Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-16
MAY PARALLEL
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Startling Railroad Story That
Comes From Ogden
HILL.cLARE COMBINATION
p,eloc short Line is TO be one % '"'
Link. in Through Line TO
san Francisco

p l,,o the enemys country in me
, @r If practically paralIelIng the Har-
,,mon system from ogden into san
Francisco ]. J. Hill and Senator w
clork are said to be the leading
splrlts behind the proposition ana 'ie
oId survey Of the Pacific short Line Is
said to be the route proposed
The story is as follows
TRANscoNTINENTAL LINE.
ogden is TO have another transcon'l-
,ontal road. The recent big stock
transaction and transfer Of railroads
while mitigating in a degree against
,he immediate commencement of work
~ improvements which would be OF
sraat business benefit to ogden, have
al last brought about conditions Whlch
Nj make ogden ths most important
,n,ermountaln station on another great
transcontlnental system. The new line
Mn reach from Sioux city, Iowa, 10
San Francisco and the men behind the
proposition are James j. HUI ana SEN
ator W. A. Clark.
During the last two weeks ana uh,
III sunday last, a civil engineer named
bennett has been making his head
ouarters in Ogden. His presence mere
has been the subject OF much specula-
tIon among those interested In the
railway situation, but Mr.. Bennett was
on.eommlttal and until Sunday fore
noon not an mixing Of his business
IN this section could be learned sun
day forenoon. however, q Standard re-
pofter saw Mr.. Bennett and four COM
psnions leave the roomlng house at
tired In the ordinary working apparel
used by railroad surveyors when IN tne
field. Upon close questioning MT
Bennett finally admitted TO the re-
porter that the party expected TO leave
ogden at once for a long drive across
the country to'O'Neil, Nebraska
CARRIES A CYCLoMETER.
I'VE are taking the trip In order to
verify the line surveyed for the Paci-
fc Short Line said Mr. Bennett
"Our trip will occupy nearly al the
midsummer months as we expect 10
correct some Of the line. We viii also
closely estimate the exact distance
both BY verliicatlOn Of figures already
obtained from cyclometer which VIII
be attached to our vehicle, ] cannot
give any information as to whose inter-
ests we are employed TO labor for but
viii say that our work Is but a prellm-
mary TO the commencement OF work
on great transcOntlnenial system
The reporter accompanied Mr. Ben
nett TO where a team and covered We
hce awaited the party, The wagon
contained everything necessary for use
IN the work which the party expects to
do, but very few camp supplies being
carried as Mr. Bennett expects 70 be
able 20 obtain from settlements every
thing needed IN that regard along the
line as far Us Evanston az any rate.
Before the party started. Mr. Ben
nett showed the reporter some blue
prints Of the line TO be followed and
Il was seen to be the old survey Of
the Pacific Short Line. The blue prints
We're either the original or an exact
copy Of those formerly In the possess
sion Of the late G. K Bannster, The
survey and all data are given with re-
marRNhle exactness but Mr. Bennett
refused TO allow the reporter 70 retain
possession Of the blue prints long
enough to copy any of the particulars.
SENATOR CLARK IN IT
When Mr.. Bennett returned the blue
prints to his portable writing desk the
reporter caught sight Of a letter, sealed
ready for mailing, and addressed 70
Senator W. A. Clark, New York.
There were also several envelopes
bearing Mr., Benefits address at Og
den and stamped with the corner card
OF the Great Northern Possessed Of
these facts the reporter took occasion
later TO ask Mr.. Bennett II either Hin
or Clark we're interested In his move
ments.
AS 10 Mr.. Hill" replied Mr. Ben
nett, III must be evident that he
wishes to invade the central west
field as his operations IN connection
with the Burlington would testify. by
nm entrance TO San Francisco he could
seriously cripple the transcontlnental
business OF both the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific and, with his great
new line Of steamers, practically con-
troll the trans-oceanic trade Both the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific have
been fighting Hill and keeping from
him the profitable trade OF California
Senator Clark has been frozen out, or
nearly So on the Los Angeles road
scheme and he no doubt. sees a way In
int n 10 e. 4
al the same time become interested
In profitable line by going into an
other line to enter San Francisco. Of
course, | do not mean by this that |
am employed by either Of these men.
\ can only say am 70 inspect the Pa
enc Short Line survey and that IL
VIII probably be a link In another
uanseontinental line and win be
shorter line than any other now sur
Veyed into Ogden by more than 200
DOWN WEBER CANYON.
From The facts thus dropped tine
article published some weeks ago In
me STANDARD Is corroborated. The
Pacific Short Line was cnmpleted
RON Sioux City, Iowa. 10 O'Nen. Neb..
ana II The Barring Bros failure had
mol come TO shrtle the world the
road would have now been CONNECTED
into ogden, Expert railroad men say
mat Il Is the shortest and most fpag-
,ols route ever surveyed into Ogden. II
nun II VIII have the best route down
Weber canyon and practically shut out
lne practicabillW OF the BURLINGTON
coming TO ogden unless q comes from
'ne route down Ogden canyon,
ROUTE WEST
According to hints dropped by the
surveys the line after reaching 90
ssn BY The old survey Of the Pacific
snort Line win continue woa "a
niue north OF the present survey at
we proposed Ogden-Lucin cut.oT OF
.he southern Pacific. The line vi.l
tuend norihward 50 as TO nasg north m
, sae Mountain and cross Che lake on
'sue WORK. The lake IN this vicinity
WY SHALLOW many persons hay-
s uIlFen across u ln some seasons of
" year The greatest dar'h that r1,
- attained here al any time. s1 Gan
a. hhQNn, y fourteen foat Some va,t q
ago When The entire lake seemed Il, d.
s 'n. from spring freehete. THE
p,nng WI be strengthened br "a ror,.
,o I'm. ne lien win reach The prcmon.
o,3 soutn Of Nj Tarpey on Inc sec.
NV slanoard parallel and win cross
wy, w pIomontory through q cut Al he
,os place there existing IN the Prom
- $50 mountains, on tie west eide
~ 'ns promontory the road win skirt
e 'no'e ana then cross the lake m