The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-15
FATE OF WADSWORTH.
General Manager Kruttschnltt Outlines Policy
of Company In Regard TO That Town.
Ogden Standard says:

The Ogden standard says:
About ten days age the Southern Pa
cifc employees located at Wadsworth held
a mass meeting and appointed a COM
ing President. julius Kruttschnitt in re-
gard to the future Of Wadsworth. The
Smith of the Salt Lake division, and con-
ductor Jas. Bailey, Of the Sacramento
division, made its report to the citizens of
Wadsworth Sunday afternoon.
The committee presented it's case to
the general manage In the form of ques-
lions and received very satisfactory and
direct
The first question was, Are the shops
to be moved from Wadsworth?" Mr..
Kruttschnitt replied that the shops were
to be removed to a point two and a
half miles east Of the city of Reno.
He was then asked when the shops
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had not been decided IN
The committee then asked how large
be a permanent division terminal. Mr..
Kruttschnitt answered that Reno would
be the permanent division point between
the Salt Lake and Sacramento divisions,
the same character of power being used
on the Salt Lake division from Ogden as
heretofore and that he didn't see any
reason why the new shops would not be
as large If not larger than the present
ones at Wadsworth." In his connec-
ton he said that no one would lose his
position on account of the c~hange-that
If work could not be found for him at
the new location the employee and his
effects would be moved to some other
point on the system.
The committee then asked what con-
cession the company would make the en-
ployes In the matter of moving their
homes. Mr.. Kruttschnitt announced for
the first time that he and Mr.. Hartman
had caused to be purchased a large tract
of land near the new location of the shops
and that this land was to be sold to the
employees who now hold property at
Wadsworth. at a nominal price, en-
ployes paying no more han they paid
for their present homes.
The committee explained that most Of
their homes were built on government In
dian reservation lands and had cost moth
ing except for improvements. Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt said, that didn't make any diff
ference" indicating by his ananner that
the sale of the land was merely nominal.
He said that a force of carpenters would
be put to work and the houses and per-
sonal effects of the employees moved free.
A branch from the new main line to
wadsworth will be kept in operation so
long as business j~ustifies 1t.
The Wadsworth committee is now COM
piling a list of property owners and the
amount of land each owns to be sent to
the general manager to guide him In par
ceiling out the lots In Reno.
The direct interest Ogden has in this
movement is that the passenger crews
running out OF this city will run to Reno
instead OF W~adsworth, a distance of
thirty-four miles farther west. Again If
the company fnds 1t inconvenient to
erect large shops at Reno, the bulk of
the work will be done at Ogden and Sac
ramento, increasing the force and size OF
the shops at Ogden.
In his interview with the Wadsworth
committee, Mr.. Kruttschnitt said that
Mr.. Hartman would indorse any move
ment looking towards the betterment of
the employees in the change and that the
matter would be considered open at all
times.