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Show Welding of fast and West Shown In "Iron Horse" .tory of Building the Firjt Trans-outinental Trans-outinental Kailuny in Fox Picture The story of the wires and the ails which first linked the west .vith the east, has ..ecorded on the icreen for the first time. Described Describ-ed by Robert Louis Stevenson as a gi eater achivement in the world's history than the building of Troy, this tremendous theme furnisnes the basis for "The Hon Horse," thi William Fox super production which .pens a weeks engagement at the '.alt Lake Theatre Saturday, September Septem-ber 5th. Names which have come down in history and will go on forever, appear ap-pear in the cast. Lincoln, Gran Dodge, Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok and Bat Masterson are jus. l few of them. The picture is not . .inrtrama. but a spectacular cin- ,ma record of the linking of America, Amer-ica, based on historical records. When President Lincoln signed he Pacific Railroad Act on July 1, 1862. the bill included the provision that a telegraph sustem must ac-.1,0 ac-.1,0 nils thus connecting company the rails, uius be east and west by wire and rati. t was the first means of communication commun-ication other than stae coach and ,onv express. Lincoln at the Ume ,,as striving to unite the north and Oou.li, but he did not abandon one ,,reat dream for the other. He las assassinated before his dream :ould be realized. The dramatic story has been made nto a powerful picture, with George O'Brien. J. Farrell MacDonald and Madee Bellamy in the leading roles John Ford, the director, used a regiment regi-ment of cavalry and four tribes 0 .Indians to add to the color. An enormous cast of capable artist-supports artist-supports the principals. |