Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-30

the offer OF the Union Paclhc-shot
Line interests "a temporary CheCkmate
would be put upon the Burlington
AS stated I'm the News In a recent
interview with Hon Perry s. Heath
one Of the promoters OF the line. the
Los Angeles promoters at their recent
meeting al the knutslord dId not take
kindly to the oregon Short Line prcpO.
sluon. and those present expressed
themselves IN favor OF building into
Salt Lake over their own Independent
tracks; which In other words means
that the Burlington and the Los Ange.
les lines viii join hands Time, however
VIII show.
PLANS OF BURLINGTON.
The plans Of the Burlington eaked
out last spring and II viii be remem-
bered that the famous salt Lake Valley
Electric Railroad company, with It's
projected half-h0ur service 20 and from
Ogden was incorporated IN this city.
At the time 10 was openly stated that
the company would sell out SIS right OF
way to,the Burlington. accordingly the
City Council In granting the franchise
put several strings on the document
and the projectors OF the road con.
cuded that they did not want It. Ac.
Cordingly the franchise was allowed 10
lapse
During this time the Burlington had
the Salt Lake & ogden right Of way
under consideration. the company also
had the proposition OF extending their
line from Lyons Colorado. across into
Utah, thence through the Indian reser.
walton and down Emigration canyon
into Salt Lake city thus giving them
the shortest line into Denver from here
by 40 miles The development OF the
Wyoming coal fields, however. was al
most imperative for the Burlington,
and that company is said to have final
ly decided 10 extend It's line from
Guernsey, Wyo., TO tap the coal fields
and come right on TO this city over the
route which has been set forth so many
times
TO BOOM LAGOON.
While Mr. Bamberger f. doing nc
talking and IN answer 20 questions says
time will show II Is said that his price
for his share I'm the salt Lake & ogden
railroad last summer was $2ss 900 and
that he stipulated that u he sold the
line that Lagoon must go with il. Il Is
understood that the proposition has
been taken under advisement for some
time and that the Burlington has beer
very favorably impressed with the pro.
position and has a scheme whereby the
Lagoon will be made into one of The fin.
est resorts In the West. a number OF
Improvements have been considered,
among which Is hotel and the building
OF a huge swimming pool 300 by LOCO
feet and eight feet deep at one end The
water for this huge bathing pool Is tc
be piped from the Lake, 80 that those
visiting this resort can combine salt
water bathing with other pleasures as
ISOLATED with park and pleasure re-
sort. The water Will be diluted with
fresh water from the Lagoon so that
the bathers may enjoy the pleasure OF
swimming I'm sea water 1000 miles
from the ocean. The site for this big
pool was staked on just east OF the
baseball grounds last summer, and II
the stakes for this improvement have
not been removed they are there to this
day ready for work.
II Is said that IN the event Of the Los
Angeles road deciding 20 come into Salt
Lake over the tracks Of the oregon
Short Line. which are for sale. that
the company viii acquire an interest In
Saltair and that resort the Burlington
on the other hand will boom Lagoon.
However. II looks as though the Bur-
lington and the promoters Of the new
road through 10 the coast have arrived
at an understanding and that within
the next three years that Salt Lake will
be one OF the centers for trans-contl-
mental travel.