Show SPEND ON ONi i STREET RAilWAY I II I I E. E H. H Harriman Hariman Lets Contract for Big Improvements to Salt Lake System ONLY ONE OF A SERIES Said He Will Wil Disburse Millions I Improving Lines in and Around City Republican Special Service Denver Colo olo O Oct t Two L-Two Two hundred thousand dollars Is the total amount of a n contract made C between l 13 E. H ii 11 Harriman and the General Genera Electric company for new equipment for the tho Utah Llah LighT anti and Railway company compan of oC Salt Snit T Lake ake k Tho rho contract has hns Just b been en signed and tho thic order was was was' obtained through h Gerral Ger- Ger tier Geir- eral ral Irving Hale manager of or the D Denver Denver Den Den- ner n- n ver er branch of or tho the electric company The ThA order includes switches d dynamos and and other apparatus for the tho betterment better better- beter- beter ment meat of or both tho thia lighting and railway system of or the lie Salt I Lake lake ake property Several months a ago o General Generl Hale was called cald to Salt Sal Lake Lako to confer wih W. W II I. I Bancroft president of oC the thc Utah Light anti and Railway hallway Halway conlan company Jost b it manager of or th tIme the same company compan ny and Mr Ir Harriman In the fhe ma mattar t lr r of QI improvements for Cor the tho company compan General Gen tien- oral eral Hale Tale who is an electrical expert rt anti and who has Installed many of or tl ii Hie greatest plants of or tho the West st spent pent two w weeks cs or more in going 0 over th the property of the tho Utah Light and Railway company At t t the lie conclusion l of ot his hs examination ho hp told tho the orn officers r of I the he he company compan Just what was needed i I ii t CH IH The matter mator was passed up to Mr Ir nan who sho put hl his approval on the time recommendations only ten days ago The order coming coining coming to the tho Denver Den is looked hooked upon ui as a n. distinct triumph for General unto HOle It I Is planned to make th tiit greater Improvements in the tho railway although the lighting system Is to lo have a t large largo amount of new equipment also It I Is understood that the tue company compan has placed an order for a I largo large 1010 number numb or of or now nor cars which will wi arrive 0 In Salt Sail Hal Lake In Ina ina a r few w days lla's These cars are aro coming comIns from St St. Louis LOlis The Tho mechanical equipment equip mont ment was not largo large o enough to mire tak e care of the Increased business an ani anC to torun torun t run the ne new cars so 80 h ii I was necessary y to add 10 to tho ho power facilities From statements made macic nt cit Ct tho tIme offices of the General Electric company here hore time the present order Is lint hut one part of sf r a n of contracts which will wil be 10 made Mr r harriman who owns the Salt bait Sal Lake Lala street railway and the l lighting plant is planning to make malto man many ex extensions extensions ex- ex tensions in the then n way of interurban lines and anc will wI bl buy from time to time a n large amount of oC electric machinery to keep leep up UI with wih time the extensions The Time present order will wI be he shipped from tho the works within a a few thais days |