The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-17
FROM SALT LAKE.
New Line to Los Angeles
Proposed.
THE MORMONS WILL AID 1T.
Would Make Two Overland Lines
From the South.
THE MORMONS WILL AID 1T.
WILL ENTER GREAT COAL FIELDS
its Projectors Now in the East
Making the Necessary Arrange
ments for Commencing Work.

The proposed new line between Salt
Lake and Los Angeles, which has lately
been given some prominence in the teie-
graphic dispatches. is exciting much inter
est here, although there appears TO be bul
little knowledge OF the line or the territory
it will penetrate.
The following is a portion Of dispatch
TO THE CALL received from Salt Lake yes
terday bearing upon this matter:
Francis Herman of this city, railway
promoter, is the president of the company
which proposes to connect the cities OF Los
Angeles and Salt Lake by rail. Those In
terested with him are Utah. Nevada and
Wyoming men. Bishop Clawson is in the
company. and it is believed that the
wealthy Mormons Of this territory may
subscribe quite literally to the project"
1t Is believed that beth the Santa Fe and
the Rio Grande Western may be enlisted to
support the project. The Rio GIande West /
ern forms a connection al Grand junction,
Colo, With the Colorado Midland, one Of
the lines of the Santa Fe system. The
Nevada Southern, extending from Blake
on the line of the Atlantic and Pacific, is viz
tually under the Santa Fe control. The
Rio Grande Western has branch line
which leaves The main track at Thistle,
Utah, and extends well to the south OF
the Territory. II has surveys beyond
ParOwan, and it is believed that the plan
of Herman and his associates is to fill the
gap between the Rio Grande Western and
the Nevada Southern. This would open
up the immense coal beds near Cedar City,
Southern Utah. and develop the rich Sewer
Valley.
at would virtually give the Santa Fe
two overland lines from Los, Angeles east.
Little Is definitely known here as TO
the plans of the company, as they have
been kept secret. and most of its pro-
motors are now IN the East"
u. g. Scofeld, who is The president oil
the Nevada Southern road, was seen yes
terday by CALL representative regard
ing the Tumored connection OF his road
with the above enterprise, but he at once
said there was nothing In the report.
The Nevada Southern" said he. ''is,
ike all other roads, al present SufferiD 9
from the depressed condition of business
affairs. We are not in any way con-
nected with the project mentioned, but
will probably begin work on our own lines
as soon as business will justify such a
move. We have line surveyed to Phoebe,
New, and one TO Marysvale, Utah, and
these will probably receive our attention
before we attempt any further cOnstruc-
tlOn."
some weeks ago 4. L Jeffrey, the gen
eral manager of the Denver and Rio
Grande, was in Los Angeles and at that
time WAS approached by q gentleman
from this city who asked him if the Rio
Grande intended 10 do anything toward
reaching out for California trade. Mr.
Jeffrey said that The time had not yet
arrived to discuss the question, but added
that there was a good deal more in the
rumors which were current than most
people supposed.
The opinion prevails here among rail-
road men who are familiar with the coun-
try mentioned that the proposed line will
start from the present terminus of the
Sewer Valley branch CT the Rio Grande
Western at Salinas. This line has been
surveyed all :he way through To the At
lantic and Pacific. interesting the latter
at Ludlow. this State. In fact all the ties
are on The ground as far south as Parowan.
The survey runs from that town south
westerly through st. George, cutting
through a corner of Arizona and striking
st. Thomas in Nevada, thence pursuing
the same direction to Ivanpah in this
State, where the course becomes more
southerly until the Atlantic and Pacific is
reached.