Show SHORT LINE OFFICIALS GET acquainted on tuesday brigham city ity was honored by a visit from the G get t 4 quaint acquaint ed party of oregon short line railroad officials the special train pulled into the depot from up the valley shortly before I 1 and tile the officials were transferred to a number of waiting automobiles and taken up town to tile the commercial club rooms where they were were greeted by a good representation of businessmen and citizens of this city pros pres J D call was in ogden on court business so could not be present and lion hon J C knudson was made chairman of the meeting with john L pierce acting as secretary were called for from a number of local people and each speaker was asked to tell frankly what m hat lie he thought the railroad ought to do to increase is efficiency locally and suggest measures whereby a better cooperation on the part of the people and the company could be obtained the matter of extending the spur south of the city through town for motor car service to connect with the main line near the watery lane was suggested and in connection with that sir mr F IV fishburn appealed for the schools and a better rate with a schedule that will make it possible tor for the students living out in the county to come into brigham every morning and go home again in the evening other local speakers mentioned the matter of extending a belt line around the east and north sides aides of 0 the city from the south spur and locate the freight yards somewhere near east forest street so that all freight would be more easily delivered having a down hill bill haul and then the fruit belt of tiie the norths east martof the city would be supplied with splendid transportation faculties mr IT D S spencer acted as chairman for the officials and called upon the various gentlemen to respond to the suggestions made general ten dentt G manson 4 athe f first st speaker and ana he took up tile the matter of tile the franchise at once he stated that the railroad company did not feel hardly towards Drig brigham hain tor for not granting the franchise last year and to show that they did not went tight right ahead and made the improvements asked for by the people in other lines now if brigham city wants the motor cars to come up town tow ii the railroad company is ready to build the tracks and detour all their motor cars right up through the center of town mr manson alanson stated that connection with the south spur to the main line near the watery lane was a most acceptable cep table route and suggested that the mayor and city council formulate a route and present same to the company after which they will draw up a franchise and present in the matter of better facilities for school children at mr spencer stated that it if the board of education would outline their desires the company would gladly do all in their power to accommodate them and he further stated that a special motor car service would be put on between brigham and as soon as the double tracking la is completed beti between veen ogden and salt lake that will put passengers in salt lake from this city in i one hour and fifteen minutes mr air alanson stated that the company would also take care of the school traffic south of 0 this thia city when the motor car service Is installed in competition with the electric road J A reeves general freight agent explained 1 that the reason rates on coal are so high Is because a satisfactory arrangement of rates cannot be ba effected with the D it II G mr D S spencer assistant general passenger agent stated that the harriman Harrl man lines are expending annually ll n advertising the resources of the country they traverse and of this is spent ln in advertising utah booklets and pamphlets are spread broadcast and six lecturers ire are kept out all the time telling of the resources and inducements to locate out west A feature of the advertising is the educational cat ional facilities tor for utah stands second in tho the united states today and salt lake city is third in cities of 0 its population claim attorney E al bagley rehearsed the incidents connected with the completion ot of the traus trana continent tal railroad 43 years ago last month the connecting link having li been ea welded out on promontory hill bill sir mr bagley called attention to the progress and growth of f the country since thai time and attributed thail ly IY to the influence of the railroad and the assistance it has rendered in that I 1 line where there are no railroads ethere there Is very little progress and whether people are willing to admit it or pot lot the railroads have a great influence on the growth of the country A few remarks were made by mr knudson respecting the advance in express rates and mr J arogers WR explained that the interstate inter state commerce law regulated all those things now the meeting was lery satisfactory to the officials according to personal expressions of many in the party and at its its conclusion the gentlemen were driven back to their train which immediately med lately pulled out for cache county those in the party were K E C manson alanson general superintendent D S spencer assistant general passenger agent J A reeves general freight agent D it R gray assistant general freight agent A F brewer sli superintendent perl utah dh division ision 11 II J harris assistant superintendent utah di dai sion C J Alc auditor J W rogers american express company E AL dagley claims attorney A n B stevenson superintendent idaho division F V W gentsch dining car service 11 E goodwin district frel freight alt agent W S anderson car service agent if S twining district superintendent in pullman co A R freight ht claims B F forbes superintendent in of 0 telegraph carl stradley assistant general manager engineering department E W newcomb alg signal engineer R W jones stenographer and geo T T odell general manager C W AT co the special train was composed of an office car diner observation car buffet car and two standard sleepers |