The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09

the time fixed for the sale by auction
of the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas. Salt
Lake & Eastern and Utah Central
properties, but Mr.. LOOMS was suf-
fering from an aggravated attack of
chronic pharyngitis, and his physician,
Dr. Arthur Burrows, positively forbid
= him from doing the shouting.
Any undue strain said DR.. Bur
rows. in his certificate, or prolonged
use of the voice, might and probably
would result in an extension of the in
fiammati0n and an acute laryngitis.
with temporary or permanent loss of
the voice for which 1 desire not to be
responsible
With this warning, Mr.. Loomis pro-
ceeded to hunt up an understudy and
found him in the person of Charles e.
Stanton, VINO gave vocal evidence OF
the fact that he is not subject to phar-
yngitis, laryngitis or any trouble
closely or remotely connected with
them.
The sale. of course, attracted good
deal of interest, and fully a hundred
gentlemen. few of whom had any in
Ierest in the proceedings, assembled at
the west entrance Of the capitol build
ing shortly before II o'clock.
In the front row were A. T. Rice, jr.,
and Isaac Untermeyer of New York.
representing the bondholders and who
bought in the properties for the neat
sum of s272. 500 for Henry Graft and
Anthony J. Dittmar of New York; At
torIiey Frank Pierce, representing the
opposing interests and who was the
only other bidder; Jacob Bamberger,
Attorney William NJ. Bradley, Attor-
nev Z B. Critchlow. Attorney George
Sutherland H G. Mcmillan, Banker
Prank Knox. Henry Shields Of Park
City and Attorney j. A Williams.
THE SALE BEGINS.
At.1l:05 Special Master LoOmis. with
"a handkerchief around his neck and his
cnat butfoned I'D about his throat, took
his position against the south wall and
1nade this preliminary announcement:
'sThis is the day and hour set for the
sale of the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas
railway. the Salt Lake & Eastern rail-
Way and the Utah Central railway.
Owing TO the condition OF my voice and
under the advice of my physician, 1
have appointed Mr.. c. Z. Stanton as
cFie-."
ATTORNEY ]. A. WILLIAMS.
before the sale was proceeded with
attorney J. A. Williams, as a matter
of form. gave notice that the property
would be sold subject 10 an injunction
bad in the case Of Martha L. Coombs
1his is an cid right of way case, the
road running through portion of Mrs.
Coombs' land
SALT LAKE & FORT DOUGLAS.
Mr.. stanton then entered upon the
discharge Of his duties by announcing
that the first sale would be OF the Salt
Lake & Fort Douglas, and proceeded to
read with great vigor the long notice.
This completed, he asked for bids. and
ATTORNEY Pierce started the oall rolling
= -. ct
Mr.. Rice promptly went him $500
befter. and then there was a see-saw,
some of the bids jumping up $1,000
and others only So. It was quite evil
dent that Mr.. Rice was there to get the
properly, and he got it, his last offer
being $4,000 in behalf of Messrs. Graft
and Dittmar.
AIR. Ioornis blsndIy inquired: Have
YOU the required deposit of $1,000, to be
paid before the property is to be sold?
Il have" replied Mr.. Rice. and he
proceeded to turn over certified check
Tor $1,000.
This preliminary being completed Mr..
T,,onis said, II hereby declare this
property of The Salt Lake & Fort Doug
las Railway as mentioned in the decree
AID notice OF sale, sold to Henry Graft
ard Anthony J. Dittmar of New York,
for the sum of $40.5o0 in accordance
with the terms of said decree and no
tee"
Mr.. Loornis repeated this announce
1nent at the close of the two succeed
ing sales changing only the reference
to the property and the purchase price.
SALT LAKE & EASTERN.
The Salt Lake & Eastern was next
on the list, and the real, spirited bid
ding Of the day was done in the sale
Mr.. Rice, who is a tt.ll, slender young
l7fc hat an he haflr - J, ;-
head and sailed in, while Mr.. Pierce
met him calmly.
The first offer was the upset price.
SIX, 000 On the next call it went I'D
I,002, and then advanced steadily un-