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Show MOTOR TRAIN IS NOW TO ARRIVE M ZION j ON TUESDAY SALT LAKE. Aug 15. The peopl-ol peopl-ol Salt Lake are to be given an opportunity oppor-tunity to entertain the members of the army transport convoy for practicaMy mne entire day The change in the arrival hour and leaving time to brin? the train here Tuesday afternoon at 1 o clock and to remain here until Wednesday Wed-nesday morning at 6:30 o'clock was !sent to Salt Lake yesterday by Colom 1 IC. W McClure, train commandant, I through Lieutenant William B. Doran. I publicity agent. Under the new schedule announced j by Colonel McClure the train will ar-(rive ar-(rive In Ogden on Monday afternoon remaining there oerni2ht. Tuesday .morning the trip to Salt Lake will dc Anade, the train arriving here shorth 1 after 1 o'clock p. m. The parade will jbe held on the arrival of the train a.-originally a.-originally planned, the date only hav-;ing hav-;ing been advanced The plans call for the formation of i the Industrial and commercial truck, on the west side of Second West street Ktending north from Second North 10 take up the march Immediately on the passage of the army train. The trucks i placed In the escort of the Motor Truck I Dealers' association will head this con-tingent con-tingent of the parade and machines i from business houses will follow in 'line. Three bands mounted on trucks will furnish music The train will be met at the city limits lim-its by a reception committee of city : nd state officials and representatives From the Utah State Automobile a jciation. and Truck Dealers' association, the Commercial club, the Rotary club. , the Kiwanls club and the mllitar ofd iclals. The train will travel south on Second West, picking up its escort a' Second Norlh. will turn east at Soutn Temple to Main street The longer stay of the train in Salr '.pke now authorized by Colonel M I lure -will make possible the carrying out of the original plans for the entertainment en-tertainment of the officers and me" This will include a trip to Saltair beach, dip in the water and a luncheon lunch-eon to be served afterward by (he Re. I ("toss canteen service. It is probab! a that a dinner will be arranged at Ihe Country club Tuesday evening for the officers In addition to these functions, func-tions, there also will be a good roads meeting at the tabernacle. Governors to View Parade. On the passage down Main su e. the train will be reviewed by the el';, and state officials and also by the thirty governors of other slates who will be here al that time in attendance on the governors' conference The trip by the army convoy acros.-. Wyoming has not been a thing of joy by any means, according to word brought here yesterday afternoon b;. Lieutenant V R Doran Three ma-chines ma-chines went off lhe road and dow:; embankments While these accident are annoying and cause some little de-I de-I lay to the train movement; they are not serious and but little damage Is done to machines, it is said. The most serious problem which is confronting ihe train commander s the weak bridges across streams and washes which are of too light construction con-struction in carrj the heavy weight of the big special machines which ai I OD pan the train To overcome these dil ficulties, Colonel McClure has ordered two trucks of engineers with bridge building equipment to pn-red.. the train and make repairs and strengthen strength-en bridges wherever it has been found necessary. These trucks are carrying carry-ing heavy timbers and other ne'eessarj material for placing bridges in condi Uon for permitting the train to pas over safely. Such conditions as have been encountered en-countered on the Wyoming roads v the motor truck train, say the train Officers, only goes to strength-ui tlv war department's contention thai in-main in-main factor in the efficiency, economy and safety in the operation of motor vehicles S B proper road bed. which nic-ans better highways. It is argued v. nil supporting fn.cts. th il the motor truck in more ways than one has deu onstrated its value as a facility for I rnnsportatlon. |