The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-06
HOPE OF
A UNION DEPOT
Vice President Harding Believes
Nothing win Come of It.
OTHER DISPUTES TO SETTLE
SINGLE DEPOT WHEN DIFFFR-
ENCEs ARE ADJUSTED.

II Mess the situation changes. the
union depot question IS. NOT ant to
give the residents of Salt Lake
/ any more trouble in the future Trs
! project is not exactly dead. but rbe as-
! surauces of high officials of tba pfo
GraHde yesterday We're not of a nars~e
+ 10 encourage the hope of such a struc-
/ ture- The special car Denver. Win
Eussell Harding, vice president. a.
h-dson, manager; +. J. Yard chief en-
glneef; +. Mertzheimer. mcdaniel en-
gineer. and J z. Young. superjnten5arr
Of the Rio Grande system arrived f1
the city yesterday morning from Oe6en-
The car went through Salt Lake Nom
! day evening and laid over at the June
ton City.
During the morning in that citv John
Hickey, master mechanic. and other Of
Meals OF the Rio Grande held a confer
ence IN Mr. Harding's private car.
noon the officials took time 20 anfov q
organ recital at the tabernacle sTeSers
Harding and Edison and the officials
with them put in considerable hard
work during the hours they We're in the
4 CITY, and they gave attention to a VASE
amount of routine that required atror-
ton. Despite this pressure. Mr. Hard
ing found time to be interviewed.
Union Depot Question.
When questioned regarding the pros
poets Of a new depot, he said that the
RlO Grande had always been favorable
TO such an undertaking.
! think the people Of Salt Lake know
how we stand on the question of a
union depot" said Mr.. Harding. we
never felt very amiable toward the or
dlnance which gave the Short Line The
privilege to build a track in front OF
the site where it would cut US of from
our own property. That site was TO be
way we were treated in the matter
is the Rio Grande wiling to go on
With the union depot If the subject
comes up again2''
7 cannot answer that question. re-
piled Mr.. Harding. Il viii say that-Fy
my opinion, nothing viii ever come u
1T has been minated that the mat
ter was likely to be brought to a salis-.
factory settlement was suggested.
Il think the Overtures LOOKING 10 q
settlement refer simply to the question
of the track privileges which have been
IN dispute and not to the depot" re-
piled Mr.. Harding. Viewing the deuot
question from the standpoint of the
railroads, Of course we would prefer a
union depot Such a depot is preferred
nrSt for economic reasons and then ID IS
better and more economically managed.
Single Depot Better for Town.
LOCKING al the question from tie
other side, j am frank TO say that SIM
gle depots are better for the town. IL
Is safe to say that where there is a
union depot 70, yes. 80 per cent OF the
people passing through on the ears
never see the town. All they see CO i
Is the glimpse they get from l.e car
WINDOWS Where there are two or more
depOts there is more or less transfer
ring and the people are forced TO see
some of the city There are a number
of such matters to be taken into con-
sideratiOn in connection with a union
depot project
My trip at this time has nothing t7
do with the depot matter" continued
MIR Harding 1t IS simply a tour OF
inspection to see how matters are get
ting on. There are no immediate plans
regarding the shops Of course. tina
is another question that has been held
up by the depot If we had undertaken. 81.
one we should have undertaken the
other"
Regarding the Improvements be-
tween this city and Ogden. Mr. Hard
ing said that no radical changes are
outlined for the present The road -
uniSnlng up the work between this city
and Bingham Junction and has begun
work on the Salina cutoff, which II is
expected ultimately to push through TO
Green River.
The Salina Cutoff.
we have graded about twenty
miles, said Mr. Harding and have
the material ready for the men. we
are interested just now in getting To
the coal fields, although we have also
the object in view Of building the cut
on. which viii save considerable mile
age"
MI Harding expressed the OpiniOE
that future railroad operations be-
tween Denver and. the coast would have
10 take cOgnizance Of salt Lake CITY
owing 10 It's geographical position. and
ne believed the people. for the sake De
the future growth and prosperity Of
the city, could not afford to stand in
tne way OF such improvements as the
railroads are wiling TO undertake fl
anticipating the future wants OF the
city.
Referring to the dispatch sent out
from Denver that the Rio Grande
would Try TO get control of the Colo
RADIO Midland to retaliate because the
MoHat line now building would nos
grant an interest in the survey rron
Nremberling TO DOtserO. ne said there
IS no foundation for such a story
The officials were disappointed that
they were not able to meet ". z. Ban-
croft at this time. The vice president
OF the Short Line is on the coast