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Show I OHiS Ofliil iSi&C? TAOOiCO ' tl Tho Ojdon, Logan and Idaho II Klectric lino, generally known as tho II jCacho Valley Route, has In tho past fl year mado many Improvements for In $i--"B ran -crSBBBBBBB?!ffiy1 U Ksls S bbTbbbbbbbbbwtV p. i). kmm: I 1 tho honent of tho traveling and shlp- " ping public. It now oporales 141 miles of lino, and servos approxl- 1 mately 75 per cent of tho population of Northern Utah, traversing Webor sind Rox Klilcr countlua. Cache Vnl-, Vnl-, loy and Franklin county. Idaho, through tho richest ncctlons ftourlsh-! ftourlsh-! lug In Agriculture, Horticulture and Dairying. Since tho construction of this electric lino, now Hfo has been seen In many sections, civic Improvements Improve-ments In all tho towns It traverses, ! new factories, largo hotol-, and many now and handsomo residences bavo been constructed, and ninny mora improvements nro in Contem plation. ! The Ogdon, Logan & Idaho Hall- : way company havo In tho past year wado tho following Improvements which will ho plcaslug to tho gonor-nl gonor-nl public: Construction of ontlro now main lino, Hot Springs to Rrig-' Rrig-' ham, 11 miles, at a cost of $300,000 this now lino Is on a lower level, I which ollmlnates tho heavy gratlos Ii nnd sharp curves encountered on tho old lino via tho Stato Highway, A making it posslhlo to roduueo tho ? running tlmo to Ogdon to Preston 4 ,",2 minutes, which means much to f Iho trailer. ! Electrification of tho Plain City I branch, Harrlsvlllo to 1'laln City, 0 i miles, nt a cost or $22,000. This I Improvement glvos tho good pcoplo of that district service uvory two hours, Instead of throo tlmos a day. I ' While tho oxtenaiou of tho Ogdon '.bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbV canyon lino to Ogdon valley, Eden and Huntsville wa3 completed last year, the farmers of that community vero this jear able to ship their products direct from thoso points, discontinuing tho long wagon haul oxpt rlonced in the past In shipping fron Ogdcn, and gives them splendid splen-did passenger service. Constructing nt a cost of J1S5.000 of a 13 milo branch lino. Sugarton to Alta.Utah, on tho west side ofj Hear RIor, through what Is known as tho IJonson district. At tho tor-minus tor-minus of this branch, a now Sugar factory is under construction, which will tnko caro of tho 1917 beet crop and also opens a new section which Ib rich In agriculture. Somo trouble troub-le was experienced last winter on what Is known as tho Colllnston Hill, duo to excesslvo snows and heavy winds, which caused tho cuts to fill with snow, which meant do-lays do-lays to tho traveler. This has been overcome by tho construction of a doublo lino of snow fonces and tho purchase of two modern snow plows at a cost of $2G,500. Theso Improvements Im-provements nnd precautions Insures through operation every day on tho electric lino during tho heavy winter. win-ter. At Logan a beautiful now Passon-gor Passon-gor Station has been constructed at a cost of $25,000. Tills station Is up to date In every detail, offering tho Traveling Public every convenience. conveni-ence. Extonslvo improvements In tho facilities at most every stntlon on tho lino havo heon mado, such, as, now sldo thncks, warehouses, stock yards, automobilo unloading platforms, track scales. During tho past year, additions havo been mado to tho Frolght as woll as passenger Equipment. Three Electric Locomotives havo boon ordered, ono of which having boon delivered. Stock and Ilo- Cars havo been added to tho Freight Rolling Rol-ling Stock. Threo now all steel Pns bonger Motor Cars havo heon received receiv-ed and nro In tervlco. Two now frolght motor cars havo boon constructed con-structed by tho company, to servo tho loss than Carload Pnckago Frolght Trains which oporato dally ln each dliection between Ogdon and Preston, giving up to mlnuto service to tho wldo nwnko morchants who keep abrost with tho tlmos . Electric Elec-tric Lines nro generally looked upon up-on a convenience to tho traveling public ns handling passongor traillo only. However, Its ability to servo tho shipping public equally ns woll In handling frolght shipments Ih bo-coming bo-coming better known. With Fast Frolght servico ovory day and through ratos and nrrnngomonts with all Steam Lines to and from tho East and West, the EJectrlo Lmo ,1s able to handle carload freight as woll ns passenger business In a most j satisfactory manner. With Passenger orvlco every two i hours between all points on Its main lino and operating 1C trains ovory day, tho "ELECTRIC WAV" , bo-Como bo-Como popular onabling tho people I to keep in closo touch with their (noighbors and tho Traveling Salesman Sales-man with tho Customers. Tho operation oper-ation of All Stool Cars on perfect roadway without smoko and cinders makes travel a pleasure to those whom othorwlso remained at home, and Insures safety and comfort. Anothor feature which attracts tho Traveling Public nnd Is a great convenience Is tho low passenger rnto In tho shapo of "2 conts per mllo faro" by purchasing one thou sand mile books which aro good for one or more persons nnd nro honored honor-ed by all Utah Electric Lines extending extend-ing from Preston, Idaho to Payson, Utah, a distance of 197 miles of main lino and many branches. Very few people of Central and Southern Utah nro familiar with the beauties of Cacho Valley and tho thriving communities of Northern Utah, and the convenient service of Electric Lines, It would bo a Ereat treat to many to take a trip to seo wonderful section of Utah and the Industries located on routo as well as tho great possibilities for tho future. I Mr. P. D. Kline, General Manager, 'who has charge of tho construction 'and operation of tho Ogden Logan and Idaho Railway Co., his wide experience ex-perience in Electrical Construction ns well as Railroad operation has been evident In tho thorough, and efficient ef-ficient manner In which this work has been carried on and in tho por-fect por-fect operation of tho line nfter through service was established. |