Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-29
HEADQUARTERS
IN SALT LAKE.
Union Pacific General Offices May be moved
Here Within the Next Three Years
A Union Depot.

that the zenith Of the latter's glory mas
been reached and passed while that Oh
the former is only beginning to make IT.
self manifest
FROM AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE
This gentleman. when It was limited
that his assertion sayOred Of the VISION
AIRY. and was almost too good 10 Ne
true, stated with extreme emphasis
that he knew what he was talking
about He claimed that he nag peeii
personally told by a representative OF
tbe Union Pacific in high official cir
cles that such move was under con-
temptation. HE told me- he sald
that within three years the Union Pa
cihc headquarters at Omaha Woulu ne
moved into a handsome building In salt
Lake and that the southern Pacihc ana
the Union Pacific would also come TO
salt Lake, which would be the gateway
of the West. In addition he said that
the Oregon Short Line extension
through to the coast was not being
made for fun; the line would be Duilt
and that the present policy Of putting
down light rails south Of uyada was
being inaugurated so that the grace
could be covered In the absence OF heaV-
Ter metal and also In order that sup
plies could be rushed to the front FOR
the further construction Of the ROAD.
These light rails would be taken up at
a later date and heavy standard steer
rails substituted before the line would
be completed for through business.
FIGHT TO A FINISH,
He further stated that the Clark road
was TO be fought to finish both In the
local field and in Wall street ana other
of the financial avenues OF the East
Whether Clark and his associates
built or not, he said, would not make
a particle Of difference the snort Lane
was going through. Further If Clark
could be bought out, this Would be
done even II it cost millions. the snort
Line would be built through 10 Los
Angeles and when completed II they
were successful in freezing out the san
Pedro company, it would have the ei-
feet OF heading off any other enter
prise that had designs on building a
road through from salt Lake to South
ern California
UNION PACIFIC HOLDINGS.
Continuing, he said, 1T is a well
known fact that the Union Pacific
owns all but seventy shares of the
Oregon Short Line within a few shares
Of the entire holdings Of the oregon
Railroad q Navigation company, the
balance OF the power on the southern
Pacific and in all control in close
upon $4,000 miles Of road embraced In
the Hartman holdings As things are
now, not move is made on any OF the
lines west Of Omaha before permission
Is FIRST granted from the Union Pacific
headquarters and all freight matters
OF importance since the first Of the
year have ben referred to j. A. Munroe
for his sanction with the perfecting
of the policy Of the Union Pacific It
is only natural that a central location
for their general offices should be
selected and that will be done with
the result that Salt Lake will be
chosen"
UNION DEPOT,
The "NcWs" is reliably informed
that the Union depot proposition viii
be once more brought up at an early
dateasa forerunner Of the cementing Of
the community Of interests idea in this
state. A vigorous policy Of straight
ening out the tracks Of the Harriman
and Gould lines will also be pushed
The gateway OF the West will remain
open and at the same time The rates
will be vigorously maintained. with
these details perfected the Hartman
and Gould systems In the West will de-
veiop into splendid dividend paying
propositions