Show Standard-Examine- FROM PAGE ONE r Spike ceremonies still golden By STACEY KRATZ PROMONTORY SUMMIT up in Connne Glover was captivated by the long loaded trains that rolled through her childhood days and serenaded her nights with their - Growing De-lo- ne whistles “We could see the trains come and go from almost everyone's home and hear them nearly every night and morning” Glover said “It just instilled something in me” Glover’s girlhood home was not far from that of Bemiece Gibbs Anderson who shared her love of the railroads and their history - In the late 1940s Anderson Glover and other area residents of put on the first the driving of the Last Spike which bound the United States from sea to sea with a nbbon of rail They continued the every year and in 1957 the Golden Spike Association was officially formed Since then Glover has seen the ceremony dozens of times But she said that on Friday when she watches actors drive in a spike at the 127th anniversary of the Weddmg of the Rails it will be as fresh as the first time “When I think about (the Golden Spike) it’s just as exciting to me now as the first day I went out there It's magic” said Glover a Brigham City resident and now president of the Golden Spike Association “There’s a magic about that area and if you can let yourself relive that time Train golden anniversary celebration A Golden events: d Spike-relate- 13-1- Railroad 723-393- to Promontory: Take M 5 north to the 900 North exit in Bngham City turn left (west) at the exit Signs will direct you through Connne and to the Golden Spike site some 30 miles from Connne May 10 8 am Golden Spike National Historic Site opens for the 127th anniversary celebration of the Golden Spike Ceremony Schedule of events is as follows: 9:30 am Steam locomotives Jupiter and No 119 arnve 10 am Musical entertainment 11 am Formal program begins Will include keynote speaker John Cook intermountain field director for the National Park Service an address by Lt Gov Olene Walken dedication of a monument to the Irish people who worked on the railroad music board steam locomotives for the and other events 12:30 pm First begins Actors will portray the driving of the Golden Spike and Last Spike 1 pm Champagne photo All visitors in penod dress may appear in the photo which will recreate Andrew Russell's famous photo of the original celebration 2:30 pm Second formal program-and a pm Second demonstration run of the locomotives 4:45 pm Jupiter and No 119 depart 5 pm Visitor center closes Last Spike site auto tour and Big Fill walk will remain open am to 6 pm RailFest May at Ogden's Union Station 25th Street and Wall Avenue Admission is free to this annual railroad celebration 3 10-11- which includes competitions exhibits of railroad memorabilia speeches and other events For more information call May 11 10 am Utah Centennial Parade Mam Street Bngham City May 11 12:30 pm Golden Spike Festival Connne Daylong event will include music Connne Depot groundbreaking Pony Express races truck pull Dutch-ovedinner street dance fireworks and an antiques auction to benefit the Bngham City Depot May 16 and 17 7 pm County pageant Trails Rails and Rockets' presented at the football field of Box Elder High School 380 S 600 West Bngham City Tickets are SI or $5 per family 629-844- 6 n equipment like spikes railcar couplers and insulators for telegraph wires also pepper the site along with relics as yet undiscovered “There are a lot of things under the ground to show where they came from the people who built this railroad” Powell said There are also treasures above the ground like the shallow pits ranging in size from a few feet across to 50 feet long thought to be the sites of eating and sleeping tents for railroad workers Several wooden trestles still remain as well as wood and stone culverts built by workers Visitors to the park can see most of these sights now through driving and walking tours But Sen Robert Montgomery R-Ogden and other supporters of the project have another vision Where Powell and some historians see dangers to the park’s resources Montgomery sees opN Source National Park Service Bngham City Chamber ol Commerce Detone Glover MICHAEL al Historic Site A major portion of that attendance will come from 4000 Northern Utah who will be bused to the celebrafourth-grade- tion courtesy rs of the Ogden Coca- - GOOD WINStandard Examiner Cola plant “They’re going to double our visitation" Powell said Because of the thick crowds of the driving ing a will be held at Last the of Spike 2:30 pm Powell said expected for the And as always the activities are free 11 am gram a second program pro- includ journey to Promontory 30-mi- le From 1A from Connne to the histone site could destroy or endanger the remains of campsites and work areas that dot the land surrounding the rail bed “Our job is to objectively assess this project and decide if it will work for this site" Powell said adding that protecting the park's resources is as important as visitor enjoyment Thousands of relics have been recovered from the portion of the rail bed owned by the National Park Service Powell said They range from alcohol bottles and Chinese coins to delicately jointed porcelain dolls and the rusting body of a pistol Monday 6 pm Utah Golden Spike reception Brigham City Museum Gallery 24 N 300 West Monday 7:30 pm Opening night of 'Pistols in My Petticoats' at Box Elder Juntof High School 18 S 500 5 East Play runs May 9 18 Tickets are S3 per person or SI 5 for a family of six Available at the Histone Bngham City Depot 803 W Forest St the