Show Jim Archibald Snyderville Native Has Railroad Hobby PARK CITY CITY- Jim Archibald of Ogden was wu an Interested Park City visitor Thursday greeting many of his old friends here He has been a visitor at the ohme of a granddaughter granddaughter granddaughter grand grand- daughter Mrs Genes who brought him to Park City Jim is a native of Snyderville and a son of the prominent ear ear- ly-day ly settlers of ot Parleys Parley's Park Part Mr and Mrs James Archibald He grew to manhood in the Archibald Archibald Ar Ar- home still being used used as a residence on the he highway in Snyderville He attended Park City High School and isa la is laa a graduate of the Class of ot 1908 1968 Jim was wu a railroader for six Liz years then wert we t to work for forthe forthe forthe the Woodside Stores Co as de- de deliveryman liveryman Woodside also op op- the old Hopkins Coal Co selling coal from flom Rock RockSprings RockSprings Springs Wyo Castlegate and Coalville to Park Part City residents s He worked for this company for 23 years and with his wife and family built and resided in the home on Park Ave now the Phil Santy home In 1938 when the first big biS strike strite in the camp closed down don the Silver King Coalition MIning Mining Min MIn- ing fag Co Jim and his hla fam- fam moved to Ogden where he be worked at HIl Hill until his retirement He was lucky enough to have hare two hobbles hobbies raising chickens and electric trains The trains finally won out over the chickens chickens chickens chick- chick ens and Jim now devotes hi his leisure time after atter caring for hi his home and garden to the train hobby He has converted the attic of his Ogden home into the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest up-to-the-minute up midget railroad terminal you ever saw with with all aU tracks mounted In sections sections sections sec sec- on plywood which can be moved as he desires He had several severa several sev sev- era eral pictures of these trains tracks passenger and freight de depots depots depots de- de pots mountain tunnels water tank and all the things that go with electric train villages Jim said he could not place a money value on these trains and said he bought one big beauty a Lionel valued at for the day alter after Christmas Some train sets have been given given en to him by grown men w o were happy to see their well well- used and beloved trains Join the collection which Is certainly certainty a athing athing athing thing of beauty After buying trains for far four sons I too can appreciate and recognize the fine collection Jim has Jim enjoys good health and keeps happy visiting his chil chU- dren and grandchildren And by the way what I YOUR Rhea hobby hobby Rhea Hurley Purley |