The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-11

tNenty-seYen miles against Salt Lake
including a cutoff between Uintah and
Layton. We were told that 2 report
would be made to Mr.. Hartman. and
mat ne would be the one to decide.
Hood Was Interested.
Chief Engineer Hood appeared to
/ De very much in favor of the Ogden
Aucin cutoff. He stated that tnev
/ mad built bridges across lakes where
| the conditions were Just as unfavor-
able, and in the Gulf of Mexico there
was work which was submitted to as
severe action from waves and storms
as would be the trestle of the lake cut
Off
We suggested that the citizens of
the state would never permit the level
OF the lake to be permanently lowered.
and that if there was any prospect of
1t, the waters of the Duchesne or Snak4.
would be diverted 70 furnish a supply
of water for the lake. We were told
that they were prepared for that event.
that the original plans contemplated
building fifteen feet above the present
level of the lake, and that now they
were figuring on building only five or
six or ten feet above the level They
could keep ahead of any rise in the
lake by raising The embankment and
adding to the piling.
They produced figures by which
they sought to show that if they took
The southern route it would cost $780,
600 to $1,0oo,e00 a year more TO haul
freight that way. They stated that
sthey had soundings all over the lake
and knew all about the rise and fall.
Effect of Storms.
Captain Barratt told about the ef-
feet of the storms on the lake. We
were told that they had blows else
where and that they had lost a train
or two elsewhere, and they could just
as we'll do it here. They were willing
to gamble as to the rise of the lake.
The impression gained by the COM
mittee was that they were determined
10 build the cutoff across the lake. and
that their reports would be in favor of
the Ogden Lucin route.
Mr.. Druehl said that Colonel Weber
had expressed the case fully, as ne
viewed il. SIR. Nelden called attention
10 one point which had not been fully
brought out. He said that the South
ern Pacific officials did not take into
consideration the tonnage into and out
of Salt Lake, that their sole object was
to cut down the mileage.
we talked of the service given Salt
Lake" he said. and President Burt
acknowledged that the service had not
been in the past what the city deserved
ar what the future would require He
said it would be arranged so that Il
sleeper could be taken in Salt Lake
clear through to the east instead of
requiring a change at Green River, as
at present.
Great Waves on the Lake.
Captain Barratt told about the
waves on the lake seven feet high, and
related how at Garfield they had torn
planking out of the pavilion. They
paid scaut attention to this. All they
seemed to be anxious to do was TO fol-
low the instructions Of Hood. who
would have nothing but the cutoff
across the lake There seemed to me
to be no show for the southern route"
Colonel Weber stated that it had
been brought out that $4,000 tons of
freight were shipped into Salt Lake
each year, the revenue for this being
over S5.0O0.00O The outgoing paSsen-
gers from Salt Lake numbered over
1000 ,006 year. In addition TO all this,
the outgoing freight was TO be taken
into considera ton.
Samuel Weitz moved that the COM
mittee be rendered a vote of thanks
and discharged. which was done.
The railroad officials arrived in Salt
or, .