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Show er nang a 'solo which was heartily' applauded. Mosiah Evans Talk6. On behalf of the ,Uour River Valley Commercial club. Mosiah Evans also added his congratulations to the officials offi-cials of the railroad company upon the completion or the lino and urged the, company to continue the line Into the Boar River valley, which, he enthusiastically en-thusiastically declared. Is the most fertile acrfcultural section In tho Rocky Mountain region. President Eccles' Address. Drawing .a comparison between the appearance of Brigbam Cty fortysev-en fortysev-en vears ago and Uday, President David Eeclea gave away a secret which has never before been made public. Mr. Eccles paid that nearly a half century ago he made frcqjent trips on foot between the two cities with a heavy park on his bad., sell-ing sell-ing rolling pins and oilier wares. "Have often remembered these tiresome tire-some trips, and I do not know but what their remembrance has had much to do with a dcs!re on my part to see an electric line connecting the two cities," declared the speaker. Mr Eccles Ec-cles modestly assured his audience that much praise for tho completion of the electric line Is duo to Engineer En-gineer Joseph A. West, under whose supervision the road was built Bamberger Praises Eccles. President Simon Bamberger of tho Salt Lake & Ogden Railroad company, compa-ny, who came up from Salt Lake to make the initial trip over the new iuterurlian line, was introduced. Me joined the other speakers In prnlsingt David Eccles and his associates upon the completion of the line, and speaking speak-ing from his personal experience he warned Mr. Eccles against loo sanguine san-guine hopes of the line laying at first. In reply to the 'Inquiry of Mayor Glasmann regarding the reason for Salt Lake people coming to Ogdeu ti do their trading, Mr. Bamberger pleasantly explained that this was duo to the fact that there are more people In Salt Lake than there are Ir Ogden, and that Brigham City may expect the business ol the overflow population of Ogden In the same degree, de-gree, Cheers for David Eccles. Alter the meeting had adjourned the Ogden contingent returned to the train, where after several hearty (beers from the Brigham City people peo-ple lr David Eccles and th" others in the Ogden paity, tho train was started on Its return trip to this city. The run back to Ogden was made l'i one hour and twenty minutes. The roadbed and track from the Utah Hot Springs to Brigham City is one of the Unest stretches of railway In the state. Mr, Bamberger made a oloo inspection inspec-tion of the line and was enlbiislus-tie enlbiislus-tie In his praise of those who have made travel b electric line between the two cities a reality. Regular tralllc over t lie line will be opened this morning at fliUii o'clock. The special train was 'In charge of Superintendent Joseph Bailey, Conductor Con-ductor J. E. Shaw and Motorman J Maddock. The Party. The passengers on the special train from Ogden were: Messrs and Mes-dames Mes-dames David Eccles. William Eccles. Joseph Bailey, A M Shaw, J. H. De Vine. Joseph B -Dana. J. W. Austin. Carl Allison. W. G, Wilson. '. H. Bar- I ton, A H. Moves. E. O. Wattis; Mrs. R, T. Evans. Miss West. Mrs. G. A. Wright. President C F. Mlddleton. P.ert LItzenbcrg, John Barker, c. A. Sammons. Hyrum Pingreo. Angus T. Wright. Judge I. A. Howell, Charles Brown. George Mattson. Simon Bamberger. Bam-berger. David JenscnMlss Ivy Willi, Wil-li, iras, Miss Alice Bowen. Fred'llnnn-sen, Fred'llnnn-sen, Judge J. D Murphy, Miss Min nie Brown. Miss Wattis. S. C. D? Pass. Miss Eva Moyos, Mrs. Chris Flygate. Mrs. S II Winters. Joseph West, Job Pinsree. Mayor William Glasmann and others. ELECTRIC TRAIN TO Saturday was a great day for Brig-ham Brig-ham City and It was eqialfv groat for Ogden, for that day marked their , union by nn electric road. It was the ! occasion of the running of tho first ! electric train over the Intcrurban car ; system bu.llt by the Ogden Rapid i Transit company, , When this splendidly equipped dec-! dec-! trie train rolled into Brigham City, a rhont of joy went up from hundreds ' of Brigham' citizens vho had formed in line-along the tracks at the depot ; of the new road. A heart v response was ghen by the Ogden people who ! occupied the train nnd all joined in three cheers for tho Ogden-Biigham i intcrurban. - l Practically the entire