Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-06
UNION PACIFIC MATTERS.
The Western Terminus-The Pro-
posed Rolling Mill-No More
Men to be Discharged at
the Shops in this
City.

In cO0NeTSdllOu VIII oChSA"
perintendent Clark, of the Union
Pacific, a BEEreporter learned many
facts of interest to the public. While
Omaha, the initial point, has had
her troubles concerning the ter
minus at the east end of the road,
the western terminus of the line,
which has up to the present time
been at Ogden, in Utah, has never
been permanently settled. Its loca-
ton at Ogden has thus far been only
temporary, and its remaining there
depends upon certain conditions.
This is one of the many matters that
President Dillon has been called on
to take into consideration, 80 that
he could submit a full and clear re-
port to the Executive Board, for
their action, upon his return to Bos-
ton. On last Monday President Dill
Ion met Leland Stanford, Presi-
dent, and General Superintendent,
A. n. Towne, of the Central Pacific,
at Ogden, for the purpose OF consult
tation on this matter. 1t was eX-
pected that Brigham Young would
be present, but he failed to putin an
appearance. The western terminus
question was, however, thoroughly
talked over, and it was decided that
if the Mormon element at
Ogden, would donate sufficient
grounds, the western terminus
and the junction Of the two roads
should remain where it is, and ex-
tensive and costly buildings should
be Immediately erected. If the ne
cessary land was not donated, the
Western terminus of the Union Pa
cific should be moved seven miles
farther west. The absence of Brig.
ham Young prevented the final de-
cision of the question, as it depends
upon him, in a great measure,
whether the land will be donated.
Nj, Clark informed us that it i:
the intention of the company tC
erect, at a day not far distant, a roll
ing mill ON the line of the road, fol
the purpose of rolling the company's
iron. This will be a great saving to
the company. 1t will probably bt
located at some point this side o.
Evanston. Iron abounds i'm the
greatest abundance along the line o.
the road, and at some day, as soOn
as there is a sufficient demand,
many iron mills will he put
up along the road by different
capitalists. The Parker Brothers,
proprietors Of a mill at Milwaukee,
and other mills at other places in
the east, are now constructing a
s'merchant" mill at Ogden, for the
purpose of making bar iron, and
they also intend to put up a rolling
mill i'm connection with it.
The location of the Union Pacific
rolling mill is another thing that
President Dillon will report on to
the Executive Board.
MI. Clark states that there will
be no further discharge of men at
the shops in this city, as there will
be plenty of work for the number
employed.
President Dillon will return to
Omaha on Monday next, and may
possibly remain here three days. He
has made a thorough i'.spection OF
the whole line of the road, carefully
considered every matter that has
been brought to his attention, has
learned what Improvements will be
necessary and profitable, and when
he returns to Boston he will report
i'm full to the Executive Board, who
will at once act upon every sugges-
ton that he makes in his report.