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On May 20, 1913 the Logan Republican printed this article noting the completion of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines to Providence. As a result, the community of Providence planned a celebration that evening for everyone in the surrounding…
A newspaper article titled "Bridge Going Nowhere" by an unknown author, taken from the Herald Journal on June 1, 1961. This article references the large steel bridge on the East Quinney Branch route of the former U.I.C. and discusses the short…
As late as February 6, 1915, the directors of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company finally settled on the route for the rail line between Ogden and Logan. After deliberation, the Logan Republican reported that the directors had decided on the…
The Logan Republican reported on January 18, 1912 an article titled "Complete History of Franchise Turn Down." This article includes a petition and the reasoning behind the rejection of a franchise to David Eccles and the Logan Rapid Transit Company…
By May 2, 1912, David Eccles and the Logan Rapid Transit Company had been hard at work expanding their rail lines and creating an interurban system. The Logan Republican reported on this day that M.J. Golightly would also be granted a franchise by…
By May 17, 1913 work was being rushed by the Eccles Corporation to complete the expansion of the interurban lines to Providence by the following week. The Logan Republican reported that the first cars would be able to run the following week and that…
On October 12, 1915 it was reported by the Logan Republican that the O.L.I. had purchased a large area of land on South Main Street for the purpose of constructing a freight depot and rail yards for the maintenance and operation of the new Ogden,…
On February 6, 1912 the Logan Republican reported an article titled, "Important Inter-Urban Franchises Granted." Hyde Park and Providence, Utah had both agreed to provide franchises to David Eccles and the Logan Rapid Transit Company for expansion…
Following the consolidation of the Rapid Transit Companies and the construction of the O.L.I. lines, the O.L.I. management announced that they would extend the lines to Preston, Idaho. In Preston there would be a high quality depot and repair shop…
The merger of the O.R.T. and L.R.T. sparked excitement in Cache Valley and was reported by the Logan Republican in this article on February 27, 1913. The article states that the operation of the first trains for this line was expected by the end of…
Newspaper article from the Logan Republican dated September 2, 1911. This article reports that M.J. Golightly's franchise for an interurban was granted, providing a certainty that Cache Valley would have its own interurban line with potential…
On June 25, 1912 the Logan Republican reported an article titled "Interurban Well Under Way Eccles People Going Right Ahead" in response to rumors that the L.R.T. expansion project had stalled. This article reports the reach of the lines to that…
As business increased and became a higher demand, the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company purchased additional railroad engines and cars to better meet the demand. The Logan Republican reported on November 8, 1917 that new electric locomotive…
The Logan Republican reported on October 17, 1914 that the lines of the Ogden Rapid Transit Company and the Logan Rapid Transit Company would be consolidated into the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company. At this point, the proposed route for…
This December 19, 1916 article from the Logan Republican reports on the expansion and opportunities granted to northern Utah, Cache Valley, and the Ogden area by the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company and its developments. Comments are made about…
A PDF Layout of information regarding the Logan Rapid Transit Lines on Center Street in Logan, Utah as published by The Herald Journal on August 6, 2019. The document shows historical images and images of items as found during contemporary…
By mid 1919, the U.I.C. had reached a poor financial situation with a large revenue deficit that was affecting operation and maintenance of the railway. The Logan Republican reported on April 29, 1919 of the amount of the deficit, the assets of the…
The Logan Republican reported on December 18, 1917 that the name of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company would change as January 1, 1918 to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company. It is reported that freight revenue losses due to the…
The Logan Republican printed a photo and description of the new Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company’s station in Logan on September 5, 1916. The building was noted for its architecture and quality. It also housed a number of businesses in its…
A Logan Republican newspaper article dated August 31, 1911 reporting rumors of David Eccles' plans to connect the Ogden and Logan Rapid Transit Companies to form a new interurban line. The article notes the grade and route most likely to be used by…
Bullen responded to Knickerbocker on September 10, 1947 and expressed surprise at the Union Pacific's hesitancy to invest the money for what Bullen calls "development purposes in the rich Cache Valley." He also states that business opportunities are…
Bullen's letter of September 5, 1947 shows Bullen continuing to try to persuade Knickerbocker and the Union Pacific of the value of providing services in place of the abandoned U.I.C. He describes Cache Valley as economically stable and a great…
A U.I.C. freight bill dated September 8, 1928 for cleaning supplies from Lovinger Disinfectant Co. in Salt Lake City shipped to the Capitol Theatre in Logan. This form indicates that the Bamberger Electric train first transported the supplies before…
Cattle and Plow Break Ground for the Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit System as Crowd Watches
A pair of oxen and a plow work as a crowd has gathered to witness the breaking of ground for the "Logan Street R.R." or Logan Rapid Transit Company rail lines in 1909.
