The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-02
In RAILWAY CIRCLES.
Union Pacific Engineers in
Malad Valley.
THE DEMURRAGE QUESTION.
Trains to The Hot Springs
Lake.

| Malad Valleys prospects for rail-
Tuesday an engineer with his assistant,
spent the day looking over the range,
north of that city, with view of its
| feasibility as route for the new Utah
& Northern line, and the Enterprise
says the engineer expressed himself as
pleased with the outlook. He thought
the route far superior to the present
one, via Collinston, and that he would
likely be sent to make preliminary sur
veys.
It is understood that the Utah &
Northern will soon be made standard
guage, but when that is done new
route must be chosen, as the grades on
the present route are far too steep for
that purpose. The choice lies between
B scar River Canyon and Malad Valley.
The first presents the highest grades.
aud The latter the shorter dis
tances. The passage of Bear
River Canyon will be about as
expensive as crossing the Malad
divides. The Bear River route will ne
cessitate the building of an extensive
| loop to accommodate the lower end OF
Cache Valley, while by using the Malad
route it is highly probable that the
present line via Collinston would
answer all demands of Cache Valley, as
it could be continued as q narrow
guage, third rail being laid into Ogden
and Pocatello. The Bear River route
would add no new business OF any
consequence, as the line at present
controls all the business of Cache Val
ley, while the Malad Valley trade would
be clear gain, and would, in the estlma-
ton of the writer, more than meet the
extra expense. if any there would be,
of the cost of constructing the line.
Again, the building of the Bear
River canal will open up for cultiva-
| ton a large region on the west
side of Bear River, so that by crossing
Bear River near Brigham City the road
would pass through a prosperous sec
| ton that otherwise would be lost to it.
On the whole we think the cOmpany's
| interests lie in the direction of Malad
| Valley. as the route for the new air
| line grand trunk railway from Ogden
to Pocatello. We believe the oppor-
tunity is before the citizens Ito strike
for freedom-and railroad. We be-
lieve they should take immediate
measures to tender the company free
right of way. They should also lind out
what amount OF business the valley can
| furnish. We believe that the question
is on the balance; that the company
are considering the feasibility of our
route. and if we let the opportunity
slip of making it to their interest to
come this way, we shall nave the privi-
lege of enjoying several years more
of solitude and seclusion.
THE DEMURRAGE QUESTION.
The following circular, signed by G.
NJ. Cummings and J. V. Parker for the
Union Pacific Railway; w. H. Bancl oft
and J. H. Bennett for the D. & r. G
W.; John Sharp and Francis Cope for
the Utah Central, and w. w. Ritter and
| 8 F. Fenton for the Utah & Nevada,
has been issued: Commencing jan
uary first, 1889, demurrage will be
charged on all loaded cars held at any
station on the lines Of the Union
Pacific Railway, the Denver & Rio
Grande Western Railway. the Utah
Central Railway, and the Utah & Ne
vada Railway, in competitive territory,
more than forty-eight hours after ar
rival, at the following rates: For the
| first five days, for each car, 81 per day,
or fraction thereof; for each ensuinging
day or traction thereof, for each car, 81,
until such cars are unloaded. All
freight bills must be paid on delivery of
| freight"
THE SALT LAKE & SIOUX CITY.
A dispatch from Sioux City says:
There is growing feeling of confidence
here in The intentions of the company
that has been org anized to build the
proposed line OF road from Sioux City
| TO Ogden, and thence to the Pacific
Coast. Local capitalists are interested,
and the work Of securing terminal ia
cilities has already pro ressed to some
extent. The line was surveyed last
summer, and considerable work done at
the west end, where a certain amount
of grading is necessary to hold line +
survey from other roads that may be
seeking a passage through the same
mountain canyon or narrow pass.
The company that is behind the en-
terprise is the Wyoming Improvement
Company, whose general Office is at 100
Broadway, New York City. Donald
McLsan, the general manager, is now
in this city, and IN an interview With
your correspondent said:
"rhe Pacific Coast Short line, as the
line from Sioux City to Ogden will be
known, Is an assured fact. The work
of construction will begin in the spring
iusG as soon as the weather will permit.
We now have an engineer corps of
sixty.four men working on the.line. 1t
will run from Sioux City to Salt Lake
City thence to Frisco, U tah, and thence
to Los Angeles, Cal, and the Pacific
coast. The line will positively be COM
pleted to the coast within TWO years
! from this time. 1t has been located
nearly all the way and much of it has
been cross -sectiOned The Wyoming
improvement Company is constructing
the line, and it is composed of some of
the best and strongest railroad builders
in the country The road will be built
in the very best manner and the equip
ment will be strictly tirst-class. You
can say positively that the road will be
built-a large portion of it next year