Show Utah To Relive Rail Completion One of the greatest moments in Utah history and that of the nation the completion of the f first i Irs r s t trans-continental trans r rail railroad a 11 road will be relived here May 10 COMMEMORATING the anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike the ceremony is expected to attract several thousands of and tourists to the Golden Spike National Historic Site O. O G. G Greg Linde San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco manager of industrial development for the Southern Pacific Co will be the key speaker for the ceremony The ceremony also will include a re-enactment re of the driving of the last spike and the laying of a memorial wreath on the Golden Spike Monument by of officials officials officials of- of of the Southern Pacific I and Union Pacific railroads I THE NATIONS NATION'S first transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- continental railroad was completed completed completed com com- here May 10 1869 an event which speeded the crumbling crumbling crumb crumb- ling of ot the western frontier Union Pacific crews working west from 0 Omaha maha and Central Pacific later Southern Pacific workmen laying track east from Sacramento joined their rails high in the Promontory Range north of the Great Salt Lake The Golden Spike Centennial Celebration is planned for May 10 1969 an event which will gain world-wide world attention |