Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-20
PRES. H. C. BURT
ARRIVES IN TOWN
Is Non'CommitaI Regarding His
o3 Angeles Trip,
WV FrAIoEES IN FIGHT.
IN on Paciii", by Frhnch sc Give
= innh * al, Hds the Iish 10
Use san Pedro Tracks.

President Horace O. Burt OF the
linton Pacific is once more In town.
u.grc ,ome In from Los Angeles last
evening AS heretofore the head OF af.
aIs OBTAINING 10 the great Overland
o.ue Is as silent as a sphinx when it
comes 10 talking railroads. President
H.rt 90 this nip as iu the past is
u|. Uhng FOR publication. He is on
. tEI no salt Lake. and beyond that
I.' D. does not care to be- quoted by
No. press This morning he was clos
et"d win General Manager Bancroft
u' Obj. oregon short Line. Judge W. II.
Kelly head VI the Union Pacific legal
department. ana Farley l.. William.
general attorney for the Oregon short
Line u Is not necessary 10 opinp that
u %. nee of The Recent trip of Presi-
a.n, Burt and the Fitzpatrick brothers
from Uvada across the bad lands
through to the Santa Fe that The fea-
fura o, the conference was the pro.
posed extension Of the Greg m short
Line through to the coast. and the Incl
d .HlaI heading off of the Clark PROPOSE
lion,
NOTHING TO SAY.
President Burt this morning stated
ih1t bsdld not care to discuss the rain.
Io.d outlook, the Oregon Short Line
aln'i1n was in the hands OF General
''anas" Bancroft. and If there was
hlla.HB 10 give out for publication re-
-'I i'ns the same that Mr. Bancroft,
would loubtlessly be glad to give II.
ne fitzpatrick brothers who are
N'a"s.ed az the Kenyon are equally
IaIe1nl They state that they had n
.n0d UP over the country south Of
JIada and admit that they arc Willing
% Dil "a any contracts that may be Of
Ie.el 'r railroad construction. Ac-
g.oIdINt TO n Los Angeles Herald this
IIn oi railroad contractors when the
time comes, VIII be equally willing to
put ~ q BID for either the San Pedro
people or the Union Pacific. The recent
'llp mas given them a supordcial i1aa
OH lhe route to be- trayersed and Inc
thsAerng difficulties 10 bp oncoun
Z .fe1 and when the caI comes for hide
lN'F VIII be In q position 10 ntalli-
-'',y put an estimate upon the worn
required. WIN
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
In Connection with the wish of prosi-
cent Burt to Los Angeles some intar.
uhg developments are expectqd Am mo
.sht between the powerful Interests of
lHr lmon Pacific and the san pedra
railroad companies II is "a foragono
,oheIuaon that If Senator clark and
I' associates can be buffpd out of
.,gI'liis their road that the Oregon
snort line viii not complete their as.
, ~ through TO southern California
Ut lne clark road goes througb II 4.
lua'} certain that salt Lake viii have
'"o routes direct 10 Los Angeles Nor
Only will the San Pedro. over the traclrs
VII me now absorbed Terminal railroad
nave O road out to the free harbor bui
i'. non racine also viii run It's trains
yr(.eI the tracks Of the seIfsame road.
T. W., seems on the face Of It, to be a
'i,a.l'ihg statement but the old fran
MISE is still in effect.
10 Is as follows.
FRANCHISES PROVISION.
section II Of Ordinance No. III (now
s. ',es' approved September G. 1870
ana entitled IAN ordinance To provlde
iof tae construction of "a levpa uuon the
aslerIy side OF the Los Angeles river
Tor the protection of The streets and
p''1ge approaches OF the city of Los
h",Ie'es ana of the property of in
hahIldnts of said city from the high
"t..N OF said river ana Tor the con
''F'h'" and transfer Of city lands and
-i1nl " right Of way TO the Los An
5e'es Terminal Railway company"
reads as follows:
THE Union Pacific Railroad COM
any shall have the right to the Joint
use Of all tracks built by the Los An.
i'.'' terminal Railway company. its
'I...N0rs or assigns on and over an
lands and rights of way herein granted
.1 sl'l aforementioned company boy the
..E upon paying 90 said last-mcn-
TONED company or its successors or
tus a fair proportion Of the cost
l. al construction and maintenance
said railroad, levee and bridge ap-
.lHlrhes and OF an improvements
l'oh may be used by said Union Pa
'u" Railroad company with legal in
."."si rom the date Of such cXpendI.
lures provided that any railroad lol
miles In length hereafter constructed
may acquire the right TO cross the rjgh
way Of said company or To- cOnstru. {
road over any portion of the lands
hereby agreed to be granted and COM
.n}ad not In the actual and necessary
p To- and occupation for railroad uur-
poses by said Terminal Railway CONE
.HnE les successors or assigns at the
.m M the acquisition OF said right OF
way UPON paying TO said Terminal
Railway company ITS successors or as
.ans The fair value Of said right ~
|aF at the time of such acquisitions
a3 value. II not agreed upon by said
.omrarles. 10 be determined hy arbl-
rI f.0n"
Iu ragard TO this overlooked develop
uan NJ the railroad fight the Los An
''.. Times Of Saturday Says
STILL IN EFFECT
Ordnance No 11l has been yariously
im.Hl.d since the granting OF the
u franchise tO The Terminal CONF
.aHt tut the section Eiyiu. the Union
.H.H. the right 90 use its tracks and
right N way stands as originally
adopted and therefore remains In fun
force nd effect
Th. reason that the Union Pacific
company was given this unusual priyi-
es0 IN the franchise granted The Ter
u.ua' is found In the fact that the
Terminal was organized In the Interest
IF ODE Union Pacific and az the time
g if- inception was intended t0 form
d part OF the Union Pacific system.
Richard kcrens George g. Leighton
md ..her organizers of the Terminal
company We're closely affiliated with
The Union Pacific in those days. and as
the Union Pacific under the manage
meut N President Charles Francis
Adams was then actively engaged 10
grading a road from Milford. Utah.
through southern Nevada Too the d.rcC-
ton NJ Los Angeles. the inference was
plain that the Union Pacific was seek
lnE 400 entrance here and that the Los
Angeles Terminal was but an ally
which wa blazing the way ar This end
oi 'he Inc. Therefore while The
f" nohse for the mos. valuable vacant
iifh' VT way through he city chen exc
isl''z was granted On the Terminal
people. as 1a independent company. care
was taken 90 so word the ordinance as
'n give the Union Pacific chance to
enter ho city under the most favorable
circumstances.
fRtsENrATIoNlTo +, W HILLS