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Show MORE MONEY TO ELECTRIFY THE ROAD As announced some time zRn by th Standard, the Ogden Rapid Transit company has ordered copper wire for the trolley stem of Its Interurban road to Brigham cltv An additional addition-al order has been made by .the coui-pan), coui-pan), the total expenditure (or the same now being $45,000 This means that the road will be electrified as soon as the grade shall have been constructed Superintendent Balloy atated lasl evening that the ordoni would be filled as soon as possible and that the work of electrifying the road would begin upon the receipt of the maierl.il The wire order amounts to some 225,000 pounds or enough io equip 86 miles of track. In some places there will he two or even throe wires sfriinc. different slzer, being used for Various needs. Robling A- Sons of Chicago secured a part of the ordr, as did the Ohio Brass company, t;,e American Si eel iind Iron company and the looal Blei Irb Supply and Fixture company, represented rep-resented by Ed Lawrence The grade already Is completed to Wlllard and lorces of men are at work oor day on the northward oxtonslon. |