Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1903-04-24
BUYS THE:
SHORT LINE.
san,tor Clark Makes a De-
an 10 Statement About
the Deal.


.,mth of salt Lake, by Senator Clark
for the San Pedro. road are settled.
The purchase has been made and
SENATOR Clark himself has given to
tae public. the particulars Of it.
The press dispatches reporting the
matter say:
New York, April Ex-senator
" A. Clark Of Montana tonig ht
gave to the Associated Press, the
following detailed statement regard
inc the difference between the Union
p ,ciGc interests aud the san Pedro
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway
company, and the plans OF the latt r
company:
A year ago the two companies had
rival construction gangs at Meadow
Valley Wash, each eager to forestall
the other aud ready to resort to
physical violence to accomplish the
end desired. Now Senator Clark
and his adherents have leased the
Oregon Short line south OF Salt
Lake city, and will construct
about 400 miles Of road from
Calienies, west, aud then through
Cajon pass to San Bernardiuo, ,wherr
Connection will be made with about
eighty-five miles Of tack slre dy in
operation between SIN Pedro, Los
Angeles and Riverside.
There has heen great deal
printed about the plans of the now
rnd, but no complete statement, 7"
S id Senator ClarS, has been made.
As President of the road believe l
ought to make everything clear.
There is now p rfect harmony be-
yeen the Union Pacific company
md the new interests.
"rhe S IN Pedro, Los Angeles nm |
Salt LaAe road is nuthorz,l to issue
$50 900, 900 b,uds,and has $25 ,OO0,-
QUO capital stock, 1t has leased for
ninety-uine years the Oregon Short
Line system, SO lth from Salt Lake
City, 10 Calienes, a railway system
o. 223 miles. Besides the main line
there nre two shorter lines taken
over. Most important is the Lean
ington cut off, extending from Salt
Lake to Leamington, Utah, where
it j'ins the Oregon Short line.
1t cuts off great deal OF track and
is lit miles long besides hiving
lower grades.
"Fro,p Calientes west, l have al
ready had forty miles OF grading
due. The road will go through
Meadow Valley Wash, the only
available pass. The wash is the dry
channel OF mountain stream. A.
Cajor pass we will find a grade o
lO6 feet to the mile and the mex
highest grade is only 70 feet. Th'
cost will average $50, 900 mile.
"The Oregon Short Line system
under our control will be rebuil
with heavier rails and the best o
equipments. The road from Sa'
Pedro to Los Angeles and Rlversid
nlw has the best Pullman and 9TH
r'Iing stock aud the whole sys'er
will be equipped accordingly. Las
year 70 900 Cur loa,ls of fruit WIZ
raised in the Los Angeles sectio
and there are orchards which is les
than Eve years will produce 5000
Car loads. This new line will tai
fruit trnins from that section immed
ately into cooler altitude, a gret
dtsideratum where perishable good
are concerned.
"The distance from Salt Lake
Los Angeles il 800 miles by tn
new route ami we intend to cover,
in twenty-four hours. Now tran
from Salt Lake and north there
r'aches Los Angeles, vn SIN FRI
els no, less than 1900 miles.
Snl p, dro th,re rs butlding Il 81
600 ,OG0 breakwatar ana Wi'mlnF't
buy is being dredged into n
hprlor. T,is sid, of Rivrtsile the
is hui'd,' g m 8O0-Gpot concr
br dSe, Il e longest aud with I
highest span of any 81 q
structure.
"0ar terminal f,cilites at D
Luxe Cry will be equal to the Greg
Short Lines md we will c'Ine
with the Ulion Pacific aud Got
systems. The mineral. wealth Il
our road will tap equals that OF
Messaba range.
"Bonds have been issued on
Los Angeles rol,l 50 far complel
and SIS, 200. 900 OF the $50, ,OO0,(
bonded debt will be reserved