R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City City Directory 1899: Containing a complete alphabetical list of business firms, corporations and private citizens; a miscellaneous directory of city, county, state and United States officers, churches, public and private school clubs, secret and benevolent societies, etc., etc. Also a complete classified business directory.

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K. L . P O L K 'T l x e P o p u l a r & CO. S S c e n i c R o u t e BETW EEN C H IC A G O , N E W YO RK a n d P H IL A D E L P H IA . SOLID VESTIBULED TRAIN SERVICE VIA Grand Trunk Railway System IN CO NNECTIO N W IT H T H E Picturesque LehighValley Railroad, via Niagara Falls. GRAND TRUNK NEW SINGLE ARCH DOUBLE TRACK STEEL BRIDGE OVER THE NIAGARA RIVER. T h e n e w b r id g e is¿*aís i n g l e s t e e l a r c h o f 550 f e e t i n le n g t h , s u p p le m e n t e d b y a t r u s s e d s p a n , a t e it h e r e n d , b f 115 f e e t in le n g t h . T h is w i t h t h e a p p r o a c h e s , m a k e s t h e t o t a l l e n g t h o f t h e b r id g e * ,^ lig h tly o v e r 1,100 f e e t . T h e r a il w a y t r a c k s s u r m o u n t in g t h e b r id g e a r e 252 f e e t a b o v e |t j i e w a t e r . T h e b r id g e h a s t w o d e c k s o r flo o r s . O n t h e u p p e r flo o r t h e r e a r e t w o .tr a c k s fo r r a il w a y p u r p o s e s e x c lu s iv e ly , w h ile t h e lo w e r flo o r c o n t a i n s a w id e c e n t r a l c a r r ia g e w a y , d o u b le e le c t r ic r a ilw a y t r a c k s , a n d o n e it h e r s id e p a s s a g e ­ w a y f o r p e d e s t r ia n s . A s a n e v id e n c e o f t h e e n o r m o u s s t r e n g t h o f t h is b e a u t if u l s t r u c t u r e , t h e a r c h i s d e ­ s ig n e d t o p a r r ^ 'p n e£® h /.r a ilw a y t r a c k a lo a d o f t w o lo c o m o t iv e s w i t h f o u r p a ir s o f d r iv e r s e a c h a p d 40,000 p o u n d s o n e a c h p a ir , f o llo w e d b y a t r a in o f 3,500 p o u n d s p e r r u n ­ n in g fo o t,, a n d is d e s ig n e d r f b .c a r r y in a d d itio n a l iv e lo a d o f 3,000 p o u n d s p e r r u n n in g f o o t on tffef lo w e r fl^ofry T h e g e n e r a l p u b lic w ill, h o w e v e r , p r o b a b ly b e b e t t e r a b le t o A r r iv e a t a eQrrJiGt u n d e r s t a n d in g o f t h e e n o r m o u s s u s t a i n i n g p o w e r o f t h e n e w b r id g e b y t h e f a d t ^ t b a t it is c a lc u la t e d t o s u s t a i n a w e i g h t o f s o m e t h in g o v e r s ix t im e s t h e s u s t a i n i n g c a p a c it y o f t h e h is t o r ic S u s p e n s io n B r id g e , w h ic h i t - “r ep laces.^ : 'DIR ECT L IN E FRO M CHICAGO TO Detroit, Mt. Clemens, Saginaw Valley, Toronto, Montreal and All Canadian Points. Also Boston, via Montreal. PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS. For R ates, Sleeping Car A ccom m odations and F urther Inform ation A pply to C H A $. M. H AY S, GEO. B. R E E V E , W . E . D A V IS, General M anager, G eneral Traffic M anager, G en’l P a ss. & Tkt. A g t , Montreal. 4 M ontreal. M ontreal. GEO. T. B E L L . ' E . H . H UG H E S. A sst. Gen’l P a ss. & Tkt. A gt., A sst. G en’l P ass. & T icket A gt., M ontreal. Chicago.