The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-26
THE UTAH CENTRAL EXTENSION.

| THE UTAH CENTRAL EXTENSION.
Engineer J. Fewson Smith returned
recently from an extended visit to
Omaha, where, it is understood, he
was engaged in looking up his notes of
the survey made by HIM and others
looking to the extension of the Utah
Central to the coast. He says the
Union Pacific people now have full and
complete information concerning the
country the road would traverse, so
that they cannot much longer delay on
the plea of lack of facts to work upon.
He failed, however, to give even an
I mixing of the intention of the
officials in the matter. They were
as usual, as retlcept as the sphinx, and
while they proPounded questions too
numerous TO mention, they let nothing
drop from which any inference could
be drawn. 1t is believed however, that
| they now realizs more than ever before,
the fact that, in the language of the
Arab, they must get move on them if
| they desire to be the first in the field,
if they do not care to see other corpora
tons appropriate for their own use and
benefit such work as has already been
done. The rapid nearing of several
of the large eastern roads must
have its effect 1t is idle
to suppose they will be con-
tent to remain at Denver, Pueblo
or Colorado Springs. for any length Of
time. e. The Coast is the goal of their.
ambition, and it is but question of
few years before Utah will be crossed
by several of the eastern giants, whose
journey will end only v hen the waters
of the Pacific have been reached. The
extension of the Utah Central, or the
building of any other line from Salt
Lake City to California means an era
of prosperity and progress such as has
never before been witnessed. 1t is an
open secret that while the Union
Pacific people have little fear that a
road to the Coast will ever be built by
private parties, nevertheless, there
is not corporation formed
which announces its intention
of r.shing westward, but q strict
eye is kept upon its movements,
and inquiry made as to its hackers and
their responsibility. This, OF itself,
would indicate the fear that some other
corporation will get in ahead of them
THE EUREKA EXTENSION.
The terms upon which it is proposed
to extend the Salt Lake & Western to
Eureka, had not been accepted in their
entirety up to yesterday. 1t is under
stood, however, that there is no serious
hitch, and as MIR. Rter went to Tintic
yesterday, it is more than probable that
arrangements were or will soon be COM
pleted. Work will be at once COM
menced upon the completion of the
arrangements, and pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible.
MORE RUNoRED CHANGES.
It's stated positively now, says the
Denver Nc,0s, that the Union Pacific
will inaugurate new system in the
management of the operating depart
ment of the road. The new plan is
said to contemplate making G. NJ. Gum.
ming general manager OF the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company; E.
Dickinson, the present general super
intendept, gene al manager of the Wy
oming, Titan aud Idaho divisions, aad
G. 8. Mellen, now acting general man
ager, general manager of the Kansas,
Colorado and Nebraska divisions.
superintendent ]. K, Chostes' author
ity will be extended over the Wyoming
division. There are some things about
the above report that do not exactly
agree with what would probably be
done in such case, aud while the plan
as whole may prove true, it is likely
the final arrangements will be some
what different.
UNDERSTOOD IN WALL STREET.
81 have believed all along" said
railroad contractor to a Denver N:ws
representative recently. that the
Union Pacific was making surveys of
which your paper has made mention
from time to tins, out | can tell you
something about the matter now that I
did not know before. The work Tfll
not be undertaken directly by the
Union Pacific, and that corporation
will continue to deny that it has any
connection with the enterprise"
FOR what reason? vas asked.
because of its peculiar relations
with the government. 1t would be q
virtual admission of many of the
charges made against it if it could at
this time, after pleading poverty as an
excuse for not paying its debt to the
government, build over 1000 miles OF
railway over rough country into Cali
fornia
"Who will build the road, then?"
81 think il will be built by the North
western. which will use big pile OF
Union Pacific money in the work. You