The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-04
GOOD P3OGR5 IS HA1E +.
BY SAN PEDRO LINE
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Mr.. GiJb0n Describes Conditions
at Western End.
CONTRACTS To BE LET
WILL RUN TRAINS TO POMONA
BY JANUARY 1.
CONTRACTS To BE LET

Vice President T. u. Gibhcn Of the
San Pedro road arrived in Salt Lake
yesterday, to be present at the hearing
before Judge Talbot totaorroyg in Il e
Nevada grade cases. Mr.. Gibbon ar
rives as full as ever OF enthusiasm
over the project and with additional
news Of what is being accomplished at
the other end OF the line
We are preparing to push work at
once as far as Pomona" he said At the
hnutstord last evening. Bids for
building that section VIII be opened
net week We expect to have about
twenty bidders, rs that number have
made inquiries. The contract will be
let as soon as possible, Ind we expect
&c have that section OF the read in
operation by Jan. /. The right of way
mas been secured with the execution of
Two pieces of ground which we are now
concerning. We contracted for our
rails some time ago at the South Chi
cago works of the Illinois Steel COM
pany. an dthe rails are already rolled
so we viii not be held back on account
Of the steel workers strike although
you know at this mill the men refused
TO go out. We may be hampered. how
ever. by the strike of the stevedores at
san francisco, as this may interfere
with the movement Of our s1ppIv of
ties We confidently expect to have
this part of the road going despite OBJ
stacles by the first Of the year and
our equipment IS to be ready at that
time.
If there is anybody who doubts still
that the road is not to be built to Salt
Lake, ne need only TO see the equip
ment and the way the road is being
DSilt 10 know that it is no local affair
IN a0oliion TO having seventy-five-
pound rails and the finest rOadbed west
of the Rocky mountains. there will not
be wooden bridge along the entire
route Everything viii be the best.
Iheequipment viii be ahead of any
thing else in California. We already
have two new teu-wheel locomotives
on the way They We're in Las Vegas
when slast heard. and they ought to
be near Los Angeles by this time. Then
we have ordered from the Pullman
company eight Of the finest vestfbuled
passenger coaches. They will be fin
tsEed in mahogany. and will be hand
some as tie Pullman company can
turn out fOr rPGuiar service These q 70
Tor the two trains to run between Los
Angeles and Pomona In addition to
this We have ordered $50 more freight
cars"
The locomotives win burn oil as fuel
as The road viii run directly through
part of the oil fields. and the road has.
as yet. no coal supply. II is expected
that oil VIII be tie fuel used entirely
when the road is completed. especially
If the Utah oil fields develop into great
producers Of fuel oil.
Mr.. Gibbbon said that the exact route
would not be decided upon until the
surveyors had completed their work
Several parties are now in the field at
both ends.
Attorney Whittemore and Nj. Glib
bon viii represent the San Pedro. and
General Counsel p. L. williams the
Short Line tr the hearin gtOmOrrow of
the demurrers in the condemnation
proceedin, s brought by the Oregon
Short Line and the fCrCible entry suit
brought the san -F,edFO.--4,Flt.- hear
ing on the title to the grade viii come
up before the registrar of the land Of
fee At Carson City Sept 16 and the in
junction suit VIII be heard by Judge.
Hawley in the federal court Sept. 49,