The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-23

Lake q Los Angeles Railway Company
is to construct from both ends of the
line, the work to be crowded forward
as fast as the wise and economic ex-
penditure of money will justify. 1t
has been stated that all pas
sengers going to California from
eastern points, or from California
to eastern points, unless they go by
way OF the Northern or Southern Pa
clf1c lines will, when the Utah Central
extension to California is completed, be
compelled to pass through Salt Lake.
This statement should be explained,
that its ground may thoroughly be
understood. AS before stated, the
Utah Central, while distinct road, is
closely allied to the Union Pacific. At
present, all Union Pacific passengers
or nearly all, making for California,
must go over the Central Pacific. The
G. P. gives aid and comfort to the
Denver & Rio Grande Western. AID
for that reas1n. the D. & T.
g. W., being competitor OF
the .. P, the latter can hold
no very great friendship for the G. =
The Utah Central once completed tC
the Pacific coast and the U. P. will turn
its whole passenger aud freight traffic
over Its road to the Utah Central and
the Central Pacific will form closer
alliance with the D. & r. e. w. or sons
OF the other lines,incoming and through
its passenger and freight traffic
away from the O. P. Now both
the Utah Central and D. & R. G. w. rur
through Salt Lake 10 Ogden and will
continue to do so, and as the Contra
Pacitio's traffic, when the Utah Central
Is completed to the Coast, will depend
on ID & r. 6. W. aid, and that of such
other roads as will subsequently come
here, all its business will pass through
Salt Lake. That of the Union Pacific
on the same reasoning. will pass also
through Salt Lake. This is the ex-
PLANTATION.
And last, but not least, is the new
line, the Denver & Rio Grande, which
will benefit this city very materially
That road is now broad gauge line
from Denver to Canyon City. From
this point to Glenwood springs is already
laid broad gauge line, and they will
be running broad gauge trains from
Denver to Glenwood Springs. From
there to Grand Junction there is gap
of ninety miles on water grade. Con-
tracts have already been let for the first
twenty five miles in that gap.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western,
from Grand Junction to this city
is in shape to change on short notice,
to standard gauge. It's bridges were
originally constructed for the accommo-
dation of both narrow and broad
gauge roads: and there is absolutely no
doubt that before the close of 1888 the
d. 81 r. G. will have broad gauge on
its main line between Ogden ana Den
yer via Leadville.
The Missouri Pacific Railway have q
through line of their own from st. Louis
and Kansas City, to Pueblo; and while
it is generally understood that they will
not go west Of Pueblo, they will nave
close connections with the Denver e.
Rio Grande for through car service,
between these cities and Salt Lake and
Ogden.
We have also the Rock Railroad.
Latest reports are that it is going up
Red Butte, in which event it is destined
for the Park, by way of East Canyon.
around the Little Mountain in the
vicinity of Mountain Dell, and then up
PaIley's to the Park. There is but one
surmise in this connection-that it will
run to connect with the Midland road,
which is now surveyed through Straw
berry Valley, or it will operate in con-
nection with the d. Il K. G.. at least
this is the talk.
Six years ago, Denver was IN about
the same position in regard to railroads
as Salt Lake City is to-day. There
were rumors then of the Rock Island,
Missouri Pacific, and Burlington
into Denver hI-f the majority
of people in Denver regarded them as
barely business to support the roads
then running to that place. However,
up to this Date, all these predictions
have been realized, except that the
Rock Island has only just crossed the
State line of Colorado, bnt will be in
Denver inside of three months. In ad-
1ition TO these, the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe has extended its line to Den
yer, and is now running through trains
between Denver and Kansas City. And
t is safe to predict that none OF these
ines will stop permanently at Denver.
The force Of circumstances will compel
hem to come to this point; and that
10 line will cross the mountains with
,ut coming to Salt Lake City, may be
let down as fact. While there are
,ther passes south of Salt Lake City,
here is not sufficient business along
he routes to induce roads to take any
# these in preference to the Salt Lake
cute.
The lines of railroads from Chicago.
Kansas City, Omaha, and st. Louis