, 1889-03-15
PACIFIC SHORT LINE.
Directors of a Railway to Trav-
erse The Territory In Town.
Work Has Commenced in Nebraska
and Will be Pushed Onward.
Claims Made that the Line Will be
Completed This Year.
ON II GROUND.


These members of the directorate Of
the Wyoming & Eastern railway are
Inter Ocean guests: Donald Mclean,
New York; 4. B. Merrill, New York.
attorney; T. w. Tomilson, New York;
Jas. d. Negus. Salt Lake, secretary.
This city has been designated as the head
quarters of the company for Wyoming.
THE ROAD.
The Wyoming & Eastern railway is
that portion Of the Pacific Short Line to
bs constructed and maintained in Wyo-
ming. These three branches compose
the Pacific Short Line:
Salt Lake Valley & Eastern, which was
Incorporated June 90. 1887, for the pur-
pose Of constructing, owning and operat
ing a railway in Utah from Salt Lake
through Davis and Weber counties to
Ogden, through the county of Rich to a
point on the Wyoming boundary line
near the mouth of Twin ere eks, Uinta
county"
The Wyoming & Eastern railway came
into existence Jan. Is, 1886. The line is
to traverse the southern tier of counties
along the S~weetwater and North Platte
rivers.
Last year the Nebraska & Western
railway was incorporated to build a line
from Covington. opposite Sioux City, La,
to a connection with the Wyoming &
Eastern.
THE BUILDERS.
The Wyoming 4 Eastern or Wyoming
division of the Pacific Short line is to be
built by the Wyoming Improvement
company, a corporation in which several
of the railway men and Eastern capital
lists are interested. At a meeting to be
held to-day the organization of the I'm
provement company will be completed
and articles OF incorporation filed with the
territorial secretary.
WORK THIS EAR.
To a LEADER representative Mr.. Nc.
Lean last evening said that work on the
Pacific Short line had already commenced
at the eastern terminus. 1t is proposed
to complete the entire line prior to Jan.
l, 1890, and the directors are determined
that iron shall be laid across Nebraska
and through a greater portion of Wyom-
ing during the coming summer. In the
territory the scene of initiatory operations
will be at the western boundary line.
HACKERS.
New York City and Iowa capitalists are
most largely interested in the Pacific
Short Line and have already contributed
large sums to the building fund. The
Associated Press recently announced the
levying of the first assessment and the
immediate payment of nearly half a
million dollars into the treasury.
HOLDINGS.
The Wyoming & Eastern has acquired
a right of way for a great many miles
and has done considerable grading in
Sweetwater canyon near Rongis, Carbon
county. The company has at least one
surveying party in the field and the men
have been out all winter.
MEANS BUSINESS.
That the Pacific Short Line has entered
the list as a competitor with existing par
allel lines and all corners seems certain, as
work on the road has commenced in ear
nest and there is every indication that it
will be continued until the new route is
completed.
AS A DEVELOPER,
The Wyoming & Eastern will tap a
rich region of diversified resources. Along
the route there is a large area of fine ag-
ricultural land, several rich mining dist
riots, extensive coal beds, inexhaustible
oil fields and numerous deposits of super
ior building stone. while back from the
line thousands of cattle range. The CON
struction of the line will be a good thing
for the promoters and the territory as
well.