Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-23
AN INJUNCTION
AND A DENIAL.
Short Line Gets Seventy Miles Of
the Nevada Grade
NOT MEADOW VALLEY GRADE
san Pedro People Retain Possession
of That Very Valuable Piece
Of Road.

The decision Of the United states cir
cult court at Carson City New, with
reference TO the dispute between the
Oregon Short Line and the San Pedro,
Los Angeles a Salt Lake railroad COM
pany, Is considered by both parties to
be victory for themselves Judge
Hawleys decision concludes that the
Short Line, having made prima
facie case, is entitled to an Injunction
pendente lite upon the roadbed from
Nevada to Glover Valley junction and
also the Phoebe branch. The Short
Line has not however made out a
sufficiently strong case to warrant an
injunction against the San Pedro peo-
pie using the roadbed through Clover
Valley marsh, This Is a very valuable
liece OF grade inasmuch as II Is a
stretch Of 100 miles through Meadow
Valley wash, the parallelling OF which
would prove TO be very difficult piece
Of work, while II Is said 10 be a COM
paratiyely easy matter to parallel the
line awarded to the Oregon Short Line.
Mr.. p. l., Williams, attorney for the
Short Line. said this morning: THE
telegram which ! received yesterday
evening announcing that the injunction
had been granted was rather indefinite
in that II failed to state whether or not
the Phoebe branch came under the in
junction as well as did the line from
Uvada to Glover Valley Junction. To-
day, however. received dispatch
which states that the Phoebe branch Is
included IN the injunction provisions
WILLIAMS USES STRONG LAM
GUAGE.
"This case has been somewhat stub
bornly fought through" suggested the
man.
We'll yes" returned Mr.. Williams.
III has when we come TO consider that
II was simply and purely a thieving
from the first II any COM
plant was to come at ALL on account OF
the ldleneas Of the grade. the power and
right 10 make such complaint would
lie In the government. Aud II there
were any forfeiture OF the grade II
would be To the government and not
to these people. They had no more
right TO that rOadbed than | have TO
another mans coat. II was simply an
EFFORT 20 steal and while the injunction
Is but temporary pending a decision
from the interior department. II the
San Pedro people can derive any COM
fort from that they would better be
getting It now. for the perpetulty OF
the Injunction Is, In my mind a settled
WHlTTEMoRE is SATISFIED
When Attorney Whlttemore of the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
was seen today he said that so far as
was concerned the matter Of further
procedure il would Of necessity be post.
poned until after the arrival OF the
text OF Judge Hawleys de-
clslon which Is expected 10 reach here
tomorrow. The San Pedro people are
gratifled at the denial Of an injunction
against their use and occupancy OF the
Meadow Valley wash grade. This Is 100
miles In length and Is constructed
through very difficult portion OF the
This wash as IL IL called cuts
through the mountains and II about
iAN WHY IaNF NNi "a ANltARhh ANiVNEli
that portion OF the country. Which
ever road shall be compelled 20 build
another grade through that wash will
have le0 miles OF extremely difficult
work of engineering and construction.
for the one grade now present in the
wash seems In places 20 have occupied
the only available space for a railroads
passage. The fact that they are left In
Of this grade is a source OF
much graduation on the part Of the
San Pedro people on account of the pre-
mentioned difficulties In the |
way Of new construction. or course, II |
The Short Line decides TO have another !
outlet to the Pacific the wonderful |
'cats OF modern engineering VIII come |
10 It's aid In threading a line of grade |
md rails through this big crevasse. |
Such construction. however. means an |
m enormous outlay Of money and on |
his account. as well as result Of the |
tenacity Of railroad COM |
'anies over the possession Of valuable |
,pd desirable property little doubt IS /
by those acquainted with |
he circumstances and country that a |
stubborn contest will yet occur over |
he possession OF this grade In the al. /
most inaccessible Meadow Valley wash.
The end OF next September viii doubt
ess see a settlement Of the matter OF /
,Wnerghip arrived at