Chamber of Commerce at 6 N Mam St or at the door Proceeds will support centennial activities May 10 8:30 pm Utah Centennial Golden Spike Ball Box Elder High School 380 S 600 West Bngham City Crestmark Band (The Glenn Miller Sound) of Logan will perform Tickets are S10 per couple and are available at the Chamber of 1 Commerce 6 N Mam St 6-- staff Standard-Examn- Saturday May 4 1996 3A portunity He’d like to see modem trains transporting visitors from Ogden’s Union Station to Corinne From there passengers would Point stopping along the way to view historic trestles and culverts camp sues Chinaman's Arch and other features of the park “This is a remarkable historic railroad site probably the most important m the world" Montgomery said “To those of love railroads it's exciting to’ think of accessing the last few miles by rail" A 1993 feasibility study con- -' ducted by the park service esti- mated that if a tourist train were built v isitor numbers would rise -- us-wh- from the current 55000 to 296000 a year Visitors could take the tourist' train for SI 395 from Ogden to Corinne and SI 395 from Cor-- ’ inne to the historic site If half of them took both train trips would reach about S4 mil- lion per year Supporters S3 million or so in annu- al sales of food and souvenirs Delone Glover president of the Golden Spike Association says a tourist train connecting Ogden Connne and the Golden Spike site would be “the last dream of the Golden Spike Association” “It's too bad to have such a marvelous site and not be able to ticket-sale- s expect-anothe- r get there by train" Glover said Powell questions the visitor numbers projected in the study saying there is no evidence to support a fivefold increase He also points out other difficulties like the fact that Union Pacific which owns the track from Ogden to Corinne has a company policy against allowing excursion trains on their rail But Powell is quick to add that his caution about the tourist train idea is not opposition “We truly want to work together and see if there is a proposal that makes sense for every- -' body” he said frame you can feel it” This year’s celebration should i i t attract close to 9000 visitors said Bruce Powell superintendent of the Golden Spike Nation- - Andrews i i i From 1A t The trio of commissioners will ultimately make a recommendation to the entire commission which is expected to issue an opinion sometime this' fall ’ David Padilla a spokesman commisfor the sion acknowledged the petition but refused to talk about it saying the proceedings and deliberations are secret seven-memb- er i i Inter-Americ- i i i The Andrews petition has progressed further than most other cases filed against the US comsince the Inter-Americ- t an mission was formed in Santiago Chile in 1959 the State Department source said The commission has no judicial power but it has significant political clout as the oldest and i i i organization in the Americas Its censure is something the US would just as soon avoid The problem is not that Andrews was executed since the OAS's charter is silent on the death penalty But the commission has decided the circum- ©MOTOROLA Extended life nickel metal hydride battery included 20 hour standby 120 minutes talk time Three Year Warranty Free Activation the world Compact attractive in and stylish Free Activation now-infamo- us DPC550 i 92 ounces FLIP PHONE prejudice ! il The most recognized stances of Andrews’ racially charged trial could prove a violation of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man which promotes the human condition free from persecution and ‘The petition focuses particunote larly on a fotind by a juror during a lunch break in the triaL Scrawled on a napkin it showed a crude sketch of a stick figure on a gallows and bore the message “Hang the Niggers” The petition complains that the judge in the case never held a hearing to determine the origin of the note or its effect on the jury Rather than declare a mistrial the judge merely told those jurors who had seen the note to disregard it The petition’s other arguments are familiar to anyone who watched the case move slowly through the court system: The petihon alleges that Andrews and were two black tried by an jury Andrews Pierre Dale Selby and Keith Roberts conspired to Shop burglarize the Ogden Hi-While Roberts waited outside Andrews and Selby tied up five i with activation most prestigious human rights Tccessorie 01042500 IT® ccessoriei ’cigaratt light andlaathorca j VBffr MVX450 37842450 AI2ST GoPhorie 120 minutes of 7 evening & weekend calling each month Only available with ili the$39" starter kit Wireless Services Authorized Dealer te people in the basement and MUST BE ACTIVATED WITHIN 7 DAVS CREDIT CARD REQUIRED 01042602 GO RHONE AnLAYTON 8 Mar Main drews armed with a handgun 497-007- poured caustic liquid dram cleaner into a cup which Selby ulti- TBO mately forced the victims to drink DISCOUNT SUPERCENTERS Andrews then went outside 3nd Selby admitted to raping one of the women and shooting all five victims Three of them died I Guaranteed call quality 24 hr customer service All 1 5 mm from Bountiful ord Ogdan (Jfl ID r g i1 5790 Sltodwood Rd 9645522 POUT UMtOM 9 TRM (Mrik IMm cellular phone purchases require new activation by Future Shop for a minimum of 12 months on the same network Certain cellular telephone company fees may apply Credit card imprint is required Prices will be $300 higher for analog without activation on qualifying plans Personal shopping only No dealers we reserve the right to limit quantities |