Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-01
SHORT LINE To
MAKE A MOVE,

IL is on the cards that the oregon
Short Line Railroad company will APP
ply this evening TO the city council for
track privileges on the east side of
Fourth West street from South Tenn
pie to Third South. A number of the
members of the city council have been
approached regarding the matter and
IL the formal application is not made
tonight It win be done at an early
date
The proposed application is looked
upon by local railroad men in the light
Of double barrelled proposition--a re-
yiyal of the union depot project and
the shutting out Of the San Pedro
roads easy entry into Salt Lake City.
The Oregon Short Line has been
quietly acquiring land on the west side
and also has secured number OF OPP
tons on realty In the nelghborhood of
Fourth West, South Temple and Sec
ond South. The property situated be-
tween Third and Fourth West streets
Is already honeycombed with 10 tracks
that lead into coal yards and the
freight depot While across the street
south the Oregon Short Line has long
held big foothoId In the form OF the
Garfield Beach line depot. One block
below, between Second South and
Fourth South practically the two west
halves of the big blocks have been held
In trust by unknown parties for some
time, presumably for a union depot.
In the face OF the proposed request
for additional trackage on Fourth
West, 1t begins to look as though the
union depot for Salt Lake was assum
ing tangible shape, with the only
change on the original plans to the ex-
tent that the depot may be erected
somewhat north of the original site.
Whether or not the depot building
VIII be utilized by the Rio Grande
Western remains to be seen, but II is
believed that when the trains are run
ming through over the Short Line
tracks from Los Angeles that the Rio
Grande Western viii not be Inclined 20
throw down any union depot PROPOSE
ton even II the station Is two blocks
north OF the original site agreed upon.
The move Is regarded as a Strategic
one on the part of the Short Line. for
not only will II have the effect of
bringing the Rio Grande Western clos
er to the business center of the city.
but II the franchise asked for Is grant, 4
ed, the San Pedro will have a hard
time getting into the proposed depot.
For the San Pedro to cross the Rio
Grande Western yards Is practically
out OF the question. IL viii also be
impossible for the road to come in over
South Temple as the Short Line and
Saltalr beach tracks VIII take up that
street: on North Temple the street car
company Is going to put down addi-
tional tracks to accommodate the State
Fair traffic: further north the ID. A. &
NJ. society would strenuously object
TO the line crossing the fair grounds.
The whole situation on the west side
now seems that II any other line wants
70 tap the heart OF the city that some
very short curves Will have to be made
which are practically out OF the ques-
tion with trainloads OF heavy Pullmans.
Taken all In all future developments
will be awaited with interest. One
thing Is certain, however, the union |
depot project Is once more being eg-
plotted, but in any case the Oregon |
Short Line will erect a handsome de-
pot for the accommodation OF the
crowds OF tourists who will pass |
through on their way to and from Cali
fornia