The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-09
COL. DODGE IN TOWN
City Must Act Quickly to Get
New Shops.
FINE PLANT PROPOSED
NO WESTERN EXTENSIONS
PROBABLE THIS YEAR.

Vice President and General Manager
Dodge of the Rio Grande Western.
General Manager Schlaks of the Colo-
RADIO Midland and G. W. Kramer came
in from Denver yesterday afternoon in
two private cars. Colonel Dodge is
here on his regular monthly trip and
the men accompanying him are his
guests.
Speaking last night of the new Rio
Grande Western shops to be erected
in Salt Lake, providing the city council
grants certain franchises, Colonel
Dodge siaid: This year viii be one OF
great Improvement for the Rio Grande
Western. but no doubt the building OF
these shops viii be the biggest item,
from all points of view. The Rl0
Grande Western has appropriated
S150.000 for the plant and we expect II
viii cost more than that in the emo.
But this amount is to be expended in
buildings and tools this year
Il am glad to note that the attitude
of the city council is favorable to our
REQUEST" continued the colonel. I do
not know why ii should not pc The
Western has never asked for any dOna-
ton It has never received anything
it does not paw for. We did not ask for
a public square for a depot when We
built. And even now we do not and II
business justifies it. the pay roll of our
company will be doubled. 1t is for the
city council to determine whether OF
not Salt Lake viii have the benefit to
be derived from this. Unless we get
those streets we cannot build the shops
here.
Tt would be a hard mater for is
to go out in the country ten miles and
build the shops and build a town
f-01FTn faerar1e
city taxes on nearly 100000 in property.
But we do not wish to do that unless
it becomes necessary. We believe we
are making no unreasonable requests,
and on the whole the city will be as
much benefited as us.
we want to begin work as soon as
possible and we cannot wait until next
April for the city council. either. We
have other offers that will be cOnsid-
cred if the delay IS heightened
No Extensions This Year.
Colonel Dodge is of the opinion that
no extension will be made by the Rio
Grande Western this year. When it
was suggested that the gilsonite lands
might be tapped. he smilingly replied
that while asphalt is q handy article
of freight. he doubted that the quantity
now being produced in Utah would
justify the building of 100 miles Of
road.
''As to the La Sal country he con-
tinued. I'VE are simply living in hope.
Some day 7 expect to see that region
developed to the extent that a line in
there would paw. but right now the
proposition is not to be seriously con-
sidered. I do not believe that the
Western will do any building this year
We will put in the steel bridges. i'm
prove the road bed, and purchase new
equipment as business 1uStlfieS II, but
that is about all
Mr. Schlaks. who is in his private car
No 100. said he had not been in Salt
Lake for nearly a wear and upon the
invitation of Colonel Dodge, accom-
panied him here merely for Il breathing
spell. With Mr.. Kramer. who is Col
onel DOdge's travelling companion, the
Midland official will go over the north
ern end of the Rio Grande Western line
this morning. Colonel Dodge will re
main here.
Superintendent WeIby accompanied
the visitors to Salt Lake from Grand
Junction.