The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-19
The Union Pacific Coast Line.

On1eI Engineer BOgue, OF Jne Union Ia
cific, has arrived in Denver in his special
car, No. OF. His arrival was several days
earlier than expected. The cause Of his
trip to Denver at this time is the award of
portion of the big shop contract. Mr..
| Bogue received Geographic adyices from
the officials at Omaha Tuesday that b.
Lantry, of Strong city, Kan, had been
awarded the contract for constructing the
round house, boiler shop and several other
smaller buildings of the new shops.
Work will be commenced next week on
the round house and turn table," said Mr..
| Bogue to a reporter at the Windsor hotel
| last evening. ~ do not care to give the
| figures, but he had the lowest figures, and
! is considered good contractor. The plans
of the entire plant as published in yester-
days NelcS are virtually correct, with the
possible exception that few alterations in
the minor buildings will be made. 1 was
very much surprised to see the whole
designs in the Ne,Cs, as the matter had been
kept profoundly secret, but it is now time
that the public should know the magnitude
of the work to be commenced by the Union
Pacific.
"The contracts were not let in Denver
last night, as stated in another paper. l
got advices from Omaha yesterday for the
round-house contract. Mr.. Lantry got it.
L
AS to whether Lantry will get the con-
tract for the whole plant is not certain.
The round-house will have sixty stalls.
The site chosen is the one already desig-
mated in your paper. AS to the cost,
think your previous estimate Of 100000
will cover it."
When asked as to the prospect of the
Valverde switching tracks, Mr.. Bogue was
reticent, but did not deny the rumor that
!, tNah rIi1S fhn iriJn
ton was disposed of and the prejudice of
property holders overcome.
"How about your trip across Southern
Nevada in buckboard?" was asked the
chief engineer.
Mr.. Bogue was taken somewhat by sur
prise and reached for his overcoat. saying
that he had an engagement and would have
to be excused Finally he yielded to pres
sure and responded:
Union Pacific is going to build an indepen-
dent line from Frisco, Utah, to Barstow,
Gala. However, l went over the line of
the preliminary survey, which / will admit
has been made between the two points.
The line runs from Frisco, the southern
terminus of the Utah Central, in almost a
direct line across Southern Nevada to Bar
stow, Gala. I went across overland not
long ago and think it good survey. Now,
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the survey has been made, and L suppose
acme day it will be constructed, if neces-
sary to cut loose from the Southern Pa
cific, as you express It. Really now, you'll
have to excuse me and 1 don't want to
figure in any long winded interview, What
/ have given you are facts.
81 am gong to Omaha Tomorrow" con-
cluded Mr.. Bogue, as he dreaded over the
hall carpet and stopped at the head of the
staircase. 'If there are any new develop
ments for publication 1 will give them to
you." r
The interview with Mr.. Bogue fully sub
Stimulates the extended and complete &C
count of the big shops, together with the
illustrated plans that appeared in the NeuUS
yesterday morning.
BY theway, this paper can justly get hold
of the word exclusively" and apply it APP
propriately to the three important railroad
events of the week, namely, the Motfat in
terview, the Collbran Interview and the
Union Pacific shops at Jersey.-Denver
NeCS.