Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-04
DENIES
COOS BAY STORY
Says He Is Not Interested 10 the
Projected Road.
WILL IMPROVE MAIN LINE.
Foley IL to Improve Rather Than
Extend Rio Grands system :
lnspscts shops

1SNAtV ~ Aptiut PleotuthN Va Wv e>-'N
souri, Pacific and chairman OF the ex-
ecutive board Of the Rio Grande sys-
TEN. arrived In Salt Lake last evening
n q special. After staying on board
AL night the train made run out to
Saltair this morning at 6 o'clock to re-
turn at Q q. m. While out at the lake
all concerned took a dip in the brny
and pronounced the experience to be
one not to be missed. The temperature
Of the water was just right and was en-
joyed by all. Upon returning to tho
city Immediately after breakfast the
party adjourned to the shops, where q
thorough inspection lasting UP TIL noon
followed.
II Mr.. Goulds plans are followed out
the return trip to Denver Will be com-
menced this evening.
When seen, Mr.. Gould, following his
usual method, proceeded TO interview
the interviewer. Incidentally he stated
that Salt Lake In his opinion had a
great future before II AZ a commercial
center. He also expressed hls interest
in the reclamation OF the arid lands OF
Colorado and Utah by means Of irri-
cation.
SALIVA CUTOFF.
Nj. Gould stated that he had moth
1ng Of startling nature to give out
that would be OF Interest 10 the gener-
81 public. He claimed that he had been
misunderstood by the Chicago inter-
viewers who made MIN say that the
8alina out-Off would be built right
through to Green river. "That Is not
true, The laid, 1--WE expect to make some
improvements and possibly may make
rome minor extensions, but not to the
Green river. At least not yet" Con-
tinuing he said that conditions at pres
ent ala not Justify the extension be-
yond the coal mines to be opened up,
Mr.. Gould asserted that 1t would be
time enough to complete the cutoff
when the road through to San Pedro
] had penetrated the southern part OF
Utah west Of salina. Until then the
Cut-Oh would not be built. He was,
however, plain In the statement that as
soon ~ there was o connection forth
coming to southern California that
there would be no time lost In tapping
GoULD's POLICY.
Ut II my policy to improve the roads
'we already have rather than to build
new lines" he said. In this direction he
leaid that attention would be paid to
tho improvement Of the main line In
every way possible and that the work
9now under way would be extended to
least Of Cotton thereby making q notice.
liable reduction In curves and grades
! generally 10 that the freight and heavy
passenger business could be handled
With dispatch, safety and speed.
Coos BAY ROAD,
When questioned regarding the Coos
hay road and informed that the linz
Ipr6esion here was that he was behind
|tho project he denied the soft impeach-
)n1ent and said that such stories were
!premature. "rhe Coos Bay project is
|oomething am not interested In, and
know very little about IT,"
He also denied that he was interested
"a the uoffat and Clark enterprises. be-
|youd the mere fact that he would OF
|necessity be interested, from the stand
|polnt Of an outsider. In any projects
that had Z tendency to develop the west
|an6 thereby build up the country and
H4oEoAse business.
UNION DEPOT.
Coming down to the union depot
proposition Mr.. Gould stated that the
Rio Grande Western stood ready TO
|bul1d : depot on the grounds bought for
the purpose some years ago. Negou"
Rtlons II the direction Of erecting a
structure that would be u
Erodit to any city he sad had been
|noYr1o0 out IN good faith and even at
ia @ate hour after the proposition had
IN apparently turned down. the Rio
|orande Western stood ready to do It's
bart providing Its interests were pro-
kected, Until this was done. however,
Ne did not hold out any great hopes OF
being accomplished. II the
pity would grant the proper franchises
= I'D tlo Rio 0rande would do It's
10y towards the erection Of splendid
Struoturo, but the way things were at
Drsnont - regards the Fourth West
Franchise Il cannot even build on the
land that Il OWLS.
Nh Gould declined to be interviewed
bn current topics Of the day In the east.
Re Go1d that when he was out west he
IRnn 8 westerner and knew nothing
e the east TO TAX ABOUT.
PERSONNEL OF PARTY.
me Gould special which arrived at
D:oe last evening was made up OF MS
6ouri Pacific baggage cars 1872 and 100,
n. 0Ould's Atlanta" the A l. the
3sBa1lyclaire" and "A" Of the Denver 4
no drxnde and the "Wasatch' Of the
western. In the party, In addition to
k(r. ana Mrs. Gould and friends. were
10 Following officials: vice-Presd mt
Russell Harding Of the Missouri Paci-
a.. Mr.. McClement of New York, Pres
1dent b. r. Jefery Manager Herbert,
rral1u Manager Hughes, Chief Engin-
M Yard OF the Rio Grsnde system,
VIce President q. w. Kramer OF the
ptah Fuel company and Colorado Mid
and, and General Superintendent
foune Of the Rio Grande Western.