Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-20
ORIENTAL TRADE.
President Burt of the Union Pacific
f. Hot After IL.

President Burt Of the Union Pacific
and u II. Hartman one Of the tlnan-
clal heads Of the Union Pacific, Chicago
q Alton, the reorganized Kansas city
Pittsburg & Gulf and other properties
In which the Vanderbllts are Interested,
passed through Denver In their private
car toward the East. The president
and other Union Pacific officials, accom-
panied by Mr. Hartman, have been IN
Wyoming going over the big Improve
ments ordered and contemplated on the
main line from Cheyenne TO Ogden. u
has been etated the president went 20
Cheyenne with S5,0O0OO0 In his pockets.
Today he saii he had spent the major
portion OF II already, 800,
"The cutoff by way Of sherman hll1
VIII not De completed for two years YET,
and II will be three before we nave NM
ished work in Strengthening the Inc
said Mr.. Burt. The president connrined
me rep0rt that much Of the main line
between Cheyenne and Omaha VIII De
double tracked
The Oriental trade Is assuming great
proportions. and Il Il now a case OF
westward the star Of commerce taxes
Us way Before long the Siberian RAN
way VIII link the two hemispheres To-
gether and that road that has an en-
trance 10 the Pacific coast is the for
tunate line
Alr. Burt claimed he knew nothing OF
the plans OF the Burlington TO enter os-
den. but struck the keynote OF ms pro-
tracted visit in the West with MT har-
rman when he dwelt on the pfosP eCls
Of trade with the Orient ana NoilleIh
Asia. The same financial interests C9h-
troll the oregon Short line the Oeueh
connection OF the Union Pacihe, rs 9Ie
responsible for the destiny OF tne Culon
padI0e and the Kansas City southern,
the Union Pacific connection az nun
sas civ Tor the south There j no
doubt expressed Of the accuracy OF the
report of a practical consolidation OF
the big interests In the syndicate anu
although neither MT Burt nor MI haI-
rlman will talk upon the matter luIliiet
than saying the same close trailc 70 ~
lions win continue. II is undeis,ool w
Union Pacific is making plans tlat ~
overturn the Western railway SITUATION
upon their announcement ia
THE Burlington ls going quietly ahedl
on plans already formulated 70 IgaCn
tba Pacific coast. As President huIt
outlined, 10 Is now reaching thst ~, ~" ',.
where a Western railway musi nese ~ ~
own line 20 the Pacific II y aesiles ~ =
compete for business. THIS ms ~ ~, ~.
been accomplished By the Se ,, a. ~
which runs trains over rs own line ln my,
San Francisco next month, As an .. eve
donce OK the understanding Dew Wy,
the santa Re and Southern FaeinC g. g.
that the former has secured tne gu ~.
joaquin Valley railroad rrs,,.
fares from Los Angeles 10 san 80
cisco bv this and Southern ia' i,-
routes have been raised from sls 40! 70 s =
Tie colorado & Southern M lsilt q
Rio Crarde Western deal ny VA. l.i1" ~
new through line from Fort W .s,a,,s,b
Ogden has been created, VIII 80 ~ In
July I. The death Of captain I'M not Al
South Africa two weeks ago wll y, ~ sti5-
fsct he transfer Of the colorado M " io
land 20 the Southern ana ,,l.o-ests
Grande Western financial 'etock-
Captain Boyle was an Engllsn ~ me
holder IN the road and meinDe' "
voting trust-Denver POST