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Show S. P. OFFICIAL PARTY IN CITY President Sproule Says Claims For New Depot Here to Be Considered Leading officials of the Southern' Paclfli system with general headquar-' ters at Sin PranclSCO, arrived In Og- ii lasl night on an inspection tour ot the road between Ogden and the coast city The party arrived her' in four private cars, and was headed, by President Sproul of the Southern' Pacific system. Paul Shoup vice president, presi-dent, J. H. Dyers, general manager. P L lUirckh.iltcr, assistant general' manager. Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman chair-man of the executive committee W i 11. Klrkbidle, engineer of malntenanee of Way i George McCormlck. general superintendent of motive power and Auditor T. O. Edwards, were In the, party Willis in fc;den they conferred with local railroad official concerning the progress of the h'-outhern Pacific system, sys-tem, the outlook for the future and. the Improvements planned. Mr. Kruttschnitt chalrmun of the executive! committee di-p.irii.il for his headquar-l ters at New York City on east bound' Union Pacific train N' 0 today i INFER IN BAIT I, IKE The entire party with the exception of Mr Kruttschnitt went to Sal Lake today to hold a conference with the officials of the Cnlon Pacific system and tlii- hieago Konh Western llnSi on the feasibility 'of again resuming iDc Dux service on overland Limited ! which was In operation prior to the time the roads went Into government control The future of tip- crack trains will Jepend entirely on the outcome of the Stilt Dke meetliiK according to Preslden SprOuL President Sproul said: "The Southern Pacific system is en- Joying th. greatest business In tne his-tor'- of the road. Never has the business busi-ness I n as heavy as It Is at the time The operating expense of the South ern Pacific system and other roads throughout the United States Is greater today than ever before, despite the re-j cent Increases in freight and passenger rates, but the Southern Pacific sys-ti sys-ti m Is out to give its patrons SerVlci . and with that end accomplished the officers of the organization will feel 1 satisfied that their hopes have been I accomplished Although we are experiencing ex-periencing a great year the cost of j maintenance, labor, new equipment and other expenses Is eating up the j profit. "Mr. Kruttschnitt, chairman of our! 'executive committee has been In the west for several weeks Inspecting the I .conditions of our lines together with! engineers, between gden and San i I Francisco. His object chiefly in Visiting the Silt Ijike division was to obtain a! (closer knowledge of the proportes of the Southern Pacific and Its problems at this time. "Officials of the Chicago North Western. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems will meet at Salt Lake today and tomorrow to pass on the De Lux, train which was featured between the two coasts before government control. con-trol. M W BE DISC ONTTXTJED "In my opinion the train will be discontinued dis-continued as the train has never paid expenses In past years. This, however, hinges on the outcome of the meeting ul Salt Lake. "In order to meet the heavy de- raanda of tin freuH and passenger) lines of the United States we are con-structlng con-structlng new equipment Just as fast ' as the shops can turn out their work, j "Shops owned by the Southern Pacific Pa-cific system are working over time in efforts to meet the demands. The I month of July was a record one in travel for our lines but since that tlme tin- travel has Increased tremendously. I "We have planned extensive Im-1 provcmer.ts over the Ogden-San Fran-i Fran-i Isco rotlte during the 1921 season in- ullng work now hefng rushed on the Lucln cutoff. Engineers are now I working on the possibilities of double tracking tho entire line between this clt and tho coast with the exception of tho Lueln cutoff. Other improvements, improve-ments, which will greatly aid the freight Tnil passenger business of the west, will also be made." M lEPOJ ONSTOl RED While In t'gden President Sproul intimated that Ogden's claims for the) erection of a first class passenger sta-1 tlun will be given due consideration. He had occasion to Inspect the Union station today and was easily convinced I that the present depot was Inadequate for the travel. President Sproul will return to San Francisco from Salt Lake via Los i Angeles. Charles 8 Fee. passenger traffic manager for the Southern Pacific and; his assistant F. E. Balture together with It. U Robinson, traffic manager tor the I'nion Pacific accompanlodj President Sproul to Salt Lake no |