The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-25
SENATOR CLARK
DUE HERE TODAY
May Take a Flying Trip 10 Zion
ia Forenoon. =
PLANS TO RETURN LATER
r. C. KERENS TALKS ON OUT
LOOK FOR NEW ROAD.

Senator William y Clark viii spend
few hours in the city today if the
Southern Pacific train from the coast
reaches Ogden on schedule time THIS
morning Should there be the accus-
toned delay the senator win proceed
, to Butte on the noon train, but viii
return to Salt Lake in less than a
week
Senator Thomas Kearns and r. c.
Kerens of St. Louis received a long
dispatch from Senator Clark late last
evening. informing them of his inten-
ton 10 come to the city this morning
if he can make the connections He
said his train should reach ogden at
$50 o'clock this morning: if il does,
that viii enable him to make the run
to salt Lake and remain in this city
until time to take the noon train north
to Montana. Should Senator Clark
find it impossible, through the coast
train not being on time, TO come down
to Salt Lake this morning, Senator
Kearns and Mr. Kerens will go 70
ogden on an early train ana meet MIN
there. If Senator Clark finds that he
can come TO Salt Lake before he goes
north, they will not so to ogden until
he does.
May Be Here Friday.
1t is now the intention of Senator
Clark TO return 70 Salt Lake next Fri
day. Not only does ne desire to be
here and meet President Roosevelt,
who viii visit Zion that morning, but
TO arrange for the transfer of the
southern end Of the Oregon Short Line
to the Los Angeles road Should il 50
happen that the important business
which takes Senator Clark to Butte in
such a hurry requires his presence
there longer than it is now anticipated,
the formal transfer of the Short Line
viii be delayed just that long. But
at this time there are no reasons for
beiieTS1g that there viii be a delay.
After the transfer takes place. the
master mechanics of both roads viii
consult regarding an equitable division
OF any tangible property which may
be in dispute. The transfer of the
roadbed and general good will of the
Short Line is simply a matter of sign
ing names to the proper papers and
the paying over Of the money. but
when it comes to the division Of the
rolling stock upon the basis OF the
transferred portion as compared with
the entire length Of the present Short
Line system, an adjudication Of a few
engines and a number of cars of vari-
Gus kinds is necessary.
Kerens on the Situation.
An equitable division of the rolling
stock WiHNbe much harder than the
purchase of the roadbed," Mr. Kerens
said last evening.
The transfer of the road is but al
mere fOrmality," he added. AS they
say in Washington in diplomatic cir
Cles, 1t is an incident, and it has been
closed. The turning over of the road,
a fOrmality which must naturally take
place, is a fOrmality pure and simple.
The real incident viii be when the last
spike Of the completed road is finished.
I Al 49,
then something real will have been
accomplished; then we VIII have some
thing to talk about which will interest
the whole world Then we viii have a
new road TO the cOaSt-a very short
one, as compared with those now in
operation 1t will be SO short that
people can take a run down to the
coast whenever they. feel like il to take
a swim in the Pacific ocean.
As soon as possible after the trans
fer of the road takes place there viii
be a meeting of the board of directors.
They must meet and award the con-
tracts before the actual work on the
extension can be done. The work
must first be approved by the direc-
tors. When they have given their
sanction then we viii begin throwing
dirt. And let me tell you that that
road viii be built just as quickly as
man can build it. There VIII be no
dela=s-
There viii be some parts of it
which viii be rather hard to build dur
ing the summer on account Of the
heat. I understand that some pOr-
tons Of the new road can be better
constructed in winter than in summer
for that very reason. That being the
case. the part which lies in the desert
may be left until winter, when the
heat Of the plains viii not be so in
tense
When asked about the proposed trust
company for Salt Lake. Mr. Kerens
had little to say He added that it is
a matter for the future TO determine.
Much rests upon the inclination Of To-
cal capital to go into it.
The time has come when Salt Lake
should have such a company" con-
tinued the gentleman. 1T has a spe-
cifc work in a city like this; there are
certain functions which il can per-
form that banks cannot handle. 1t
means much to salt Lake, WHICH is
destined to be great city in the i'm
mediate future. The floating of the
company. as I said before, depends to
a certain extent upon the interest
which local money takes in it