The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-20
A RAILROAD RUMOR.
Strongly Denied by Mr..
Sharp and Others.
ROUTE OF THE BIO GRANDE.
Salt Lake-HOlidsy Rates on
the Utah Central,

The old rumor to the effect that the
Union Pacific is about to swallow up
the Utah Central, Utah & Nevada and
the Salt Lake & Western and place
them all under one management is
again afoat and is exciting more than
usual interest in railway circles. Just
what started the rumor cannot be
learned, but originating as it did SO
close upon the visit of General Manager
Holcomb, it seems likely that some
thing that that gentleman has said or
done is the foundation for tie
story. 1t was stated as
fact that during Mr.. Holcomb's
stay in Salt Lake he visited the shops
of the different roads and made thor
ough inspection, and from a word
dropped here and another there, he left
the impression among those VINO were
| with him that there was some truth in
the rumor quoted above. Just what he
said to convey this idea was beyond the
reach of q reporter, but that the i'm
preston exists there is no doubt.
IT IS DENIED.
A HERALD reporter, who sought a
verifcation Or a denial of this story
called upon different railway officials,
but met with but one reply.
Superintendent Sharp, of the Utah
Central, was asked whether he knew
anything about the matter or not.
There's nothing in it" in a very
positive tone was all the reply he had
to make.
]. V. Parker, of the Union Pacific,
was seen at Ogden by a HERALD man,
before he departed for Idaho. but when
the question was put to him he had to
see man" and when he returned he
changed the subject and would give no
positive answer either one way or the
other.
Hoyt Sherman, Jr., was also seen at
Ogden. He knew nothing about the
matter and had not even heard the
rumor.
So here the matter rests. If there is
anything in the rumor It is being kept
very quiet and those who support the
story will have to dig deep for verify
ing evidence.
THE D. & R. G's ROUTE.
The course of the Denver & Rio
Grande extension to Salt Lake City will
be. it is stated, from Glenwood Springs
to the mouth OF Rifle Creek, thence up
that creek for short distance to an
opening which has been found in the
Great HogbaGk and over to the head of
Pi-ce-ance Greek, which stream will be
followed to the White River At the
mouth OF Pi-ce-ance new town, to be
known as White River City, will be
established. The course will be pursued
along the White River Canyon, crossing
Green River at Ouray agency and fol-
lowineI up the Du 0hesne River .and
Strawberry Creek to its head, which is
at SprIngVille, short distance from
Provo, Utah The Rio Grande g.
Western track will then either be paral-
leIed or utilized by trackage arrange
ment to Salt Lake City.
Inls route has been surveyed and re-
surved and pronounced practicable for
standard guage railway. While it
will not only materially shorten the
distance between Denver and Salt
Lake, 1t kwill also open TO the Rio
Grande what has been discovered to
be one of the most promising sections
of the new west.
This promises to open to the
COLORADO MIDLAND
an opportunity for which it has long
been waiting-the continuation of its
line down the Grand RIVER from New
Castle to Grand JUNCTION and thence a
trackage arrangement with the Rio
Grande Western on to Salt Lake City.
A telegram from New York indicates
that the Midland people already have
an important move IN contemplation,
which is thought to be none other
than this one.
la addition to the determination on
the part of the Rio Grande people to
build and operate a standard guage
through to Salt Lake, the road also
will have new branch from Sapinero
to Lake City. 4 valuable mining dis
trict will thus be reached.
GENERAL NOTES.
The Utah Central will sell return
tickets for q single fare from and to all
stations between Ogden and Juab on
December 24th, 18th and 3lst and Janu-
ary 1st, good returning to and including
January I'd.
The old telegraph poles along the line
between Ogden and Echo are being re-
placed by new and substantial ones.
A CONTRACT for II 900 tons of steel
rails for the Union Pacific Railway
Company has been awarded to one of
the Chicago rolling mills at price
which is stated to be little over $3.50
per ton. 1t seems that the contract
was obtained by Pittsburg mill which
being full of orders turned it over to the
Chicago mill, the latter being willing to
take it at low price in order to keep
running during the winter.
The blood is the source yof health.
Keep it pure by taking Hoods Sarsap-
arilla, which is peculiar in its curative
power. 50