Show welding of east and west shown in the picture iron horse the story ot of the wires and the rails which first linked the west with the east has been recorded on the screen for the first time described by robert louis stevenson as a greater achievement in the worlds history than the building of troy this tremendous theme furnishes the basis tor for the iron horse the william fox super production which opens a weeks engagement at the salt lake theatre saturday sept 5 names which have come down in history and will go on forever appear in the cast lincoln grant dodge buffalo bill cody wild bill hickok and dat bat masterson are just a few ot of them the picture Is not a melodrama but a spectacular cinema record of the linking ot of america based on historical to cical records when president lincoln signed the pacific railroad act on july 1 1862 the bill included the provision that a telegraph system must accompany the rails thus connecting the east and west by wire and rail it was the first means 0 of communication other than stage coach and pony express lincoln at the time was striving to unite the north arid and south but he did not abandon one great dream tor for the other he was assassinated before his dream could be realized the dramatic story has been made into a powerful picture with george obrien len J farrell Af macdonald acDonald and madge bellamy in tile the leading roles john ford the director used a regiment of cavalry and tour four tribes of indians to add to the color an enormous cast of capable artists support the principals |