Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1900-08-31
LINE WILL BE BUILT.
Extend to Salt Lake.

He lTtHuHt announced Dy tnlf
gram from Los Angeles recent
that W A. Clark has bought th
Terminal road, which lie had beel
after for some time, and that tb
line was to be extended to Utah
Subsequent information with wha
mad transpired before, proved thu
II was true but If further proof wer,
needed General Manager #. X. Rul,
comes out in an official confirmation
OF 1t IN the San Francisco Chronicle
which is the newsiest reading rail.
road circles will have fora long time
The line is to be built through ia
Salt Lake without connection with
the ltio Grande Western, Oregon
short Line, Utah and Paciic, Santa
Re or Southern Pacific. Not only
tiisis officially announced but the
fermlhal people will be here shortly
to look into the local situation. Mr..
hnle IS quoted in the Chronicle us
follows:
"We are certainly going to build
the Salt Lake line. We have abnn-
liant capital for the purpose and will
not he put to the necessity of f,at-
ing bonds to pay the construction
costs. United Safe Senator w. A..
Clark of Montana has become n
heavy sioc holder in the Terminal
mi he, with the other stoc tholders
viii put all the money necessary to
see the undertaking accomplished.
may say that the Los Angeles Ter
minal railway is only fulfilling the
plans 1t has bad in view since its or
ganizltion, which have been DELAYED
until the present time largely on ac-
count of the delay in the improve
ment OF San Pedro harbor.
"None of the stocb holders of the
road have parted with any of their
holdings of stock. Senator Clark's
interest having been acquired by the
purchase OF unissued stock remain
lag IN the treasury of the complny.
The company is capitalized for So
000,O OF this amount Senator
Clark owns one lmlf.
Surveyors are at work today sur
veying line for the proposed line
eastward ftorn Los Angeles. Our
first obj ctive point is San Bernar-
dino, a distance of sixty miles From
there the road will be built to Salt
Lake City. We shall not build to
any western extension of the Union
Pacific or Rio Grande Western. We
shall not stop until we have reached
Salt Lake city, where we can connect
with all transcontinenta lines having
there. We want the bus
mess of all lines that are in Salt
Lake or will ever get there, am ong
which latter is the Burlington. /
Work on the surveys which
ire in charge of Henry Haw-
good for many years with the engin-
'ering department of the Southern
Pacific, will be pushsed with all pos
'ible speed, and the actual construc-
ion work will begin within three
:"
1t has been hinted says the Chron
Gle, t nut the announcement Of the
Los Angeles Terminal railways con-
itruction plans is intended to scare
he Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
nto making a bid for the little local
inc in Southern California, which
las fifty-two miles of track between
los Angeles and San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Altadena and Los An
,eles and Glendale. This is indign-
ntly denied, however, by General
lanager Rule. He says that Senator
lark, who has extensive interests
10Th in Utah and southern .Califor-
ia, is convinced that the PROPOSE
ion to bnild the Salt Lake road il
IN alluring one, aud il willing to see
through, while the other stoc
among whom are Senator
Slkins Of West Virginia, X. G.
ierens, George B leighton, Gee
:. Leighton, 5 A Brmis, John T.
Davis and B. + Horb .rt all wealthy
esidents of st. Louis, are similarly
nclined