Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-21
THURSDAY, NOV. FL. 1889.
The Railroad TO Utah Assured.
A special dispatch from Boston yestel

day conveyed to the readers OF the
HERALD the gratifying confirmation OF
the reports heretofore carefully discussed
in these columns, of the probability of
the early direct connection of Los An
geles with Utah by rail. The Boston
special announces that contract has
been let for the extension of the Utah
Southern to Phoebe, Nevada, and
that contracts for the rest of the
line will be ready to be let
very soon. Rsdondo Beach is ex-
plicitly announced as the ocean terminus
of the road. 1t will be remembered that
about two weeks ago the HERALD, in q
lengthy review of all the facts that had
then transpired, and Of the movements
that were on foot, showed conclusively
that the logic of the situation pointed
to this very gratifying denouenent. The
Union Pacific is behind the movement,
and the immediate consequence of the
initiation of work between Pioche and
the present terminus of the road, will
be the commencement of operations on
a large scale to improve the shipping
facilities of Redondo Beach. 1t is
estimated that the work will be COM
pleted in two years, but long before that
time the road will be running so far in
this direction that we shall receive i'm
portant benefits from its operation. We
do not know the exact distance Phoebe is
from this city. but from its location on
the map it cannot be more than three
hundred and fifty miles, as the crow
flies, perhaps four hundred as the rail-
road will be run.
This information comes from Boston,
where the President (Chas. Francis
Adams, the Secretary, Controller and
second Vice-P President have their offices.
The proposition to extend the road from
Frisco, on the Utah Southern, to Lof
Angeles, WAS doubtless submitted to the
Boston mansgere, and finally ratified by
them. 1t is strong confirmation of the
truth of the dispatch that it came from
Boston, because the President and the
officers there exercise the functions of an
Executive Board, whose sanction would
be requisite to any important railroad
departure like this.
The bearing of this news upon the
future of our city and section is matter
of the highest interest to our people.
This road will open up to us an immense
back country, the trade of which has
been diverted from us for twenty.one
years. Los Angeles is the natural out
let to all the territory OF Utah and the
country lying west of it and south of the
Central Pacific line. Before the com.
pletion of the Central Pacific, in 1869,
the traffic between this city and Salt
Lake was very great, and even San Fran
cisco was Obliged to adopt this route in
its business with that territory. Our
streets were alive with mule trains from
all parts of Utah, and the major
part of the trade of our wholesale
houses was with the merchants of Salt
Lake. The extension of the Utah
Southern will restore the trade of that
Territory to its natural channel and will
go to swell the commerce OF our city
very materially.
The numerous rich mining districts
that will be tapped by this road will also
be commercially attached to Los Angeles,
and the cheap coal we shall receivs from
the Utah mines will enable us to success
fully establish manufactures here that
could not be made to pay without that
advantage.
The prospects are indeed frightening
all along the line, and the future of our
city never looked better than it does to-
day.
Since the above was written we have
received dispatch which officially con-
firms the report Of the extension of the
road to this city by the Union Pacific
Company. That settles it.