The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-03
Clark, Dickinson and Short Line
Reorganization People Coming.
MAY MEAN MUCH TO UTAH
ARRANGED FOR
WITH THE UTAH & CALIFORNIA
May Have the Effect of Starting the
Construction of the Western Line
Contracts Let For Grading the
Salt Lake and Pacffic-An UnOs-
tentatious Beginning Tomorrow
News of the Railroads.

An important piece of information
was received here yesterday, which,
coming Immediately upon the heels of
the statement published exclusively in
The Herald some days ago, that the
Utah and California had practically
negotiated trackage agreement with
the reorganization committee of the
Oregon Short Line for the use of the
Utah Southern's tracks to Milford
may contain great deal of signifi-
canoe in relation to the building Of the
Utah & California line.
The information referred to came
by telegraph and is to the effect that
Receiver S. H. II. Clark and General
Manager Dickinson of the Union Paci-
fic, and a number of the members of
the reorganization committee of the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Southern
would arrive in Salt Lake May Is. Just
who of the latter will be in the party
was not stated but one of the number
is expected to be Chairman Samuel
Carr, Of Boston.
The object of the visit was not stated
but it is known that conference with
the officials CT the Utah & California
has been arranged IN advance and III
asmuch as Mr. Dickinson and other
leading officials OF the Union Pacific
and Short Line We're so recently in the
west and went thoroughly over the
lines, it is not supposed the trip in
prospect has as much, if anything, to
do with the reorganization of the Short
Line as it has with some new PROPOSE
ton, which under the circumstances is
believed to be a purpose of Investigate
;,o- CHI "a To g q
MIA people can make. with a view to
entering into a trackage arrangement
heretofore mentioned.
Taking this as the most reasonable
hypothesis as to the motive of the Of
ficials in coming west, there is strong
reason for entertaining the belief that
the visit will be one of great import
ance, alike to the Utah & California,
the Utah Southern and the state at
large, since it is possible it may result
in the early beginning of the construc-
ton of the line to California and the
coast.
The reasons for the belief that this
viii be the result of the visit, as ad-
vanced by those who hold it, are these
It has been stated on as good authority
as though coming from President Can
non himself, that the Utah & California
only awaits the successful issue OF the
negotiations for the trackaee agree
ment for the use of the road to Milford.
to begin the construction OF the line
to the west. The Utah Southern has
never been paying proposition. If,
therefore. the Utah &, California can
make a showing that will justify the
granting of the trackage arrangement,
the road would be transformed and
would become paying proposition, and
the Utah & California, by thus
securing it's necessary Salt Lake con-
nection without the necessity of build
ing. could go ahead with operations
and begin the construction Of the west
ern line at once.
The Utah &, California people are
confident they can satisfy the demands
of the Union Pacific officials and the
reorganization committee at the com
ing conference to the extent that they
will have no hesitancy in granting a
trackage agreement which will be en-
tirely satisfactory, and hence is the
visit of the officials looked upon as of
prime Importance to the railroading in
terests of the state.