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Show THE "SCENIC LIMITED" PROVES GRAND SUCCESS. Fast Train Between Denver and 8alt Lake Has Been Inaugurated by Rio Grande Wettern. Salt Lake City. Monday, June 4, 190C, will be a da to chronicled In Utah history of much Import, that being the day upon which the first limited train ever run between Denver and Salt Lake City reached tho city by the great Salt Lake, tho Rio Grande's "Scenic Limited" renchlng Salt Lako City at 8 a. m., on scheduled time, having on board Major S. K. Hooper and other officials nnd a delegation of Colorado nnd Utnh newspaper men,' who made tho trip as tho guests of the Denver & Rio Orando Railway company. com-pany. This palatial annlhllator of time bo-twecn bo-twecn Denver nnd Salt Lako was In charge of Major S. K. Hooper, who completed tho trip to Salt Lake; Frank A. Wadlelgh. assistant general passenger agent, who came with the crowd as far as Glenwood and then went back to Denver; J. M. Smith, district superintendent for the Pullman Pull-man company, and T. A. Dcmpsey, superintendent su-perintendent of dining car servlco for the Rio Grande, and the guest's. Bo-sides Bo-sides the guests there was a splendid complement of passengers. From tho minute tho train pulled out on the dot of 8 the new schedule worked to a charm. b Palmer Lako, Colorado Springs, Pueblo Pu-eblo and Sallda found tho train arriving arriv-ing just a safo shade ahead of time. Tho long pull up to Malta, tho Lead-villo Lead-villo junction point, was mado, as smoothly as If It wcro lovel road, nnd from there down tho western slop wns easy sledding. Tho trial trip proved that the twenty-four-hour run will bo a simplo mattei under anything llko ordinary conditions, condi-tions, nnd will leave nmple provisions for recovery of time In caso of accidental acci-dental delays. Ono of tho ccromonlcs of tho trip was tho opening of tho logbook ot the Scenic Limited a beautifully bound volumo in which a record of tho first Journey is to be .duly Inscribed. Tho newspaper contingent mado tho first contribution to tho book,, In tho form of a letter to Major Hooper, in? dlted by n. S. Rogers of Donvcr and. nmended by various others. Tho newspaper men will bo talking for somo tlmo nbout the wonders of Hint train nnd of tho ride through the Rockies. Ono might almost think, to hear them toll about It, that thcro now was In all tlio world so flno a train or such splendid scenery, and Utahns will, hardly contradict tho, as-bcrtiou, as-bcrtiou, Immediately upon their nrrlvnl (n Salt Lnko City tho visitors woro taken In chnrgo by Colonel I. A. Bonton, gon-crnj gon-crnj agent of tho passenger dopart mcnl of tho Rio Grande roads In this' territory, and representatives of tho Press club, of Salt Lake. 'This" superb train service Inaugurated Inaugur-ated by tho Rio Grando will prove of. Incalculable benefit to Utah, Tho latest bit of original advertising of Utah nnd Its resources put out by tho Rio Grando Western Is, a superbly .Illustrated booklet written by Edward K. Colborn and issued by the passenger passen-ger department of tho Denver ft Rio Grando railroad, entitled "A Glimpse of Utah; Its Resources, .Attractions and Natural Wonders." It Is In fact a brief history of the state from tho tlmo of Its settlement' by the followors of BrlghnWYoung up to the present time, with a brilliant pen and photo-graphlo photo-graphlo portrayal of Its Industries, Its principal points of Interest and everyday every-day life In this favorejd state. This publication will doubtless bo of lasting last-ing benefit to Utnh, nnd reflects gTeat credit upon tho enterprise of the Rid Grando Western officials. |
