Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-12
4 RAILWAY SCHEME.
Project For a Line From Ogden 10
Salt Lake aud Tho Vest
pAnr OF rnE ROiDIN OPERATION
NV Proposition Which is SOW Being
Discussed In Capitalist
Circles.

rapidly, yet its agitation IL having an
effect that may DO productive Of im-
poriant results. The Deep Creek COM
mitteo Of the Real Estate exchange has
been engaged In close consultation ON
several occasions and will hold another
meeting tonight, but the committee
have "nothing for publication" yet
and think they will not have until The
regular meeting OF the exchange on
Wednesday afternoon.
In tho meantime, however, II has
Leaked out that there are negotiations
between parties Ia this city and capt
taliGts elsewhere looking TO the carry
Ing out Of scheme that will change
the local situation Of railway affair.
Just how far the project will bo carried
out remains to be sueu, but the idea
evolved make II interesting for the
Deep Creek proposition. In brlei II
iino less than to build u line from
ogden 10 this city, on "A route east Of the
Union Pacific track and nearer the cen.
Tor Of Salt Lake, carrying IL out at the
s.ulhcrn limits Of town, aud over to a
point Just west Of GARFIELD Beach,
whete bathing resort Ia to be Cstab.
ii,hed, and from where the line will
Iuh It's way on 10 Deep Greek and
tIt west.
"lhis scheme Is perfectly feas ible,"
id gentleman who Is acquainted
with the affair, but who does not care
10 bo mentioned, In speaking to a
reporter today. "There Ia n line In
OPERATION now nearly half way to
Orien-The Great Salt Lake anu Hot
Springs railway. The owners of that
road expect money this month TO con.
tInuD their way uOTthwRrd. They get
within about eight miles Of Ogden on
thtiE road 10 Coalville. That line
can be taken right into Ogden
aui give better connection between
That city ana Salt Lake than we have
today. The Hamburger road Il now at
station Mt the corner OF Third West
anu South Temple streets, and It
would take comparatively n small
amount Of capital 20 get good service
between here aud Ogden. That wonld
make the northern branch Of the new
road.
"rhon there IL the West Side Rapid
Transit railway, reaching from this
corner Of Second South aud First
West streets down TO Tenth South and
along over the river west Tor several
miles. II IL we'll known that that line
has not been a heavily paying invest
ment, aud ia track and right Of way
can be- secured at reasonable
price. There IA only half mile con.
nection needed between the two lines.
"But there probably would be some
objection TO running steam railway
on Flrst West, and that line eau be
used IN an electric railway. The steam
line could come from the present ter.
minus OF the motor or dummy
line, on Second West, from
Eighth South up TO Pioneer
squgf", which could be obtained
asa depot. Then the Hot Springs or
Hamburger road could be continued
along Third West TO tho square, aud
the connection be complete.
ut would not DO surprise II the
PEOPLE on Second West would kick ut
another line being built there; but
there need be no special antagOnism
raised on that score, Instead Of
coming up Second West street,
thn connection with the dummy
line could be made on Fourth West,
which IL already occupied by the Utah
Central track. But that track Is not
used, except that a train IL occasional.
ly run over IL 10 keep the franchise.
The promises made when that fran
chise was granted were not kept, and
bolieve the City Council would grant
bona hdO railway n right TO travel
along that street. II would be
better for the people there than It Ia
now. AS the Utah Central has no need
Of the track there II would probably
rotte for consideration. Then con.
nectlon could be made along Fourth
South 10 Pioneer Square as depot
"Thls would give the best passenger
depot facilities In tho city for the new
line. IL would reach through
the city nearer the confer
than any other, and would
Pass out along Tenth South through
the settlements over the river getting
considerable traffic from there that the
other lines do not nov have. The track
10 already built TO Garden City, and In
graded some distance further. 10
would pass beyond Garfield aud
give beach resort, but short
distance farther away chan the Union
Pacific now has one
"Ouc advantage this has over any
other scheme h that the important
rights " way are already secured, and
,scn 60 twenty miles NJ the road are
hlltuud In operation. II Is the scheme
'u5 Deep Creek road, and II any one
goes tuis will be IT,"
The speaker was sAnguiue that the
plan outlined could be carried out. No
negotiations had been made, he said,
10 purchase the Hot Springs
road; the scheme would practically
Do an extension OF that line, anu no
thought that when its owners were APP
Preached with "A solid buBiness prOpu-
sliiOn they would take hold u II. The
figures, he said, that 1t would cost 10
secure tho West Side Rapid Vranalt
Ilne had been aScerlaincd.
The Ogden part Of tho proposition IL
new idea, but the other Involving
TIE purchase OF the West Side electric
anu dummy" line, has beon under
consideration by ths Real Estate
exchange Deep Creek committee,
ana h one OF the projects
upon which they have had little 20
Say except IN their privat, consulta'
uyns, What they may have done In
llls line will probably be outlined
when they report IL Is understood,
however, that they have gone 30 far
i'feudy az to ascertain details as TO ihr
purchase OF the liuo from here " dAl-
zen city.