Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-04
WILL MEET
IN SALT LAKE.
Senator Clark and San Pedro
Directors viii Convene June l.
THE OUTLET IS ASSURED
Attorney G. o. whlttemore states iha'
the Clark Road WIN Have Con-
nectlons Here

Upon his return from Washington
and ST. Louis, c, o. Whiuemore THIS
morning announced that arrangements
are being made to hold a directors
meeting Of the san Pedro, Los Ange'
leo a. Salt Lake Railway company al
the Knutsford on June 1, on this oc'
casIon II is expected that Senator W.
A. clark, Vice Presidents II. c. kerens'
]. Ross Clark and T. L, Gibbon, sena-
tor Kearns and the balance Of the dl-
rectorate will be present.
ARE NOT WORRYING.
When seen this morning Attorney
Whittemore OF the San Pedro stated
that those members Of the board with
whom he had conversed during his
recent visit TO the East were in no wise
nut out regarding the developments
down on the grade. Some people seem
10 think" he said. that the project OF
building 10 the coast will be abandoned
now that we have lost the grade for the
time being The project does not hinge
upon that grade by any manner Of
lost IL yet. The public does not seem
10 realize that both parties have been
trying 10 push the other into the courts
untll al last the oregon Short Line was
compelled 20 ask for that injun~lon at
Carson City. Having done so IL Is
now up to them 10 prove their claims
In the courts,
BEGINNING OF FIGHT.
This is Just the beginning OF the
fight and II Is the intention OF our peo-
pie TO carry the grade fight 10 finish.
The first round In the legal fight will
occur at Carson City June 2, when the
hearing on the restraining order will
take place, and from there IL will UNI
doubleday be carried into the circuit
court OF appeals by whichever side
loses. II IL all rot 10 think that even
If we lose we will abandon the project.
From assurances that RECEIVED in the
East, and from correspondence that
reaches me daily, that road will be
built and when II Is we will pull the
other roads here, until Salt Lake win
be the great railroad center for trans
continental lines. / know what | am
talking about
EASTERN OUTLET.
In answer to question regarding
the rumors to the effect that j. j. Hill
would be at hand when the San Pedro
came to town Mr. Whlttemore was nom
cOmmittal There are some things
that we cannot talk about" he said.
but We will have our eastern outlet
all right. Anyone who watches the
81 ,ff FOL AL nd
two together. Just as the Short Line
people woke up on that memorable
Saturday morning and hustled ties and
rails down to Uyada when they found
that we had got ahead Of them on the
grade so have certain people on Wall
street woke upto the fact that there Is
the biggest railroad deal OF the century
under way and they are doing their
worst to head It off" M
MAY PALALLEL.
rs there not chance of the Oregon
Short Line getting into Los Angeles
before the San Pedro Is built?' was
the next query.
Mr.. WhittemOre thought that In the
case Of the Short Line living up TO their
promises that II would undoubtedly fin
ish its road several months ahead Of
the San Pedro, but he said that this
would have no effect whatever upon the
promoters Of the Clark road, who, he
said, were fully prepared to parallel the
Short Line If necessary.
S. p AND U. z. COMING.
While In the East Mr.. Whttemore
said that he had received corrobora-
ton from several authentic sources
that the Southern Pacific was coming
70 Salt Lake, and also that as soon as
the San Pedro had demonstrated to the
Union Pacific that they absolutely
meant business beyond the peradven-
ture OF doubt that that road would
also come 10 Salt Lake