population 1 of the little city which has become ! famous for Its fine peaches, pretty girls ! and other attractions, was on hand to welcpme tho officials of the Rapid Transit company, Ogden City officials and others vho enjoyed the dlstlnc tlon of making the first trip over the, Intcrurban railway, and o congratulate congratu-late those who are responsible for the successful completion of the road. Slight Delay In Trip. Starting from Ogden a few minutes before 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the special train with about sixty Ogden Og-den people aboard, reached " North Ogden Og-den without nvishan. As a sharp curve In the line was being negotiated, the two front cara jumped the track. A hnsty inspection by Superintendent Jose'nh Bnlley. w lie had charge oi the special, disclosed the fact that '.ho accident was due to a spreading rail The wrecker was summoned and In a short time the disabled cars were on the rails cllcklnc alng merrily towards to-wards Brigham City. Brass Band Greets Guests. When the Box Elder metropolis was reached a few minutes before I o'clock a throng of Beveral thousand people were lined along the sidewalks and In lue middle '"""nf the streets, awailine Mic visitors. Cheers greeted the officials of the railroad as they stepped from the train and a brass band struck up a lively tune. After a brief concert, the visitors were escorted to the Box Elder opera house where nOO people from all sections nf Box Elder county were :packod to the aisles. Welcome Extended to Visitors. The meeting was colled to order by Councilman Winn Eddy, the well-known well-known Brigham druggist. He Introduced Intro-duced Mayor Thomas Blackburn who welcomed the visitors to the Pencil City and congratulated David Eccles nnd the other officials ef the Rapid Transit company upon the completion of the road. Mayor Blackburn said that he hoped the time would soon come when President Simon Bamberger, Bamberg-er, of the Salt Lake Ogden 'Railroad 'Rail-road company, who was one of the visitors. Mayor Glasmann, David Eccles Ec-cles and others would find out that Brigham City Is the only place to live in peace and Invited them when this time arrived to make their home with the good people of the " Peach City." Mayor Glasmann Responds. Chairman Eddy then introduced Mayor Glasmann Mr. Glasmann congratulated con-gratulated the people of Box Elder county and the officials of the 0?den Rap'd Transit company upon the completion com-pletion of the line and predicted untold un-told bencts wh'ch will be derived frolTNthe operation of the line through one of the richest agricultural sections sec-tions of the sta'.e. Responding; to the welcome of Mayor Blackburn, Mr. Glasmnnu said that he had always felt a keen interest in the people of Box Elder county and invited them tc u.e the new line when they wanted to come to Ogden to do their trading Wh:l the Salt Lake & Ogden ILil-Iroad ILil-Iroad company was being built," declared de-clared the speaker, 'manv persons feared that Salt Lake City would capture cap-ture Ogden's trade, but 't has had the opposite effect because Salt Lake people peo-ple are now coming to Ogden where they can get what they want fur much less than they have to pay in Sell Lake City, b'o you see alter all the new line between Onlen and Brigham City may he the means of increasing in-creasing the business of your merchants. mer-chants. Senator Bamberger is here and he will be given an opportunity to e plain why it is that so many people come to O len from tfatlt Lake to d their irad ns." On Behalf of Box Elder Club. The next speaker was J. E. Peters, who. on behalf of the Box Elder Com merclal club, welcomed th.3 vis'tor to the city and congratulated tho olll clals of the railroad upon the completion com-pletion of the line Mr. Peters ,im-prersed ,im-prersed upon the Box. Eider people the necei-Mly of getting together and encouraging Mr. Eccles and the other oth-er owners of the Intcrurban line, ti build .the line entirely through the county. He recalled the early history of Bilgbam Citv since it was laid out in 1N.",3. when the, speaker was a i lad. Briefly be ontlint.j the steady growth of the city since that time and declared that the completion of , the electric line marked .a new era in the growth and prosperity of the 1 enllro country. 1 Chaiinian Eddy next Introduced i Mrs. Loitie Cozier, one of Brigham City's attractive vocalists. Mrs. Cozl- |
