The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
CLARK'S FORCES
READY FOR WAR
Threaten to Arrest Whole
Short Line Gang.
SENDING DOWN MEN
TO HOLD TIE FORT
Head-end Collision Threatens
the Uvada Grade.

ut is our intention, first of all, to
work on and respect and obey the law,
but our men will not be driven from
their work except by main force. If
the Short Line crowd tries that we will
resort to the criminal laws. We will
have every one OF them arrested for
assault"
This was the statement made by At
torney G. o. W hittemore of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles a salt Lake ROAD
last evening with reference TO the ag-
graVated state OF af1airS at UVada- he
denied that the force of prize lighters
and ex-poIicemen hurrying to the front
went sent there to make trouble, but
at the same time minated very direct
" that they are a class of men who
know their business to the extent that
they will not be imposed upon.
Those men, especially the ex-ofh-
GERS" said MIR. WhittemoTe, ARE level
headed, understand their rights and are
determined to stand up for them.
They are going to work on the grade,
as 1 said yesterday, and they viii not
be 'bluffed' out OF their rights The
men at work for us are under our or
ders to widen the grade to the stand
ard fourteen feet That is what they
will do. They purpose to finish what
ever work they are on, and If the
Short Line overtakes them and at
tempts to take possession of the ground
our men are at work on, they viii ac-
complish that attempt only by main
force and violence Our men are under
orders not to resist with violence, but
how they will act if the other side does
anything rash L do not know In case
of q personal attack, it is their look
out. But any violence or forced inter-
ference with our men Will mean the
arrest of the whole Short Line crowd.
We told our men we would protect
them by the courts, and we will do it
A Collision Expected.
There is likely to be something doing
down the line Things are shaping up
for Just about the hottest seance
peaceful Uvada has ever beheld. The
statement of Mr.. Whittemore makes it
quite clear that the Short Line has got
to throw the Clark forces off the grade
if they want them to retire, and the
class of men the San Pedro is sending
to the front are not exactly accus-
toned to being thrown.
The Clark men are repairing the
grade and working towards the Short
Line crowd. The latter are laying
track continually. The two forces can
not be more than half-mile apart,
and possibly are within a stones throw
of each other this morning. Superin-
tendent Calvin has said his crowd Will
lay track over all obstacles. 1t begins
/ to look as though they will have the
chance. When the parties scome to-
gether, the one uSlnE PICKS ana snow
els and the other spikes and rails, the
question will soon resolve itself into
one of numcers, the chances are. 1t
is hardly likely that the Short Line viii
start laying track the other side of the
Clark crowd. 1t is more than likely
I that Joe Young will order the con-
struction ahead and fight back the San
Pedro push, if he can, by rail lengths
Then the fireworks will be interesting
/ and beautiful.
: Mr.. Whittemore's Denial.
In support of his claim that the force
which left Salt Lake Friday night fol
/ Uvada are not there to make a fight
or do other than work along with the
/ rest of the construction gang, Attor-
ney Whittemore enters a vigorous de
NAL that they are to receive 50 pei
/ day, as stated yesterday The attorney
! says only two men in the employ of the
| San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
\ are paid that amount He says thai
! two or three of the men sent out Fri
| day will be in charge of different gang:
and their wages will be $3.50 day anC
board, while the common laborers vii
receive $3.50.
| However this may be, it is evident
| from the expressions of some of the
men at the depot when they left thal
! they expect 50 a day and board and al
| other expenses. Three of the party
1 stated positively that this is what wa:
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