The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
REPORT OF BIC
RAILWAY DEAL
RumOred That Clark and
Hill Have Joined Hands.
BURLINGTON WILL
COME TO SALT LAKE
Important Conference Has Been
Held in New York.
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New York, Aug. S1.-There viii be
developed on the western railroad map
in the near future that which viii rad
ically change the relations OF the prin-
cipal transcOntinental lines. Import
ant conferences have been held in this
city during the last ten days between
leading hnanciers and strong efforts
are being made to prevent the cOnStruc-
ton Of certain roads which would in
jure the traffic of existing companies.
The cause of all the trouble is the
fear on the part of the Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific and AtchisOn inter-
ests that James J. Hill and J. p. Nor
gan, who control the Northern Pacific
Great Northern Burlington groups Of
roads, viii extend the Burlington to
Salt Lake to a connection with Sena-
tor w. A. Clark'S San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake railroad; thus
bringing dangerous competition into
the field for California business
1t was stated on high authority to-
day that it was determined by Hill 20
carry out programme which was the
original scheme of the Burlington man
agement before the road was absorbed
by the Morgan-Hill interests, and that
was one cause of friction with the Har-
rima -Kuhn-LOeb syndicate which led
UP to the Northern Pacific panic in
May.
surances that the Burlington would not
be extended into southern and Cali
fornia territory, but Hill, il is reported.
would not give such promises. 1t is
believed that Clark obtained a contract
from the Burlington before he formed
his company and began to build It
was reported today that the Burling-
ton would probably be completed into
Salt Lake City by the time Clark's
road is ready to exchange traffic with
it.
Conferences in New York.
The important conferences which
were held in this city were chiefly be-
tween Senator Clark on the one hand
and MeSSrS. Hartman, Gould and Hill
on the other. A representative of the
Chicago Great Western railway, which
is now building into Sioux City and has
plans for extending further west to
Utah, also GaZlIed with Clark, and-it is
reported on good authority that they
made a contract with Clark to enter
into traffic relations with his Los An
geles and Salt Lake road in case the
two projects we're carried to compile
ton.
Much has been printed about Sena-
tor Clark's project being an alleged
hoId-up scheme on the Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific and Atchison, whose
! California interests would greatly suf-
fer from the construction of another
railroad into that state The late -.
Z seeing what clark Was
up to- had joined hands with other eX-
! listing railroad interests in trying to
head him off.
It can be authoritatively stated, how
ever, that never was a project more
alive than this Los Angeles and Salt
Lake railroad, and 1G0 miles at the
California end viii soon be completed
and in operation.
Meanwhile, Clark is fighting the Ore
aOn Short Line in the Nevada and Utah
a of
the Oregon Short Line, which is
Union Pacific subsidiary company, run
ming south Of Salt Lake City for some
thing like $50 miles, and there is not
enough business for two roads in that
locality. Clark, it is understood, would
buy this division of the Oregon Short
Line at a reasonable price, but Harri-
man would not listen TO such a prOpO-
sition. He said in effect To Clark;
y our road to California viii never
pay. You had better drop the idea"
Clark Says He VIII Build.
Clark replied. it is said, that his road
would be built at all hazards and
Gould then tried to call of the new
project.
What troubles Messrs. Hartman and
Gould most was the knowledge as stat
ed above that Clark had been confer
ring with James J. Hill, who had for a
long time greatly disturbed the peace
|, of Messrs. Hartman and Gould =
was Hill who compelled the Harrinpan-
/ GOuld-huhn-Loeb syndicate to BUY
| large blocks of Northern Pacific, the
| contest for which resulted in the panic
| last May.
! Assurances haa Ueen demanded of
Hill that Union aciic interests be
protected in the management of the
Burlington, w-t.- had just been &C
! Quired by c ceEt Northern and North
| ero Pacific. but Hill would not give
/ them the desired promise and they con-
! Guided to invade his camp.
It now develops that Hill then had
| in mind the carrying out of the Bur
] lington's original intention of extend
/ ing its lines further westward With a
I view IF reaching the Pacific coast, IN
| less it could make favorable terms with
! one of the existing roads. There is
/ ground for the belief that the Bur
| Hngton had entered into an arrange
! Tnent with Senator Clark, which was
! practically equivalent to a contract 70
/ build to ogden or Salt Lake City and
| connect with Clark's road. using the
latter. as a through line to California.
There are still other companies which
! would like to make connections with
/ Clark's road, notably. some Of the Col
| orado roads and the Rock Island,
! which now has no close alliances for
/ Pacific traffic.
As an indication Of the amount OF
| traffic in southern California, II was
| said today that %, 600 carloads alone
! We're handled there last season and
| some railroads had to turn business
away from lack Of cars. The balance
ports and east over the northern trans
| continental roads. There are also rich
mining and agricultural ~egions along
| the route of the Clark r0aU-
ROUTE OF THE COLORADO