The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-07
JlMETHING BIC
Is IN THE AIR
,.o,t Line officials to Hold a
Meeting Tomorrow.
DICKINSON WILL NOT TALK
.goRT LINE EXTENDING TO THE
csNTA FE FROM CALIENTEs.

SPECIAL meeting OF the stock
holders Of the oregon Short Line
i wl be- held on Wednesday. and
Oh. subjects 20 come up for consider
.s.r make the session one of tran
...,f,r- interest. Although the officials
,.ssffast a rcticence regarding the
.rssfI8rs fu be- acted on at this time,
..ns of them are known 10 be OF vital
Importance and may affect the future
history of the road.
d d. understood that one OF the ques-
lions ta come before the meeting is an
sraDdmrut f0 the charter. The amend
wsur V.I enlarge the scope OF the
.5muaEy hy giving IL water rights and
,syIgatI0u privileges similar TO those
.ri1vcd hy the Oregon Railway q Nav
.rriGu company. The last named cor
ror8t.an Is practically a part OF the
short Line system and operates a
,reqmshIp line besides controlling
vbarvrs and other privileges incidental
and necessary 90 such service.
IL has been suggested that the
amendment Is preliminary 20 the con-
s8IdatIon of the two roads. but such
Z union is regarded as equivalent TO
The consolidation Of TWO divisions of
the same line IL Is also suggested that
The amendment means the extension
of The short Line from Calientes 10 the
coast With the exception of possibly
twelve miles of road II is minated
that the extension viii not be COM
menced this year or next Those on
ha inside. however. do not hesitate to
say that an extension from Calientes
90 the coast viii be a certainty In the
course of the next two years. IL the
Short Line reaches the coast over its
own extension or some other line it
viii need just such an amendment as
the stockholders will probably vote on
aJ t0m0rOWs meeting.
Union Depot Plans.
Another question which will be
brought 90 the attention Of the stock
holders al this time is the matter Of
the legal complications which have
tied up the Rio Grande plans for a new
depot And the Rio Grande officials
have stated repeatedly that there will
De no shops until the depot question is
disposed of. Mr.. Gould made this
statement. and 10 has been reiterated
by Manager Herbert.
Upon the occasion OF his last visit
Manager Herbert made a significant
statement which appears 20 justify the
conclusion that the depot question will
De- a subject OF consideration at to-
morrows meeting. He intimated that
the legal difficulties involved might be
satisfactorily disposed OF outside of the
courts. II this matter Is amicably adj
justed IL means that the Rio Grande
Will enlarge its shops and build a new
depot here. IL the Rio Grande builds.
% Is not improbable that the Short
line VIII also put up a new and sight
ly structure commensurate with pres
ent and future needs.
This Improvement and others con-
templated by the company have also
given rise 20 the rumOr that the stock
holders will have brought 20 their at
tentlon the advlsabiity of increasing
he capital stock for the purpose OF
undertaking desired improvements
which otherwise viii have 20 be de-
tcrred. The depot. new car shops and
double tracks on some OF its northern
branches are among the improvements
outlined. The officials Of the road have
repeatedly denied that such plans are
under immediate contemplation. The
meeting tomorrow is certainly sur
rounded by an atmosphere OF unusual
Importance.
Vice President W. ID. Cornish arrived
IN the city last evening and Is regis
tered az the KnutsfOrd. W. r. Kelly
or omaha. the company's attorney. al
80 arrived yesterday and is registered
az the same Place. Mr.. Cornish plead
ed fatigue last evening and went i'm
med.ately 90 his room. Judge Kelly
adroiig avoided a discussion OF the
plans Of the stockholders and these
manifest eeurts 10 avoid a discussion
OF something" leads TO the conclu-
sion that there is something 10 discuss.
IL Is evident that no tips will be given
out until after the meeting.