Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-13
NEWS CREATES
UNIVERSAL JOY.
ION TOLOS ANGELES"THECRY
Return OF General Manager Bancroft
From New YORK IL Sow Dcing
Eagerly Awaited Here.


After the good news that has been
dduglng Salt Lake during the past
few days the return Of GenoralManoger
bancroft Of the Oregon Short Line,
from New YORK whore he has been In
consultation with r. H. Hartman, Is
Icing awaited with interest,
On Saturday II was given out Of
folally in Omaha that the Hartman
lines would appropriate between S25,
100000 and 53OooO,OoO Tor the Improve
ment OF the Systems owned by the gym
dicate. This means that the policy be-
gun IN Wyoming two years ago viii
be- carried right through to the coast
and that big slice viii be cut-off the
existing train schedule from the coast
TO Chicago.
The interest Of Salt I.akers Of course
centers ON the coming Of the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific to this
city and the extension NJ the oregon
Short Line through to southern Califor-
MA,
Il Is confidently stated that the slo-
gan, ION to Los Angeles" win be the
WatchwOrd and that the residents Of
the city Of The Angeles viii get new
outlet to Utah, Idaho, Montana and
the East by way OF a Christmas pres
emit.
II goes without saying, If Senator
clark and his associates had not start
ed the proposition eighteen months ago
that the Oregon Short Line would not
he exhibiting such haste to push on
the good work, Indications are now
very strong that there win be- two lines
through TO the coast within the next
three years.
That the Short Line VIII complete the
work first and be running through
Trains for q year ahead Of ts rival
seems 20 be generally conceded. II only
has about 500 miles 20 close up and with
supplies coming IN from both ends and
construction camps scattered an along
the route some records I'm track laying
viii be IA order The Garfield line viii
be standard gaaged and then pushed
on to Ohplr and rlntic and the Lean
ington out-of will be built while the
work OF construction ~ being pushed
on the desert across Nevada.
From an Associated Press dispatch II
is learned that the plan Of railroad
campaigning 10 he carried out by the
Union Pacific road during 1902 was
given out officially on Saturday at
Omaha, aud VIII result in the expendl-
lure OF from $4,000 600 to 800 100000 In
Improvements and extensions. Il Is q
continuance Of the general plan OF put
ting the road In the best possible ply
slCal condition between Omaha and
san Francisco but efforts this year
win be directed almost wholly 10 that
part Of the road west OF Salt Lake and
Ogden, and the Oregon Short Line,
Twenty millions alone VIII be used IN
improvements Of these lines, and the
remainder IN pushing the extension Of
the Salt Lake-l.os Angeles branch Of
the Oregon Short Line which viii be
nearly or quite completed before Janu-
airy | next. Particular attention, how
ever, VIII be given TO the extensions and
improvements on the parts Of the short
Line which compete with the Hill sys-
TEN.
The prime object, It Is said, is to put |
the road In position 10 control the
Immense trade with the Orient that |
Is expected To be opened by the new /
conditions IN the east and In Hawaii |
This trade Ii already beginning to |
reach formidable proportions. and the |
Union Pacific II is stated Is preparing |
TO meet the competition Of the north- |
crn lines
That part Of the roadway between |
Omaha and ogden has been put In |
prime condition by the expenditure Of |
several million dollars In improvements |
annually for the past five wears. The
greater part Of this money has been
used In Strengthening crooks ana cut
ting immense hills and tunnels, thus
reducing grades to a degree that can
be overcome By the large engines with
out assistance
1.-THE Union Pacific has long since
decided that II must have fast line
90 the coast gateway in order TO re-
tain Its hold on the Oriental trade"
said the official who explained the pro-
posed plan. THAT traffic Is becoming
greater every year, and II was some
years ago that this scheme for com.
plete overhauling OF the system was
adopted.
The plan has been steadfastly ad.
hcred TO, so that now there is the |
finest kind OF railroad from Council
Bluifs 10 ogden. For that much OF
The way We make fast time but as
soon as We get past Ogden we ara
compelled TO slow UP and maintain the
reduced speed all the rest Of the Jour
ney improvements on this line win
be In the nature Of reducing grades.
taking out certain curves aud lessaning
others and rebdllastlng the entire line.
These Improvements VIII NJ us Cor
the Oriental trade which Is something
enormous, especially to and from the
Philippines and japan. They win also
cover central California satisfactorily.
The other arm OF the work, meanwhile.
VIII be looking toward the improve.
ment OF facilities of getting into the
southern California business Tho
southern Pacific improvements are far
The most important since they have
bearing directly on the gateway busl-
ness but this extension OF the OREGON
Short Line 10 Los Angeles Is also a biz
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