The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-03
TO Be BUILT II FIVE YEARS,
Opinion of Mr.. Farr of Ogden
on the Salt Lake Road.
The Use of Oil as a Fuel Decreases
Demand for Coal.
Plenty of Land Buyers C"ming-Rsh-
road Persona and General
News Notes.

Mr.. Iorin Earr, retired railroad man
of Ogden, Utah, and his brother, Wins
low Frrr, prominent rancher at Colo.
ma Dublan, nea. Casa Grande. Mexico,
stopped over in Los Angeles yesterday
on their way to Ogden. Mr.. Lorin Farr
has been on a visit to his brother in
Mexico, and the latter is accom- panying
him TO Utah on a visit.
Mr.. Farr was one OF the founders of
Ogden, and was for many years the
ecclesiastical president of Weber Stake,
Utah, one OF tho church divisions. in
which Ogden is aituated.
In conversation yesterday with a
HERALD reporter. Mr.. Farr expressed
himself ss convinced that railroad
will be built from Utah to Los Angeles,
and while be did not like to contne
himself to any definite time, be believed
it would be built within five years.
TT will either come" he said. from
the extension OF the Utah Southern from
it's present Milford terminus or through
from Stockton, by way OF Phoebe. The
exact route is no yet determined. Such
a road will be 500 miles shorter between
Los Angeles and Salt Lake than around
by San Francisco. 1t will not only en-
sble the people of Utah, Montana, Ne
braska, Idaho and even Minnesota to
get the tropical fruits OF this section, but
will give them an outlet for immense
coal deposits, and develop a nplendid
mineral country. 1t will be nearer than
by San Francisco or the Santa Fe, vie
Deming and Albuquerque.
t'Ihara ia piantV Ot caDital in IL tnn to
put into the enterprise, but not until
the road las backing from eastern
capital. The Utah capitalists do not
now feel able to take hold of the en-
terprlse alone.
"Our country also wants an outlet at
tidewater and this will either be Los
Angeles or San Diego. That will be q
question to be settled in the future.
THE miliona of capital in the east
are looking for Investment, but their
capitalists are little bit tender, owing
to so MANY enterprises which have not
PANIED out we'll.
~ am very much interested in seeing
this road built, and l repeat that it is
only question OF time. Ii will be built.
/ have more interest than manv because
l have been in the business OF railroad
buiding and know the impetus that
they give 10 the development of coun-
try.
"We are interested, of course, in
seeing Utah become state. We feel
that We have the qualifications 10 make
a state that will be no discredit to the
rest OF the union. The preliminary
steps have been taken and we are now
awaiting the realization of our hopes"
Mr.. Winston Farr, who has been in
10 no Of caia 10
the prospects are favorable for the build
ing OF railroad from Deming through
the tate OF chihuahua to Guaymas.
Sixty miles OF it are already graded, and
it looks now as il it would bs soon
pushed through. The company got into
wrsrgle that delayed proceedings for q
long time. This will open up fine
mineRl and agricultural country.
Mr.. Farr and his brother expect to
leavefor Ogden today.
AN ANGELENo's OPINION.
A @ntlemen we'll known in railroad
eircls said yesterday that the people of
Los lngelea did not realize the many
schemes which at present were being
ladby tho railroads, and it was time
thatthey took advantage of the golden
opportunity which lay in their crap.
Ever since the Union Pacific went into
re.eivership," said he, the different
eastern roads have been quietly working
to obtain another outlet to the Pacific
coaA in order to avoid the excessive
chalges levied by the Central Pacific
between Ogden and San Francisco.
"Iho fact that nothing has been def
nitely made public by no meanc proves
that tie different roads have relin-
iaha nd hai int in ha
The Oregon Short liue, which runs from
PORTLAND to Ogden and formerly vas uns
der the control of the Union Pacific, ia
again fine, and could be utilized in con-
nection with the completion of the
Utah Cntral or some of this other pro-
iected Dads, in the formation OF
through line from Portland and the
sound ountry to Los Angeles and San
Diego.
"ThilUtah Central, which is finished
from Sst Lake 10 Milford, distance OF
$50 mile. has. in addition. ITO miles of
road alsedy graded and bridged. which
waits oily for the rails. From this
point tdBarstow, the eastern terminua
OF the puthern California railway, the
dlstanc is about 260 miles. This will
have tdbe graded. bridged and rallied,
and tho a through line with the east
and hIPacifo northwest will be open
to thepeople of Southern California,
indepedent of the unwieldly octopus
vhich claims Kentucky as its birth-
~lace.
"0nF that small interval of 260 miles
remsiH to be built to connect the entire
east nth Los Angeles. Alao think of
the immense commerce the completion
of thil break would divert from San
Fran9oo to our city.
II Ian not see why the people of
Los Ageles do not wake up, and by
subscription raise sufficient funds to fin
ish tic connecting link. just tibet little
openIpace is the spot TO which the at
tenth OF the Union Pacific. Chicago
and Northwestern, Missouri Pacific.
CoioAdo Western, Rock Island and
otheI roads ie at present closely directed.
and hey are quietly trying to overresch
eacl other in obtaining control OF it.
Thdact of the matter in a nutshell, is
thaIthe people Of Los Angeles Bhould
s,eIin and build the connection them.
sci es.
4 dispatch from Omaha, received
ysdBrdsy, says: There is going to be
apall.round fight for the Oregon Short
Tne and Utah Northern, the receivers
of the Union Pacific having about made
mp their minds to contest the applica.
ton OF the American Loan and Trust
company for separste receiver. There
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