The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09
BARNES FOR SENATOR KEARNSON COAST ROAD
Salt Lake-LOs Angeles Line an
Assured Fact.
NODOUBT ABOUT IT NOW
SENATOR W. A. CLARK AND
OTHER PROMOTERS COMING

1hoI1aS kearns and David Kiett
| returned Yesterday from California ana
| last evening Mr.. Kearns CONFIRMED
what has been published relative -
the ouliolng of the line of railroad he
tween Salt Lake and Los Angeles.
You can say the road is an assured
lact and there is no doubt now abort
It's being put through" said Mr.
hearns. and it is now left to the citi-
! zens OF Salt Lake to show their liber-
ailty in granting franchises which will
! determine whether this city shall he
the eastern terminus or not
j. Ross Clark brother of Senator
clark. and Thomas e Gibbon. the
general counsel of of. the Los Angeles
terminal who is given the credit for
having made the new line to San Pedro
arpor possible. were expected here
next week. but soon after his arrival
liOIIIe Yesterday Mr. Kearns received
q MESSAGE that their arrival would
SloDaDly De delayed fer the reason that
senator w. A. Clark, Robert c,
herens' the latter of st. Louis. and
president of the Terminal road and
Othef heaVY stockholders in the road
would reach Salt Lake about the 18Th
Instant Instant and the plan is to have all the
- u N4AC DEODOSGu road to the
coast here at the same time to meet
WIN the representative citizens of the
state ana determine on what can be
tI''I IN the way of acquiring the
proper terminal facilities.
Another object of the dis+ino,,isl,,s
gentlemen coming here is to form T5a
new corporation which, through the
EFFORTS of Thomas Kearns is to he
mace Utah enterprise or incorDOr-
&C., lteI under the laws of this state. The
state Stdte treasury win thereby derive the
Dement'S OF the filing of papers: Other
eInoIuments will come to the state
MIllCh could not if the company was
Lorhled IN some other part of the
union. 'ie
Speaking Of the probable route of the
new road Mr.. kearns says that part
- matter still undecided, but person.
any ne VIII work for the adoption of
the ola Herman survey. for the reason,
II takes the line through a country
Where 1t could secure a heavy local
81 e IeISnI IraIlc The route is surveyed
from Ludlow on the Santa Fe in Cali
Lhia- cuts across southern Nevada.
enters Arizona along the Rio Virgin
river. passing through ST George and
tapping the iron and coal fields at
Cedar CITY The selection of the route
NAV not occur until after the sail
Lake meeting.
sufficient money has been already
subscribed Mr. Kearns said ito
oulld the road. Senator Clark and Mr..
herens OF St Louis could do it them
serves The latter is a millionaire
twenty times. but the citizens of Los
ANGELES viii take up 81 OOO. 600 of the
oohus and are so throughly enthused
ana interested in the project they want
more of them.
d. Ross Clark is TO have control of
all the interests of his brother in Cali
-ornla and Mr.. Kearns viii become the
resident director for Utah, and will
represent the great interests of Mr.. r. /
:. kerens in the. enterprise. David /
Aieth has acquired a large interest but /
VIII not become one of the incorDor- |
ators of the road.
oSI"een now and the time of the ar /
lVal OF the distinguished visitors. Mr..
Aearns. with the help of c. O. White |
more and others. Will endeavor to make !
ne reception to be given them the
most notable event in the history of
salt Lake CITY
Actual construction on the west
M: Mr. kearns said, twill probably
,sgln Within the next thirty days.
y ork on the east end viii start as
DON after the Incorporation papers are
lied as possible"