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Show I Hill LII TO BE EXTENDED TO PRESTON, IDAHO On the hcel3 of the completion of the Ogden. Lopan and Idaho Railway company's new interurban line from Smithflold to Lewiston, come the last big annonncensent th company will make this year the decision to Immediately extend the lntftnrrban from Lewiston to Preston, Idaho. The news of the decision is out and confirmed by General Manager P. D Kline of the interurban company, com-pany, and worlc has already pro-grossed pro-grossed on grading for the Lewiston-Preston Lewiston-Preston extension two miles north of Lewiston. The decision of the officers and directors of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway company to build the Leviston-Preston extension Jlmmodl-ateiy Jlmmodl-ateiy came as a big surprise to even those in closest tourh with th affairs af-fairs of the company With scores cf sections of the east and west crying cry-ing "business depressions," it Is thoroughly thor-oughly indicative of th solidity and splendid condition of business throughout this section of Utah, to learn that th Interest fn control of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Rail-way company have decided to go right ahead with the expenditure of at least $!?0(rnoo in construction of tbe extension exten-sion of the interurban from Lewiston , to Preston in the tmrasdiote future. This extension will make tbe Interurban Inter-urban from Wellsvile to Preeton one of the longest, finest and most modern mod-ern to be found in any eastern or wester-, state. Work is already under un-der way on the grading for tie extension ex-tension and has progressed two mile north of Lewiston. Tbr Is considerable consid-erable heavy grading to be done the test of tho way, and the work will require six wreks. All of the trackage track-age and overhead material necessary for the construction of the entire x-tenelon x-tenelon has been ordered, and rauoh of It i p-n rnnt If all goes well, the entire lnterur-I lnterur-I ban from Wellsvill to Preston will I be in operation some time between March 1st and 15th. Word has joat ben received from General Manager P. D. Kline of the j company that th corapletd interurban inter-urban between Wellsvllle and Lewis-' ton cannot poslbly be opened for traffic on Thursday. December 10, as was onnouncea last week by the Of-1 ficials of the company. The latter are In receipt of telegraphic tele-graphic advice from tbe American i Car company of St. Iouls. manufac turrrs of the big all-steel electric In-: In-: lenirbnn cars to be urM on th new-line. new-line. stAtlng that the shipment of these three can- was unsvoldably d-layed, d-layed, and that they cannot possibly rrh !-gan in time to go Into operation opera-tion un the line Thursdav, December Decem-ber 10 It will require probably in days more for the cars to reach the nr line and be plaeod In commission The formal opening ot the road from WollsUIe to Lewiston will, therefore, b ilel&yed to about December 20. alto announcement of tho formal late for the opening of the line will I nadi bj the officials of tha com 1 inj ;.t the earliest possible moment, after they receive definite advice as to the time of arrival of the new cars. The entire track from Wellsvllle to Lewiston It complete and ready for, tho new cars. The work at Mer rill's spur is finished, and the heavy grade work encountered Juat out of the susjar factor)', this side of Lewis ton. ! progressing rapidly, under the or" rations of a steam 'hovel. Until thlb difficult cut is made, however, and the permanent track is laid through it, tbe company will use a temporary track around the grade cut The construction of the road from 1 ewlSton to Preston will Involve the erection of big car repair shops at I reston, together with a handsome and modern brick building to be ueod as freight depot, passenger Btation, and quarters for the operator. What is of more Importance to Pn sti -i, howevpr, is the fact that the coming of the new road will mean the addition of 2." or 30 families to tli- town's population. In running from Lcwi6ton to Preston, Pres-ton, the now Interurban will paaa directly di-rectly through Fa!r1ew and about a half mile from Whitney |