The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-02
Mr.. CLARK IS SILENT
Refuses to Discuss Salt Lake &
Los Angeles Railroad.
ARRIVES IN THIS CITY
NOT PREPARED As YET TO DIS
CLOSE HIS PLANS.

The Salt Lake & Los Angeles railroad
proposition appears as yet to be up
in the Clouds" The one man connected
with it who has the power and the
means to say it will be built, w. A.
Clark of Montana, upon whom every
thing has depended, arrived early this
morning from the east, but was not
prepared To take the people of Salt
Lake into his confidence. He declined
to discuss the question. He would not
even admit that his business here was
in connection with the project
Senator Clark's visit to this city has
been eagerly looked forward to, for the
great significance of a word of encour-
agement from a man of his means has
been fully realized. 1t was confidently
expected that he was coming here to
remove all lingering doubt as to the
genuineness of the enterprise, but he
was in no position upon his arrival to
tell the people of Salt Lake what his
intentions are.
Senator Clark and his brother, J.
Ross Clark, arrived at 1890 this morn
ing in the private car of superintendent
Dickinson of the Union Pacific. They
were met at the depot by T. Z. Gibbon
and c. o. Whittemore, the former hav-
hos upon the return trip from Chi
cagO, and were driven directly to the
{ knutsford. Mr.. Dickinson remaining
in his car. The senator was asked for
a statement regarding the Salt Lake &
Los Angeles project.
Declines to Talk
You mean" said Senator Clark.
this railroad there has been so much
| talk about?"
1 hot
plication, the senator continued: 81
have nothing to report
can you say this much'-the sena-
tor was asked-"will the road be indie
pendent of all existing lines, such as
the Oregon Short Line and Utah &
Pacific?"
Il cannot say. We have no definite
plans
can you say the line viii be buiIt?"
was the next question.
well, / have nothing to give the
public. am here, on my way home. to
attend to some business matters and
see some friends
Then your business here is not in
| connection with the road?'
Il decline to state what nv business
1 is. That is one thing we have under
| consideration. have nothing to say
| about anything"
The senator retired at the conclusion
| of the interview, being somewhat worn
with the journey on the cars. He came
| from Chicago as far as Omaha on the
| same train as President Burt of the
| Union Pacific and was invited to make
| the remainder of the trip in Mr.. Dick
| ensOn's private car, in order to see the
new construction work on the Union
! Pacific. which is recognized as the
acme of modern railroad construction.
In order to view the road by
| daylight, the senator STAYED over
| in Cheyenne with his brother sun
! day night, but Nessrs Gibbon
and Thomas Kearns being anx-
| ious to get back, came on to Salt Lake
arriving yesterday afternoon Mr.. Glib
bon came over the Short Line and Mr.
Kearns over the Rio Grande Western
from Ogden Mr. Kerens of St Louis
remained in Chicago.
Mr.. Gibbon Denies Reports.
Mr.. Gibbon, upon his return. en-
phatically denied the reports sent ont
during the last couple of DAYS to the
effect that the road would use the Short
Line depot or be operated in any wav
as a dependent line
Those are wild rumors,'' said Mr.
Gibbon, wholly without foundation
There has been no variation that 7 am
aware of from the original clans of
the promoters of the enterprise. We