Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08
J. KruttscHuitt Wires Committee to
Be In Ogden,
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
Mayor Asked TO Cali city soions 20
DRAFT Resolutions 10 Rail.
road Ofilcials.

The special committee appointed by
the Commercial club viii have the OPP
portuny Of presenting their brief IN
favor OF building the Southern Pacific
through Salt Lake City to the leading
officials OF the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific on Monday morning
at 10 o'clock in the Office Of superln-
tendent Noble at ogden Arrangements
TO this effect were made upon the re-
celpt OF dispatch from General Man
ager j. Kruttsohntt OF the Southern
Pacific yesterday afternoon,
The telegram was as follows.
Wichita Fails, Feb. Z, 1902
7. g, Webber, chairman committee
Commercial club, Salt Lake city,
Utah
President Burt, with his chief en-
glneer, our chief engineer and myself
VIII meet your committee Monday
morning In ogden at 10 o'clock In the
office Of superintendent Noble Of the
Union depot.
j. KRUTTsCHNlTT.
The committee composed OF Col. r.
@. Weber H. A. Drueh and W. a.
Nelden, has been working hard collect
Ing data ever Since the first dispatch
was sent TO H. II Hartman but since
the receipt OF the above, II has, II pos
sible, been working still harder on the
preparation OF It's case. II IL expect
ed that In addition to those named to
ugI fnRlh fha Alult.ta net al A ulg M
Cutler, 4. X. Jones, several bankers and
other prominent citizens win be present
at the interview and bring their influ-
ence to bear upon the railroad officials
to change their plans Of adopting Chief
Engineer Hoods pet scheme Of building
across Great Salt Lake,
Undoubtedly there will be number
OF important questions asked by the
railroad officials along the line that
providing the southern route Is taken,
what has Salt Lake 10 offer? Then,
too aside from the data regarding dis
tances, grades and facilities, the COM
mlttee VIII have questions prpounded
TO them as TO tonnage, passenger busl-
ness, franchises and other details, all
Of which win have to be answered
CITY COUNCIL TO MEET,
When seen this morning Governor IT,
M. Wells stated that communication
had been sent to Mayor Thompson by
the Commercial club asking that he call
special meeting OF the city council to
act In the matter and give the Southern
Pacific assurances OF Salt Lakes
friendship for the Hartman system
THE city council, as | understand It,
Is not empowered 20 promise 20 take up
any bonds or make presentation Of
property on behalf OF The city" said
Gov Wells, 1T can place itself on
record, however of being heartily In
sympathy With the proposed move and
then take such steps as may be neces-
sary at q later date"
Governor Wells also emphatically
stated that the publication In morn
ing paper to the effect that he was go
ing to accompany the committee TO
ogden on Monday was unauthorized
m would be a piece OF gross impro-
priety for me az governor of this state
10 wait on the railroad officials on be-
half OF Salt Lake he said. While as
resident OF Salt Lake the chief execu
tive Of the state said he would be
pleased to see the Southern Pacific
come here, at the same time he stated
that he could not consistently repre-