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Show I it is TRANSMISSIONS AUTGMAflC "Out Work The "Big Four" founded the Centra! Pacific Railroad. This painting by Eleanor McCarger of Burlingame, shows them and Theodore Judah, surveyor of the transcontinental route. Left to right: Mark Hopkins, Judah, Collis P. Huntington, Charles B. Crocker and Leland Stanford. publication notes that Eig Four took the risks, action in its early days days in cepted the challenge of the Sierwhicl1 incoms was zero-o- f ra and later reaped the rewards. The first of,ices were in flie their efforts; When construction was done,'secnd floor of the HuntingtonK 54 at storfc hardware the publication says. They needed to make the railroad Stvaluable by making it pay a Hardly had construction task just as difficult ar the orig- - begun than Judah and the Big Four split over methods of con- inal construction. The original incorporation struction and financing. Judah and yel- went East to seek new backers, creased document, lowed, is on file in the State Ar- - but died crossing the Isthmus of Co. - 1863 FOR A WORKS SUGAR COMPANY, ., SUGAR'... HE SAYS MILLIONS OF BAGS FATHER 510 AMALGAMATED THEY MAKS OF SUGAR ! 467-137- For Litton bolievoein tho spark of creativity and the incisive force of inspiration found in' Hs omployoet that these people should bo provided with special opportunities and ncourageir.ent. Litton believes its employees will do tho most f sr their company and their society when they are given responsibilities and motivation to exercise their inge1 nuity in developing now ideas. With tho creativity and determination of tho people of Litton, what has boon achieved in tho past promises now levels of performance for the future toward increasing evr skills, our technologies and our products to tho now and growing markets of the future. v--: V, I i. two-third- line. - ARE IMPORTANT AT LITTON i low-far- HIM r PEOPLE ... s My WElCOMl SOUTH STATE AUTO CO. 3 1623 S. Jfote Phone The track is gone, but the record remains. This stretch Railbuilders' Record of line extended dong the shore of Great Salt Lake, Utah, at the rge of 37. Meanwhile, there already was low enough so Western farmers and manufacturers could gly called Crazy! Erurnbling from farmers along1 of pete directly with producers opened alrea(,y portion he Judah by his 'the Central Pacific about highimuch closer to Eastern had successfully plotted a rail- rates the AP literature an issue that was to markets, road route through the Sierra raee for years. argues. as a lobbyist in , A Nevada County group petibarrier and Critics said , ' the railroad In to all 1868 tioned the that the traffic wrote charged Washington legislature virtually con- would bear until federal and his own terms in the Pacific cut the rates by tending that a third of the state control forced reductions. Railroad Act. charge would be adequate The railroad says, Southern RAIL SlalDIES considering that the construc- - Pacific's efforts in populating the West were so successful that That act granted the railroad !tlon of the, road ha "nt a"d not cost them a dollar of their In the short span of 50 years the 10 sections (later 20) of land,'ovvn ,, ffion region had more than quad6,400 acres, for each mile of rail) js nQ rpcord o( any ac. rupled in population. built across the public domain. 't;on on the By 1884, the firm controlled petition. The company received subsidies) With the last spike driven the more than 5,500 miles of railof $16,000 Central Pacific turned to devel road including all the lines actually bonds staked out its San It market. Francisco, Sacram- oping serving for each mile of road built in towns on land grant land andjentc, Stockton and Los Angeles, the valley, $32,000 in the foot- sold farmland at prices as low Today, the SPs system stretch-hilland $48,000 In mountain as a dollar an acre," a Southern 'es over 14.000 miles. The final federal debt, $58.8 areas. Pacific booklet says. Colonists came from the East million, was paid in 1909, after The Big Four also arranged e on SP critics were successful in immigrant trains. for state subsidies, even while scontinental Tran preventing the railroad from freight Stanford was governor,, and for stock subscriptions by some of ihe California counties along the' chives in Sacramento along Panama in with the carefully handwritten J e er i n From Page 1) It Your CueMtmt" KANXAMMiCAROS History At Promontory (Continued EXCHANGED REPAIRED ADJUSTED Tt STANDARD ; . ! I t ' W; f., ..L:j Litton's Data System facility ampleyt alactrical ngirmra, accountant, mockanical anginoart, ' industrial engineer, production planner, electronic technicians, secretaries, material planners, precision inspector, electronic assemblers, production foramen, data precasting spncialists, quality engineers and many other shilled peo- r. DATA SYSTEMS DIVISION 640 North 21st West Salt Lake City, Ut. 84121 PH. ple.. If you are interested in a career position with Litton, contact John Zippro, employment supervisor. IB LITTON INDUSTRIES j V, Meanwhile, the railroad build-- , era were able to convince feder-- i al officials that the valley ended and the Sierra began at Arcade Creek, only seven level miles out of Sacramento. This .resulted in an immediate boost in the construction subsidy.-Whe- n news of the ruling reached California, a roar of amazement shook the state. wrote historian Oscar Lewis. t, , i: t: Sacramento's four shopkeepers began to command closer attention . '. . Any group who could move tne base of the Sierra Nevadas 25 miles westward into the center of the valley and could net a half million dollars by the exploit would bear watching. Just how much did the 'rail- road cost and how much of that came from the Big Four? The1 s l! Central Pacfiic annual re-- 1 port lists construction costs nf $56.8 million to date. A federal commission later estimated the Central Pacific could have 1869 I! ' , been built for $23 million. EVERYBODY THAT KNOW Ht SAYS MAK.N0 9OUi9 trhOW' THE AMMSAMATlD Sugar company has sun WHITE SATIM $jbAR' FOff AN AWfUL LOSS TIMS' t ft I TtLL FOf HINESE WORKERS C mrmrmt wfu f Construction literally a pick and shovel operation went slowly and expensively up the west slope of the Sierra. A labor, was major problem, overcome when Crocker discov-- 1 ered the advantages of hiring Chinese workers. He even went to China to recruit more, with a total of 12.000 on the construction front eventually. Don-ne- r The tunnel at 7.242-foSummit finally was completed in late 1867. Crockers crews then sped down the eastern slopes and across Nevada, building 362 miles of read in 1868. The race was on with the Union Pacific to build the most miles of line and earn the great-- ; er subsidy. Side Trips THE ? 4 :-- l u Visitors to the Golden Spike Historical Site can make enjoyable side trips to forest service campgrounds and resorts in the nearby Wasatch National Forest; to beaches on the Great Salt Lake, and to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, one of the na-- t i o ns waterfowl largest AMALGAMATED el , SUGAR CO. I! H THE GOLDEN SPIKE CENTENNIAL A MEMORABLE EVENT FOR US ALL $ .A years before the Central Pacific end Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Summit, Frederick H. Auerbach and his brother, Sorr.uel, opened their first store in Salt Lake City. A short time later, they opened another in Ogden and others in towns throughout the state. Five The excitement of May 10, 1869, and of the great achievement by the railroad companies, was shared by the Auerbach brothers; just as the Auerbach company today shares in the celebration of this historic event marking 100 years of continuing progress in Utah, and in our nation. H . J , We join the railroad companies in planning for continued success and accomplishment in the coming years. sanctuaries. ; j I: a S SI eMAKRO a AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD Wi ri :! 11 3 GLENDALE DR. GLENDALE PLAZA CENTER MONDAY THRU THURSDAY 11 A.M TO 11PM. SATURDAY 11 AM TO 1 AM rRWAYJ SUNDAY 3 M HUS FRCHMt NRONC ISO t n TAU TO S M HCMl Mil St StUKKO, SALT LAKE CITY AND OGDEN J i |