The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16

TO use an expressive phrase. up
against the real thing"
David Eccles, the chairman, is heavi-
" interested in the sugar, lumber, can
ming and / -erchandise interests of
Utah and Oregon; Fred J. Kiesal is
president of the Ogden Union Depot
q Railway company (Which is owred
jointly by the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific and is
one Of the most extensive whole
sale merchandise houses in the
intermountain country; John Wat
son is manager for u. G. NJ. !. in Og-
den; Joseph Scowcroft is at the head
of the house bearing his name, said to
b. the largest jobbing concern in the
state; Thomas d. Dee, closely identi-
fed with Mr.. Eccles, a member of the
state board Of equalization and thor
oughly familiar with the geography
and values OF the region; Sidney Stew
ems. another heavy shipper Angus
Wright president of the Weber club
and head Of a large retail concern,
with Mr.. Bollingsworth. the secretary,
all working together made a good
representation for the business mems
association OF Ogden, known as the
Weber club, of which the declared
purpose is: 'To promote the general
prosperity of the state of Utah and of
Ogden City and Weber county in par
ticular."
The main advantage accruing to Og-
den from the building Of the Ogden
Lucin short cut is that il fixes definite
" and positivel- the status of Ogden as
a railroad center. The commercial in
terests of the city therefore are on an
assured basis. as this must be the great
transfer point and intermountain way
station for freight between the coast
and the west, between the Occident
and the Orient.
The Work to be Done.
The work itself consists in building
q road straight west from Ogden
across the upper portion of the Great
salt lake. touching land once at the
point OF the urOmOntOry that juts far
down into the lake from the north end
From the east shore over to the
promOntory the lake is quite shallow.
being not over eight feet deep most Of
the way. while much of the distance
could be easily waded. From the prom
ontory over to the west shore some
deep water is TO be encountered. there
being places where the depth is al
most forty feet 1t is expected that the
shallow portion of the route will be
-
after the temporary Cridge has been
constructed, but the deeper portions
via remain bridged. A great scenic
attraction will thus be afforded the
traveler-a ride of nearly fifty miles
directly across the most wonderful
body az water in the world A big
bathing resort is TO be built on the
promontory point similar to the Salt
air pavilion. This resort VIII be with
In fifty minutes ride Of Ogden.
incidentally, too the construction Of
the line VIII bring the immense de
posits of guano on the islands within
easy reach of a market The enterprise
at rough estimate will call for an
average expenditure of S75OOO0 per wear
II and about Ogden for the next three
years.
Piiing has already been ordered from
Texas. and arrangements ror its recep-
ton made IN the Ogden yards. Con-
tracts for the work between Ogden and
Lucin Will be let. il is expected. within
the week as bids closed Fen. 10.
Probably the construction Of the
work win give rise to an average en-
ployment of 500 men each month. but
on its completion fever train crews
and fewer train dispatchers will be
able 10 do the same amount of work
tCNduSN tit oiS pIOinOnlOfN NIL Win
the long horseshoe curve win be elimi-
mated and the distance will be less by
forty miles than at present. Another
advantage OF the new route is
that plentiful supply Of fresh
water win be available where
as on the old route water had
20 be hauled and stored in tanks. This
work, together with the other improve
ment work on the Southern Pacific and
on the Union Pacific, il is expected,
viii add wealth to not only ogden. but
20 all Utah. and a prosperous season
IS predicted. Already this has been
foTeshadowed by marked rise in values.
W. l. WATTS.