The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-22

After FIVE hOurs' session at the
Erursford hotel, beginning at o'clock
last evening, the projectors Of the Los
ANGELES & Salt Lake railroad ad-
5'.T,rrad until 9 o'clock this morning,
,.ha8 fine organization of the much
Bsrsfled company win be completed.
practically everything was passed
,,,,n last night. but in the absence of
president Leighton of the Los Angeles
terminal. who is one of the principal
members of the company announce
D.ents are being withheld until he has
c1u.urred in the action taken.
d was learned, however, that the ar
rf.rr- of Incorporation. which are now
in The hands of the steuographer, viii
Mace the capitalization of the company
AT sg5. 900. 900, and the Incorporation Will
cake Mace under the laws of Utah.
There will be either twelve or fifteen
directors. one-third of whom will be
residents of Utah.
The resident directors win be, in
case the board consists of an even
dozen members. Thomas Kearrs, Reed
Smoot. David Keith and W. ). McCor-
nick. one more viii be named from
Utah if it is ultimately decided to
make the number of directors fifteen
other directors viii be W. A. Clark,
president r. e.. Kerens. vice preSi-
dent. George b. Leighton. second vice
president. II. J.. Mckee, T, E Gibbon,
IS. B. Clarke, J. Ross Clark. s. A.
Remjs and probably Charles Clark,
Perry Heath and J. Hamlin.
All the gentlemen named. except
MesSUs Leighton and Hamlin, were
present AT last evenings meeting. Tt
is a notable circumstance that there
are four men named Clark IN the pro
ject. but none of them are closely re-
lated. except the senator and his
brother, J. Ross Clark
Senator CIark's Arrival.
The railroad projectors began to ar
give as early as o'clock in the morn
.HE when Senator w A. Clark of Butte
bis brother, J. Ross Clark of Los An
Eoes. and a. Underwood. private secre-
E.ry To- the senator, reached town over
the Oregon Short Line They were
driven az once To the KnutSfOTd. and
Senator Clark. after turning away rep
Ieseutatjyes of the press. CloSeted him
self with his secretary 10 get rid of a
great amount of correspondence con-
nectad with private matters. When he
emerged from his room some time later
b. was tn meet a few salt Lake friends
bur IN another half hour the doors of
Tarur a were again closed on the sen
grar and Superintendent r. w. Clark
of the Duhir Hill Mining company, at
The head of which the senator stands.
Meanwhile j. Ross Clark and Mr.
6looan. also Engineer Mccartney, were
engaged iu standing of railroad supply
men. The Rev. Mr.. BaEby OF
this city Who is the inventor and
laIaHre- rl an iron railroad tie. placed
ms proposition before them in a genera
way. hut the selection of material foi
construction IS a detail yet to be filled
ta- H. II. Trey of Rock Springs. who is
largely Interested in timber lands in
NENuUC sought an interview on the
sluTeo, Of railroad ties. and there were
OTHERS
Maps and plans galore were spread
ora. .u the rooms occupied by the rail-
road people on the parIor floor, and
a."l- 0e afternoon they were studied
N|.. IL Is stated. some of the zines
We're uaGt-rated. So the railroad mat
i." $50 far as Senator Clark. the life and
s".. Ht l-. IS Concerned, did not come uI
uau. evening
ST. Louis Party Arrives.
Time Wore ON. she train upon which
l.H ST. Louis PARRY was To arrive being
DELAYED. +. was first reported. one hour
.- should have brought il into sail
t-aNa a- $3.50. but IT was nearly 5-3t
...n slra- carriage loads of ma gnates
..ta uE -a the kuuJsfoTd entrance II
.- division came p. q. keTens of St
Louis s. A. Remis of 81. Louis. ". b
a.E" OF Kansas city. Charles CLARK
~ Normandy Mo- Perry Heath Ot
-'...i. 'nl.- r. r. Mckee Of Los An
Sues Engineer HaWEOod of the Ter
"a. road. Los Angeles. and K. G.
N..-r lr-. ST. Louis
.. OFF these men are of note in tbs
BUSINESS world. Charles CIe~k is one
.-. chief owners of the Granite
.'.s-.a.l mine, X. a. BemiS is at the
'- '- Oh" HemiS Bag company. which
."~ branch houses in all parts of tn,
country W. b. Clarke is president OF
-.. Sol. trust and stands al the head o.
.. company in Kansas City Perry
@.a.- is secretary of the Republican
....ena. committee. r.. e.. Kerens is
.'-E OF the committee and one al
- largest owners of the Terminal rail
.4l 1Ir Mckee is another iarg,
...-IHi1or In the Terminal
...'-. men brought the information
INA. PRESIDENT Leighton of the Ter
...."| and Director HamIin. both O
...H started with the party from St
louis. missed connections with the pri
'r.. car at Omaha and were comins
on Inc next train They viii arrive this
nuuc.
immediately following the arrival a
-- Nnutstord. the entire party file,
...' the commodious dining room 70
-.-HrE- accompanied by e.. o. White
more Thomas Erarus and Davi,
Keith of salt Lake.
IL was the intention 10 settle dow
70 business as soon as the meal wa
Lhished. but il was after 9 o'clock whel
o-e representatives. - the Termina
-laa Hhdliy went into conference OF
l-e-f interests There were some pre-
.-ianarles to be considered in this con
HEllon, as the road named is TO be
T'lhe part of the Los Angeles & Sal
Lake system.
~ nile this caucus was on, represent
awe salt Lahers, including W. s. Ne