Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-29
NORTH SALT LAKE
SHOPS AND YARDS
Oregon Short Line Commences
Condemnation Proceedings.
SAN PEDRO AFTER A SITE.
VIII In All Probability Purchase
Ninety Acres and Copper Plant
for 100000 Railroad News.

From present indications the shops
and mechanical plants OF the oregon
Short Line; San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake and the Southern Pacihc are
TO be located at North Salt Lake. IT Is
practically assured that the first two
named systems win establish plants
between the Jordan river and a couple
OF blocks west OF the Warm springs:
should the construction Of the round
the-lake cut-off be decided upon the
Southern Pacific will undoubtedly fall
into line and put in It's plant In the
same vicinity.
The first move on the part Of the
Short Line will be taken possibly this
afternoon, when the company VIII file
through its attorney, Farley l., VIII
liams and George IL. Smith condem-
nation suit in the Third district court
against Abraham Hanauer. II. G.. Legg,
Oscar Greisert, Charles h. Adamson,
Nellie G. Adamson, Alfred A, Walters,
Jesse w, Fox, Jessie NJ. Fox. Utah
Commercial and Savings bank. NJ. c..
Moon. George d. Sweetser, j. Howard
Sweetser, George l.. Putnam. Joseph II.
Burnstead, Howard T.. Sweetser, The0-
dore Pembroke (Sweetser Pembroke &
col, First National Bank Of Park City.
Mccormick a. Co., Wells, Fargo * Co.;
w. B. Lawler, Il. A. Whitaker, w. w.
Timmins, Salt Lake city corporation
and Arthur Brown.
The papers filed set forth that Salt
Lake is the principal station and place
OF business on the Short Line system.
ard that business has increased to such
an extent that II has become necessary
to increase the size Of the machine
shops, roundhouse, car shops and other
faciilies.
The petition sets forth that II Is nee
essary for the purpose OF erecting
buildings TO secure all OF block 1856, plat
A. east OF the main line, all Of blocks
1853 1854 and III. plat A, and all Of block
1903 plat G.
The papers filed in addition state that
the company has already purchased
and owns block 1856, east OF the track,
all of 1853, all Of l54 except part Of lot
3, all Of III except part subdivided into
block is, Lake View subdivision and
designated as lots / to 10, IL. IS, 49, 20 /;
also lots 1, 2, g. g. and an undivided
one-half of lots Z and Of block l09
plat {. II further sets forth that the
COMPANY has endeayored 10 purchase
the lands. but cannot and brings ac-
ton TO acquire title. IL asks that the
land be condemned TO use OF plaintiff,
that value be assessed, and plaintiff
agirees to pay the same.
MAY BUY COPPER PLANT.
The action taken by the Oregon Short
inA In uappYluv a al g..
shops, II Is said, has been pushed on &C.
corEt Of the fact that the San Pedro
promoters have been quietly at work
loOEing over the ground. with the re-
suit that they have decided upon North
Salt Lake as the location for their me-
ohanical plant at this end OF the sys-
TEN, Some fiye months ago the COM
pany secured an option on the ninety
acre tract Of land and buildings thereon
commonly known as the copper plant.
from w. II. ana Edward Hubbard, the
price being $4,000 cash.
Attorney G. o. Whittemore this morn
ing stated that the proposition had
been submitted TO the directors OF the
road but as far as he knew no action
had as yet been taken In the matter.
II the san Pedro company decides to
purchase the plant as II now stands
they viii become possessed OF a yalu-
able piece OF. property which Is in every
way adapted to the requirements OF
a first class road With the exception
OF round house there will be practi-
cally no new structures TO be erected,
as the buildings already standing can
be adapted, with very little change. TO
machine, car, paint and blacksmiths
shops There Is also a never falling
source Of water supply on the proper
~.
with the Southern Pacific also com
In '-'0 the city North Salt Lake prom
ises to be the site Of the yards of the
three big systems.