The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25
THE UTAH WESTERN.
The Road Now Being Built to Connect the Citv
With the Lake.

The Utah Western is the name of
another road under the management of
Mr. John w. Young, and which is RAPIDLY
approaching completion. Had it not been
for the difficulty in obtaining the RIGHT of
way along Fourth West street, it is more
than probable that the first of the new
year would have seen another double band
OF steel between this city and the shores
OF the Great Salt Lake, the greatest of all
natures sanitariums. In a recent inter
view, on the objects and aims of the road
MIR. Young, in answer to query said.
ITO the east it simply connects with nv
other lines and to the west it will extend to
the edge of the lake, where pleasure re
sorts will be established"
1.-The only source of revenue and benefit
to the city then will be its bathing trainsar
This is not the only object of the road.
A specially will also be made of the salt in
dustry and then there is also an unlimited
quantity of the finest building sand. do
not mean the lake sand, but sharp. we'll
defined, feldspathic sand, made from
granite which was pulverized and washed
down the caflons. The grade is twelve feet
well above all sloughs and alkai beds, and
then there are only two curves between the
city and the lake. The distance being but
| twelve miles, the run will be made in
twenty minutes
Where is your resort located on the
lake shore2"
Our main resort has not yet been defin-
ltely located, but we shall have several re
sorts along the shore and will be able TO
accommodate large excursion parties with
exclusive privileges"
"What has been your main object in
building these several roads?''
81 have sought to injure no one and it has
not been my intention to parallel otherIines.
and because have taken the most feasible
routes which have been left unoccupied for
years no one should blame me. have
sought to build up a system of roads
which would be very useful and would
soon be regarded by the public as almost
indispensable. 1t is not my intention to
cut rates nor to interfere in any way with
other roads, but 1 expect to operate in har
mony with them and hope to meet the pub
lie demand for greater facilities"
when the new road is complete YOU
will have line almost surrounding the
city"
eyes, the Utah Western, Salt Lake g.
Fort Douglas, and Salt Lake & Eastern
will form an almost complete best line.
which will be of great value to the CITY.
With the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas reach
ing up into the canons, where are unlim~-<
tied supplies of the finest building stone.
brick clay, pure water, ice, gypsum, fire
clay and other materials, we will be able
to deliver this material and other freight
to sixty different streets in the city. The
Salt Lake Il Eastern, extending to Park
City, will open up to the city the most i'm
portant mining camp in the territory and
bring millions of dollars worth of trade
here which is now directed to other points
by lines running to the east. This system
of road should be appreciated as the most
important line, locally, running into the
city"
''Do you consider the belt line great
convenience"
wherever this belt line has been con-
structed property has advanced more rap
idly than in any other parts of the city.
N~SNesSN
building material and all heavy freight.
and the general utility Of the road for pas
senger traffic"
Within very short time after the com
pletion of the Utah Western, we may rea-
sonably expect to see another elegant and
well-equipped bathing resort on the shores
of our inland sea. The Utah Western runs
in close proximity to the renowned salt
beds of Jeremy & Co., which are conceded
by all to be among the best on the shores
of the lake, and will thus afford ample
transportation facilities for this important
industry. The distance from Salt Lake :
city to the shores of the Great Salt Lake,
via the Utah Western is but twelve miles
"a considerably shorter route than anv
others now in existence