The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-03
II WILL BE BUILT
COLONEL CLAYTON TALKS ABOUT
ANEW WESTERN LINE


Salt Lake and Los Angeles Road Not Now
Ambitious Beyond the Deep Creel
Mineral District But When the Time
Comes There VIII Be Two Hundred
Successor Secretary Baer Talks to
Christian Endeavorers-General Electric
Franchise Signed by Mayor Swift.
Omaha. Neb. 2.-CoIonel Y. W. Clay
ton of Salt Lake City, general manager
OF prospective railroad that will this
year be built 200 miles in Southwestern
" direction from Utah's capital to the
Deep Creek mineral region, was in the
city today in conference with President
Clark Of the Union Pacific upon matters
OF interest TO both railroads. He left for
St. Louis to see other railway officials
tonight. The Salt Lake and Los Angeles
railroad, of which Colonel Clayton is the
chief official, now operates fifteen miles
of railway and has its terminus at Salt
Lake Air Beach, a summer resort OF Salt
Lake City.
To a Bee reporter this morning Gener-
al Manager Clayton said:
During the past few years there has
been a great deal of talk about the con-
struction of a railroad from Salt Lake
City to Los Angeles, ana ii would be a
very desirable thing. 1t would be OF
benefit, even to this part Of the country
anu especially TO the Union Pacific rail-
way. l am not so optimistic regarding
the construction of the road al an early
date as some people, but L believe it viii
come in time. During the present year,
however, We shall construct a line from
Salt Lake City to the Deep Creek miner
al regions, a distance of 200 miles. This
IS assured. The matter has betn project
ed principally by Salt Lake people, and
the capital raised in the east and abroad.
We shall begin the extension and the
actual work of construction as soon as
the frost is out of the ground. l am
here to see Mr.. Clark and we shall close
traffic arrangements with the Union Pa
cific.
1t wiIl cost us about $4,000 mile to
build the road. We can build cheaply at
this time. We shall not have TO erect
many bridges, and these few required
will be small There will be no hard
grades and no tunnels. The road VIII
isun through a rich mineral district, the
Deep Creep region, which is our object
I've point, being especially rich. 1t is
region 300 miles by sixty in extent, and
aDounds in lead and silver and some
gold ore 4 mineral district is a most
valuablt region for a railroad to tap. If
Ii amounts to anything al all it will con-
tribute more TO the support of a rail-
road than city of $4,000 inhabitants.
II think the road will be in operation
during the spring of 1898. We shall
make a start as soon as the frost is out
of the ground, but the fall is the best
season of the year in which to build in
Utan. The summer months are hardly
tndurable IL the desert regions and not
much work will be accomplished during
July and August. The work of construc-
ton will be slow. The road will run
through a part of the country where
there is little or no timber Everything
must be brought in to build the road,
and at present there setms to be a scar
city of good tie timber. l think we shall
be running trains through the Deep
Creek region, however. in a little over a
year. Later. if the construction of a
railroad through to Los Angeles is I'M
dertaken, the road, which will then ex-
tend about one-fourth of the distance,
can be used 20 great advantage"
ROBERTS SUCCESSOR.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2-The vacancy in
the Pennsylvania railway caused by the
death OF President George b. Roberts
will be filed tomorrow at special
meeting Of the board of directors of the
company. 1t is understood that Vice
President Frank Thompson will be given
the unanimous vote of the board.
4 IL,
the election of Mr. Thompson will be
made at the meeting has not been de
fnitely settled. but if they are, Second
Vice President John p. Greene is expect
p TO become first vice president; Third
Sce President Charles f. Pugh, second
rice president and general manager, and
III. Provost, third vice president. 1t is
believed that General Master of Trans
portatlon Hutchinson will be promoted
10 the Office of general manager. 1t IS
understood that changes will be made
In the management. President Roberts
was also chairman of what is known as
the executive committee of the board of
directors, which was one OF the most i'm
portant and responsible divisions of the
arrangement. To enable the new presi-
dent 70 apply himself more closely to
the operation and Development of the
SYSTEM II Is regarded on Il NUMBER OF
the directors as advisable that he should
be relieved OF the duties OF chairman of
this committee and if this opinion pre-
walls. a. j. Cassitt viii bit rendered the
position.
RATES FOR ENDEAVORERS.
Boston, Feb. General Secretary
Baer. of the Christian Endeavor society.
fenies the reports which have wide cir
rulation that the next convention viii
be taken from San Francisco and given
10 Chicago. He says: I'VE are interest
ed only in securing low rate and rea-
Fonable time limit for the convention.
and are not interested, in nor have We
ever asked for a single concession of cry
kind whatever. The report 10 the con-
tyary, originating in Chicago. is abso-
lutely false and libelous. Endtavorers
will please pay no attention To mislead-
ing anu unauthorized stories ana wait
Tor the official announcement, which
viii DE made very soon
GENERAL ELECTRIC.
Chicago. Feb. MAYER Swift has
signed the General Electric railway or
ainance. giving that company a twenty
year franchise on several south side
Etreets, including Wabash avenue, By
lhe terms OF the agreement the city Sc /
cures The largest compensation ever eN-
acted from a local street railway, the !
company paying an average Of ~ per- |
sent of the gross receipts per year dur /
ing the life of the franchise. The under |
ground electric system VIII be used eA-