Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-29
SPIKE AND RAIL.

car men on the street lines are as
patistled on account Of some recent as
charges among them
ogden should put out her latch string
10 Mr. Bamberger's Salt Lake q Og-
den railway.
An excursion 80 Tlntc VIII leave
Salt Lake tomorrow morning over the
Oregon short Line.
Things are so shaping themselves
that the San Pedro and the Denver q
Northwestern viii build and occupy
union passenger and freight stations
+ The Prussian government has receive
ed a report from the committee when
recently has been investigating Amerl-
can railway systems and their meth
ODDS Of operation.
The examinations on the new rules
are nearly finished. Dispatcher WIZ
llams and his corps Of teachers VIII eX-
anime couple Of days and complete
the labOrs OF his board. Conductor
Rice and his board viii complete their
lsbors on the north end today after
which they will return 20 the city
Pocatelo Tribune.
on Tuesday the oregon Short Line
will run q dollar excursion 90 Ogden,
when i4O members OF the Tabernacle
choir Will 80 to the Junction city to
give q testimonial concert to Squire
Coop The train VIII leave the depot
at $3.50 O'Clock a large number OF
Salt Lakers, aside from choir mem
bers, have expressed an intention Of
going
Senator Thomas Kearns of Utah,
associated with senator Clark OF Mon
tana in the construction OF the Salt
Lake Los Angeles short line Is said TO
be financially interested with ID H.
Moif9t W. S. Cheesman and others In
the construction OF the new Denver
Salt Lake short line says the
Denver News. On his visit to
Denver about year ago when the Salt
Lake-Los Angeles project was thor
oughly discussed. Senator Kearns
preached the subject to a number Of
local capitalists. I'll direct outcome
Of this conference, II Is believed, was
the enlistment OF Messrs. Moffat and
Cheesman in the project and has cul.
minated IN the announcement by them
that the road Is to be built. II is said
that both Senator'S Kearns and Clark
have agreed to put up large amount
Of money for the new system.
The Fillmore Progress Review says:
Active work is being done on the
bennington cutoff. Work has been
sub'let to some parties who will grade
north from bennington and IN o few
days II viii BIZ Well under way on all
parts Of the grade. II ~ a fact that the
San Pedro surveyors win be through
eastern Willard within 80 days time.
What this new line must have Is the
shortest route. the best grade and
Hwift time from Salt Lake TO Los An
geles, and this survey win determine
whether or not going by the towns OF
eastern Millard viii make the route as
short as to parallel with the Oregon
Short Line in the western part Of the
county A railroad through the east.
ern part OF the county would not only
benefit eastern Willard but he entire
county as we'll. Two railroads 30 miles
apart IN any county means business.
Competition means hustle Let every
body work for it.
IN a review OF the situation there
hbouts the Los Angeles Express says
that ". u, Hartman and the vast rail.
way ond financial interests he controls.
IN alliance with the Santa Ne system.
with is uackage Of nearly 5000 miles,
i TO wage war against Henry Il. Hunt.
ington and his Southern California OPP
srauons. The mileage controlled by
u. II. Hartman embraces the South
ern Pacific, Onion Pacific Oregon short
Line and affiliated railways, total in
excess OF 10000 miles These Interests
are about To combine IN an attempt 10
crush Henry p, Huntington. who win
have the assistance OF the millions that
are accessible To l. W Hcllman and
his associates. The Huntingdon Hell.
man combination Is 20 be thwartcd in
JUS attempts TO- gidiror Southern Cali.
fornia with electric railways.