Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-05-16
Fate of wadENorIh.

Abvni ten lays e ,i.e Southern Pa.
c'iic smpiu!r~ located az Wadsworth
held d mass meeting anu appointed a
committee Ia confer with Gen. Mgr. and
Acting President, Julius Kruttschuiti.
in regard to the future ot Wadsworth.
The ~rou.mittcc, consisting OF Engineer
John Smith OF the Sal, Lake d~ivlsi"n.
and Conductor las Bailey. ~ the
Sacramento division, mai. Its reports to
the citizen IL Wadsworth SUNDAY after
noon.
The committee presented ~ case to
the general rnanhgcr III the form ~
questions and received yer! satiafa"tory
and direct ANSWERS.
The first question Was. Are the sLup'
tn he moved from Mad .Yorth?" Mr..
Krutlschnitt replied that 'ie shops wer"
t" he removed I" II point " and II hal!
miles easI 81 the citS 81 Rem
lie was thea asked when the shop.
would he moved and replied that a.,
tire had not been decided on
The committee then asked how large
The shops would be and II Reno wOuII
ne "A permanent division terminal. Mr.
Krnttechnitt answered that K"ur
wnuld be the permanent division ter
minI point between tile Sali
Lake aud Snrranen'" divisions.
the same cbHr cter Ut power beng USED
on th. tho Salt Latte division from
! tl.l., ,a I,,-.Ny.r. .,.l ,i,,K L.. El;I-',
see any reason why the new shops would
not be rs large II not larger than the
present nnes at "adsNorth.7 In this
connection he said that no one would
lose his position Oh acconnt of the
chaDge-tbai il work could not he
iourd for him Mt the new location the
employee and his effects would he
moved to rome other point on the
system.
The committee then asked what con.
~ceaaion the company wnuld mike the
employees in The matter of moving their
homes. Mr.. Krutischnitt announced
for the first time TINT no aud Mr..
Hartman had caused tn be purchased
Il large tract Ut land near the new
location o! the shops and that this lnnd
wonld be sold to the employees who now
hold property NJ Wsdswortl, at Il
nominal price. employers paying no
more than they paid for their present
homes.
The committee explained that most Of
their homea were built on government
Indian reservation lands md Ind cost
nothing except for improvements. Mr..
Kruttschnitt said, shat didn't make
any difference indicating 10y his
manne that the sale Of the land was
merely nominal. lilo said lIat q for c OF
carpenters would be put to WORK and
the houses and personal effects moved
free.
4 branch from the new main line Ia
Wadsworth will be kept in operation go
long M business justities it.
The Wadswofth committee il now
compiling a list Of property owners mud
the amount Of land each owns 10 be
sent to the general manager 70 ~ idle
Inn in parccllmg GU, the lots in Reno.
The direct interest Ogden has in this
movement IN that the passenger crows
running out Of this city will run Ia
Reno instead 81 10 Wad4yor,h. a
distance oi thirty 'Dpt ~ les further
west. Again II The rnmrnDy inds il
announcement I" erect large ahnps of
Reno. the LUX 81 the work will be donr
ut Ogden mud Sacramento, increasing
the force and rize Of tho shops ~ Ogden
In hie interview with the Wadaworth
committee, Mr.. Kruttschuitt said tia,
Mr.liarimnu would indorsc any move.
ment looking towards tho bcttcrmcn, ni !