The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-26
ACTION
MAY BRING ROAD
Salt Lake Still Has Chance to
Secure the S. P.
UNION PACIFIC WOULD ENTER
PRESENT PROSPECTS ARE FOR
oeDEN-LUCIN CUTOFF.
UNION PACIFIC WOULD ENTER

Advices have been received in the
city from New York and San Fran
cisco to the effect that the Union Pa
CHIC and Southern Pacific have prac-
tlcaliy decided TO leave Salt Lake out
OF the plans for rebuilding the lines in
Utah. Unless Salt Lake business men,
by united effort succeed in inducing
+. II. Hartman and his associates 10
( change their plans, the Ogden-Lucin
/ cutoff across the lake will be built,
and Salt Lake City VIII remain off the
main line of this transcontinental sys-
TEN.
Up to short time ago the indica-
tons were all in favor OF the Southern
Pacific building around the south end
of the lake into this city. and the
Union Pacific coming in here also. The
tide appeared to turn about the time
of the visit to New York of Julius
krutscbnitt. general manager and as
sistant to the president of the South
ern Pacific. Mr. Krutschnitt was one
of the original promoters of the Ogden
Lucin scheme, and he has been work
ing to overcome the strong sentiment
against it that developed on the part
Of other high officials on both systems.
1t is understood that he finally won
Hartman over to his way of thinking,
and that preparations are now being
made, as recently announced in an
Ogden dispatch to The Herald TO begin
the building of the lake cutoff.
One Chance Left.
Salt Lake has one chance remaining
to secure these two portions of the
transcontinentaI road. This is for the
business men of Salt Lake, including
the big shippers, to join Immediately
in a concerted action to secure Il
change in plans. 1t is believed that
united action, coupled with the offer
ing of sufficient inducements. might
cause Mr.. Hartman TO change the
plans of construction so as TO include
Salt Lake.
The contract for the construction of
the cutoff has not vet been let. 1t is
thought that if the business men unite
in a telegram to De forwarded at once
to Mr.. Hartman. asking a delay until
the matter can be presented further -
him, the final step might be held in
allegiance until something could be done
by Salt Lake. There is a chance then
that sufficient inducements may be Of
fered to bring the roads to this city.
With the prospect of increasing COM
petition, it is believed that the man
agement of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific is anxious TO keep on
friendly terms with the Salt Lake ship
pers Aside from this. the building of
the transcOntinental roads into Salt
Lake will mean so much for the city
that it is thought enough inducements
Of financial or other character could
be offered the road by the city to Sc
cure it's entrance into the metropolis or
the intermoGntain region
Business Men Should Act.
1t remains for the Commercial club,
now in process of organization, or the
individual business men acting togeth-
er, to take up the matter if it is not
to go by default.
The building of the Southern Pacific
around the southern end of the lake
into Salt Lake City and the construc-
ton of the Union Pacific from the
mouth of Weber canyon across TO
Pennington and thence into Salt Lake.
would cut down greatly the transcon-
tinental mileage, and would bring botr
| roads the center of traffic of this
vast lie, 'on. The cost would be no
mora. or little more, than by the other
plan. and the entrance into Salt Lake
would be OF immense advantage to the
railroads and to this city.