The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

ect would he carried through The 3in-
Ier 'JcS given az The Alta club by Sem
atOr InOmas kearns and David Keith
The guests We're Senator Clark Gov
ernOr Heber 81. Wells. President Loren
70 Snow of the Mormon church, COun-
sellers George Q. Cannon and Joseph IS.
Smith. Ex-Governor Arthur l.. Thomas,
r. T.. Gibbou, C. O. Whittemore, J. Ross
Clark C. C.. Goodwin. S. H. Babcoc1,
w s.. Mccormick. Clarence X. McC0r-
nick. j. T. D0Oly. r.. g.. Chambers,
Mayor Ezra Thompson, Reed Smo0t,
H. M. Clay, A. j.. Welby, William lS.e-
heart and o.. ". Penrose.
I'm his speech Senator Clark told Of
the first time he had visited salt Lake
City This was lu 1863. He and two
companions had come down from East
BanuOck, Mont, then in Idaho with "a
mule team for supplies. Az that time
DE became convinced that salt Lake
would become a great city After dis
GUESSING the location of salt Lake the
rich tributary country iu Utah and
along the line of the proposed road 10
Los Angeles. he pledged himself 90 the
enterprise i'm these words.
Considering an this. T have become
convinced that III not the only railroad
opening. this is certainly the best OPP
pOrtunity lying out of doors for "a rail-
road enterprise. 1 do not want 10 make
any promises that cannot be- fulfilled.
1 do not want To- arouse any false
hopes. But L do say thar with the help
, GA the ability and energy of my cole
leagues here present this road viii be
built-if not al once. it win Doe built iu
/ the immediate future. We want your
/ cooperation. we want your good viii
and with these the road win be built
= Incorporation Of Company.
other speeches were made at that
/ gathering. among them one by George
| Q. Cannon, who told now he had gone
/ over the route first in lH49 and had ale
/ ways been convinced that it was n ft-
yoraole pathway for railroad
] The incorpOrators of the San Pedro,
! Los Angeles d Salt Lake rolI were
! Senator W. A. Clark George Is. leigh
/ ton, Reed SmOot Perry s. Heath. ~.
b. Clark, r. q. Kerens. David Keith.
/ s.. A. BemIs. r. g.. her-u-. Dr.. d. Ross
/ Clark W. $. Mccormick, T. ". Ciak,
/ O.. O. Whittemore. A. b. HauIlaH, ".
] r. GiDbon, Senator Thomas hfams, -.
/ W. Clark and Charles clark
The directors We're President ". a.
/ Clark, first vice presidents. u. -. (er-
/ ems, Second vice president j. Ross
Clark; third vice president q. T.. Glib
bon; Reed SmOot, 81. =. NcIouriek. J..
w. Clark George b. Leighton. e.. w.
Clark. Thomas Eaagus and Perry s..
! Heath. =. r. Miller WAS secretary and
T.. IS. Rule treasu CO.. The capital
stock is S25.000.000.
The Empire Construction company.
which was 90 build the road. was iu-
cOrpOrated with a capital of SI000UJ0
and with She following directors. Pres
ident j. Ross Clark. vice president.
..HrH ....HH ID
SmOOL ~ =. Gibb0u n. r. Miller E.
q. Kerens o.. * Mccormick and W. A..
Clark. H. j.. Mckee was made secre-
tary and treasurer.
Articles Were Filed March 20, 1901.
The rights of the old Utah a. Cali
foruia company 10 the grade in Ma
vada and the tax titles he dby Linz
coin county were purchased. Tn March.
1901. the new railroad company started
. a survey over the forty miles Of grade
beyond Nevada, and began grading
April o. Vice President and General
Manager W. H. Bancroft of the Ore
gOu short Line was summoned east
10 confer with President i. II. HaTTi-
man and the directors. Ar Hartman
Z already controlled the Union Pacific
{ and Oregon Short Line and De had
only recently captured the Southern
Pacific. The new road would make a
competing lire iu Southern California
p and other territory. and he took steps
lat once 10 head it of. AurI g. 1901
Mr. Bancroft RETURNED from the east
with the announcement that the Ore
g0u Short Line would push through 90
Los Angeles nj once. Gangs of men.
7 cars of rails and supplies were rushed
3 To Ivada, and the work of laying rails
81 ON tine old grade began that very day.
: which was Sunday
Bitter Fight is Made.
f One of the blttarest railroad coustruc-
- tiou wars ever known ensued. To was
r the hottest and most vigorous since ia.
3. celebrated combat between The santa
p Fe and The Denver d. Rio Grande lol
e the possession of the ROYAL Gorge au-
p. for the control of Colorado traffic. THE
- San Pedro company claimed The grad,
3 by right of purchase and by location
d claiming that all titles had lapsed cN
2 capJ those which d. held The Oregon
s Short Line claimed the right through
the old UTAH Nevada & California
B.. company. The Clark men were frs
n iu the field bUt the Hartman forces
D had the advantage OF possessing tl.
10 railroad and the telegraph. ARMED
men were employed by the Hartman
contingent MS an attacking party AND
!. armed men were inIreuched on Ih
y grade by the San Pedro defenders. A
!. one time there was actual physica
= conflict The Clark forces We're grad
p ing along the line of the old surEe.
p and had put up barricades 10 pr0tec
themselves from the invaders. Th
~ short Line men. with heavy wagon
d and teams. charged down upon the De
u tenders full tilt The horses Wer
20 stopped and the attack repealed. Thos
3 who were present declared IL "a miucl
II that I'm tine heat of battle no blood Wa
- shed
1L There were other clashes and fnaI
.d the rival hosts agreed 90 cease Wur
l and fight Go out in the courts. ON
i- decision was handed down. giving Oh
as Short Line right to pare of the grade
ls but leaving the question as to- survey
open In November 1901. am agree
ment for truce was reached.
joint survey was 90 bc made down Oh
lf Meadow valley wash and through "a
lc narrow canyons and passes to local
le two parallel routes allowing both road
ls 10 so through
~ Negotiations FOR the purchase of Oh
l- Oregon Snort Line south of salt Lal
a. began Meanwhile the short Line h0
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