The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29
The SALT LAKE AND Los
ANGELES RAILROAD.
COMPANIES ORGANIZED AND
WORK TO BEGIN SOON.

The Salt Lake Tribune of the 22nd
announces the arrival in that city of
party of capitalists whose purpose was
the organization of the Salt Lake and
Los Angeles Railrt ad Company. The
gentlemen we're Senator w. A. Clark
and ]. Ross Clark OF Montana; Il. G.
Kerens, S. A. Bemis, Chas. Clark, w.
B. Clarke, and Richard Kerens of st.
Louis; Hon. Perry S. Heath of Wash
ington, D. c.; and T. E. Gibbon, FL. E.
Mckee and Henry Hawgood of Los
Angeles. 1t is said that they personal
ly represented 1925, 900, 900 of capital
The Salt Lake parties Interested are
David Keith, Thomas Kearns, c. o.
Whittemore, Reed Smoot and w. S.
Mccormick.
The result of the long conferences at
the Knutsford was the organization of
two corporations and another is being
perfected, says the Tribune of the BIRD.
All are for the building, equipping and
operating OF the Los Angeles road and
developing the unrivaled resources
along the route and in tributary terri
tory. The Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Railroad company and the Empire Con-
struction company are the two already
formed. The third is development
and Improvement company. The of
ficers of the railroad are w. A. Clark,
president; r. C. Kerens, first yice-pres-
ident; j. Ross Clark, second vice-presi-
dent; 7. f. Gibbon, third vice-presi-
dent and general COUNSEL T. F. Miller,
secretary and F. K. Rule, treasurer.
The articles OF incorporation include
branch to the Deep Creek country
and one to CedarCity. Several branches
are also provided for in and around Los
Angeles and San Pedro, the object be-
ing to build a network OF rails as feed
ers to the western terminal. As to the
general route of the main line, that is
still matter of doubt, but the articles
call for the most direct and practicable
line. The actual route will not be Sc
lected probably for two months. as
many surveys have to be made at this
end. There is one line running via Oph-
ir which has been strongly urged, an
other via Fremont Pass, one via the
valleys and another to go via Lehi
Junction and Tintic, all of which come
together in Lincoln county, Nevada.
1t will be seen that the articles do not
state the route, except by naming coun-
ties so arranged that either of the
routes named could be selected. The
counties are Salt Lake, Utah, Tooele,
Juab, Willard, Beaver and Iron, in the
State of Utah; the county of Lincoln
in the State OF Nevada, and the coun-
ties of San Bernardino, Riverside,
Orange and Los Angeles in the State
of California.
The Empire Construction company
is to be incorporated for 81, 900, 600,
800, 600 of which has already been sub
scribed. j. Ross Clark is president,
George B. Leighton vice-president and
H. E. Mckee secretary, who, with
David Keith, G. X. Mccormick, Reed
Smoot, r. G. Kerens, w. A. Clark, T.
E. Gibbon and 7. F. Miller form the
board OF directors.
This company is formed to construct
and equip the railroad, such corpora
ton being usually formed for the pur-
pose.
The third corporation has not been
effected as yet. 1t is development
and improvement company. The or
ganization was left to commit
tee consisting of David Keith, w. S.
Mccormick, r. c. Kerens, Thomas
Kearns and T. e. Gibbon, who will
meet today. This incorporation will be
for So, 900, 900, 81, 006, 600 OF which is for
immediate use. 1t is said that Thomas
Kearns will be its president; Perry S.
Heath, vice-president, and Richard
Kerens, Jr., secretary.
This company will be OF the greatest
importance. To it will be given the
duty of developing the great mining
regions, coal and iron lands and other
resources along the route. Saws will
be established where there is timber,
''tan where there is bark" The hor-
ticultural agricultural and stock-rais
ing sections will be investigated and
conditions improved and enlarged.
Hotels, resorts, eating houses and 9TH
or things will come under this head !;
in fact, the company will own and con-
troll all townsites and work for the de-
velopment OF all industries and resour-
ces along the line and at the terminals
This company will be of the greatest
Importance, as it means the up build
ing Of great commercial institutions,
mines and factories along the road.
The Los Angeles Terminal having
already fifty-fve miles in operation, is
acq uired by the new company, which
also has the power, under its articles of
incorporation, to purchase other fran
chises or railroads in Utah, Nevada and
California.