In 1945, the U.I.C. was again reincorporated under the ownership of the Amalgamated Sugar Company to try to maintain operation of the railroad. The railroad requested that all stockholders return their stocks to be cashed and invested in the new…
Frederick P. Champ contacted A.P. Bigelow on April 18, 1922 regarding a stockholder meeting for the U.I.C. These meetings were held in Ogden, Utah at the company's headquarters. Champ was a citizen of Logan and often sent his proxy card to Bigelow in…
This document is a letter from Frederick Champ to the Cache Valley Banking Company written September 13, 1944. Attached to the letter were Champ's five U.I.C. bond interest coupons due for payment in February, 1944. He submitted the coupons and the…
This letter was written by Frederick Champ to George Eccles on January 8, 1944. At this point the financial situation of the U.I.C. was very poor and this is represented in Champ's concerns with tax loss on his portion of the company stock and bonds.…
This is a follow-up letter from Frederick Champ to George Eccles, dated March 18, 1944. Champ's concerns regarding tax loss were not resolved by the U.I.C. at this point. He continued to reach out to have his tax loss deficits refunded by the company…
On June 3, 1944 Frederick Champ wrote to George Eccles concerning the United States Chamber of Commerce memberships for the Ogden Transit Company, the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad, and the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corporations. Financial struggles…
In response to the call for U.I.C. stocks, Champ sent this letter and his bond/stock certificate on February 28, 1945 to George Eccles to be sold to the Amalgamated Sugar Company. He included the stocks belonging to him, his wife, Lillian M.…
This April 24, 1945 letter from Champ to Eccles indicates that Champ received the checks he was expecting from the U.I.C. after sending in his bonds/stocks to be sold. He also notes that rumors have been spreading regarding the sale of the railroad…
In 1947, the U.I.C. was bankrupt and its property was auctioned throughout the counties in which it had operated. Champ wrote to a Mr. Hillyard on August 22, 1947 regarding the creation of a plat to be given to a customer of the Cache Valley Banking…
Champ's June 1, 1944 letter portrays the true financial hardship that the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad had been experiencing since the late 1920s. Champ explains to Donald Marcellus that the future operations of the U.I.C. are in question, that they…
This letter from December 10, 1940 is Champ's response to the U.I.C. Bondholder Protective Committee authorizing them to convert his bonds into the new corporation's stocks.
This is one example of many checks that were written to the U.I.C. during its time of operation. This check was written for $3.78 on August 7, 1918. The stamp on the reverse side of the check shows that the U.I.C. utilized the services of Thatcher…
A steam engine delivers concrete on railcars for the continued construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Lines in 1909-1910. Construction workers are shown working with the concrete to construct the railroad grade.
An order form from the Capitol Theatre's Assistant Manager (referred to simply as "J.") in Logan, Utah for cleaning supplies from Lovinger Disinfectant Co. in Salt Lake City. This order form was submitted on May 21, 1928. The U.I.C. would play a role…
Another U.I.C. freight bill dated November 4, 1930 for supplies shipped from Lovinger Disinfectant Co. in Salt Lake City to the Capitol Theatre in Logan. The bill indicates that the shipment arrived the same day, was also initially shipped with the…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. A tailor, Cardon Jewelry, The Hub, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch the progress of the construction workers who…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. A drug store, tailor, Cardon Jewelry, The Hub, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch the progress of the construction…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. J.R. Edwards, James Quayle & Co., The Oak Theatre, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch the progress of the…
Construction of the Logan Rapid Transit Company lines on Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1909-1910. The Chicago Clothing Store, J.R. Edwards, James Quayle & Co., The Oak Theatre, and other businesses can be seen in the background. Men in suits watch…
A snapshot of the construction of the Logan Rapid Transit rail lines at the corner of Main and Center Streets in Logan in 1909-1910. The Thatcher Bros. Bank is also under construction in the background. Rail ties can be seen within the trench that…
This is a copy of a January 9, 1947 notice to Bullen from M.R. Hovey, Secretary of the Logan Chamber of Commerce, regarding a special meeting concerning businesses that will be affected by the abandonment of the U.I.C. and its lines of operation.…
This June 19, 1944 letter from Champ to Marcellus confirms that the U.S. Chamber membership of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad and the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corporations both would be lapsing due to financial struggles.
A view of Main Street looking South from First South in 1921. U.I.C. tracks are visible down the center of the street. On the right hand side is a view of a U.I.C. station and coal yard. This station was not the main Logan station, but was used to…
Looking South on Main Street from First North to Center Street in 1921. U.I.C. tracks travel down the center of Main Street. The Logan Tabernacle can be seen on the left side of the street and S.E. Needham Jewelers is visible on the right. This photo…
This gold bond was created for the inauguration of the Logan Rapid Transit Company on January 1, 1913. The bond was worth $500 with a 6% annual interest rate for the company's first mortgage. It was created and authorized by the Ogden Savings Bank.…
South Main Street and a bridge over the Logan River in 1930. U.I.C. tracks can also be seen crossing the bridge at the right of the street. This photo was taken by the Logan City Corporation.