, 1889-01-23
~PRELIMINARIES.
Two Union Pacific Building Chiefs
on the Ground.
Every Indication that Active Work
Commences This Week.
Street Car Extension Talk and Real
Estate Gossip.

That active work on the extensive
Union Pacific shops and general supply
depot to be built and maintained at this
point will commence within a few hours
is just as sure as grim death itself.
General Master Mechanic Gushing and
his assistant, John Wilson, were in Di-
vision Engineer Patton's office all of yes
terday examining the shop and supply
depot plans. They were making csti-
mates for material and penetrated to
details. These gentlemen left for the
West on this mornings flyer, but viii
return to this city IN a day or two.
Union Pacific Architect VIM. Lush
arrived from Omaha last evening and
registered at the Inter Ocean. Mr.. Lush
was waited upon by a LEADER represent
alive, but declined to talk shop. He said
that Chief Engineer Bogue would be here
to-day and would probably be chock full
of welcome information.
You are an architect said the re-
porter with an : interrogatory infection in
his voice.
YES, of shops and large buildings"
was the reply.
1t is evident that Messrs. Bogue and
Lush will to-day arrange for the inaugu-
ration of preliminary work on the shops.
Some measurements we're taken yesterday
and more will be taken to-day, as exact
figures are desired before work is really
commenced.
REACHING OUT
According to the Omaha Republican
the Union Pacific is reaching out in many
directions. That paper says:
The belief is prevalent in some quarters
that the Union Pacific is behind the
Stockton, Fresno & Southern railroad
scheme, and that this is a part of a great
enterprise by which the Union Pacific is
to gain a firm foothold IN California.
STREET RAILWAYS.
One of the immediate and beneficial
effects of the boom consequent upon the
building of shops is to be the extension
of the street car line. Some time ago it
was proposed to build a branch to the fair
grounds. This project has been dropped
for the present and there is every proba-
bility of the extension of the line to the
east end. In another column il a call
for a meeting OF citizens owning property
in the vicinity Of Lake Minnehaha. The
attendants will consider a proposition from
the Street Railway company, and it
is almost certain hat they will induce the
company to extend eastward. Minnehaha,
Lakeview and Kelley addition owners are
heartily in favor Of the extension of the
line.
REAL ESTATE
Yesterdays business was very s~atisfac-
tory. There we're several lively %iurries,
and once or twice the excitement neached
that of the memorable Saturday. Resi-
dence property has advanced, while unim-
proved holds 1t own nicely. Some trades
for business holdings are pending.
A well known operator has purchased
$50 acres over near 600 street, on the
south side, and will place it on the market
in a month or two.
Mayne & Hall have opened their office
a few doors north of The LEADER, and
will be in the swim in a few days.
1t is said that the room adjoining
Kent's bank will soon be occupied by a
real estate agent who is a well known citi-
zen.
There was nothing in the report that
the Burlington had made a big buy of
Fifteenth street property.
The Cheyenne agency for real estate
and loans opens an office in the Post bank
rooms this morning. Three well known
and enterprising citizens are interested in
| the concern.