides ice iee etc guw gum tons totaling over tons there have been forwarded north and south during the year from salt lake i station and the smelters shelters sm elters at cottonwood las as follows coke tons ore 1 tons bullion 2 ton slime stone for smelters shelters sm elters tons lumber 1 1200 1 2 tons tolls firebrick fire lire brick and clay tons wagons tons flour and mill stuffs 2 20 tons assorted merchandise tons green fruit and vegetables tons dried fruit 1 2 too log tons ton wool wooi and hides low lom 1000 tons salt for mining and milling purposes at mines ons tons building maternal material 60 t tons 0 g grain a tons ns machinery tons ae lead d lead e ran pipe and d white lead tons lime ilme 1 ito 0 to tons f fence posts tons sundries 1300 tons a total of over tons the amount of business these figures comprehend can scarcely be realized r by the reader but they show how lapid rapidly our territory Is developing A alara large laree ge force of men is required to handle this immense traffic and the coul companas comp an 0 anys I 1 p vay pay roll shows over GW goo names in F the t c various departments department whose wages amount to over per month nearly IW per year the tile policy of tile the managers in regard to the employed emp loyes has been just and such a one as would promote pramot C the interests of the company many of the men have been with the road from its commencement men cement a and nd the heads of the dlf ferent departments have been promoted from the ranks without any other influence than merit and faithful service hence the utmost unanimity pre v vails alls throughout the entire service insuring suring the very defy best results to the corporation po ration and its patrons |