The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-14
INTENDED TO BUILD.
But HuEtingtOn's Death bis
arranged S. 2. Plans.
JUDGE MARSHALL TALKS
EVERYONE AT SEA CONCERNING
COAST ROAD.

Had Coils P Huntington lived until
now work would be in progress on a
line of railroad connecting this city
with Los Angeles and to be link in
the great Southern Pacific railroad
system. Judge Thomas Marshall, who
represents the Huntington railroad in
terests in this region, said in discuss
ing the matter last evening:
Yes, it was Mr.. Huntington's design
10 build this road without delay. He
and had consultations on the sub
ject and he told me at the time that
he would expect me to look after the
matter of getting articles of incorpOra-
ton in Utah and Nevada, while he
would look after the matter in Cali
fOrnia- He expected a hot fight, he
said. We had much correspondence on
the subject, also, and 1 am satisfied
that had he lived the new road would
now be under way. The last letter
received from Mr.. Huntington did not
reach me until two days after his
death. There is not a particle of doubt
in my mind that he intended to build
the road, and for that reason I con-
slider that in his death Utah lost a
good friend"
All at Sea Now.
Judge Marshall was asked as to what
would be done now that Mr.. Hunting
ton was dead.
II don't know a thing about it, was
the reply, land I don't think that any
one else does. The coal expert OF the
Southern Pacific was in the city yes
terday on his way to Colorado and
Mexico. He had come right from the
Offices in San Francisco, and he was
totally at sea as to what was going
to be done, and he said that that was
-
uected with the company. don
think there is anything at all in this
talk about a combination between the
Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific,
but 7 am convinced that the years 1901
and 1892 viii be great years of railroad
building in the west, and I look for
great developments"
As reasons for this belief Judge Mar
shall stated that never before in the
history Of this country was there such
a pressure on the ship building yards
for vessels, and that the commerce on
the Pacific was something undreamed
of a few years ago. This is, he thinks,
certain to stimulate railroad building
to the coast.
Talk of a Combine.
The Los Angeles Times yesterday
printed the following article which
shows that the matter of a Santa Fee
Southern Pacific combine is being gen
orally talked of:
1.-The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
viii have direct rail communication
with Salt Lake before any other com
pany," said a Southern Pacific repre-
sen aative to a Times reporter.
Upon what do you base your infor-
nation" was asked.
I am not at liberty to talk, but mark
my words, the two railway companies
now in sole occupation of the local field,
are bound to meet such competition
as is now threatened by the new San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake road,
and it is but natural that they should
essay to take time by the forelock by
building to Salt Lake City on the lines
of the surveys long ago completed
was the reply.
why have they not done SO -before?''
Because the necessities of the stu
alton did not require it. Now, there
is to Salt Lake, in order to protect the
interests Of the Southern Pacific and
the Santa Fe. The Clark road, with
the connections which it may establish
at Salt Lake, viii prove a powerful
competitor for transcontinental bust
ness. so it will behoove other lines to
form a new connecting link with the
least possible delay" The official above
quoted, for reasons that are obvious,
begged his name not to be used. Other
local Southern Pacific officials who
have been approached profess to have
no knowledge of the matter whatever,
and are uncOmmunlcatiVe.
General Manager Nevin of the Santa
Fe said so far as he knew his company
was not contemplating the building of
a line to Salt Lake at present. He pro-
fessed to be entirely ignorant of any
Southern Pacific-Santa Fe combination
to hold off any competition threatened
by the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake road.
But" added Mr.. Nevin, "the Santa
Fe may be depended upon to protect
its own interests. preservation is
the first law of nature for corporations.
as well as individuals and we are here
to see that the valuable properties Of
the Santa F'e company in southern Cal
ifornia do not suffer through any COM
DptitiO0 that NAV arise