Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-28
SAN PEDRO SHOPS.
May be Located on California End OF
The Line.

The subject of shops for the San Pc
dro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad
Ia agitating the residents OF the City OF
the Angels. Inquiry at the general Of
fees of the road here brings out the
information that II is yet too early
to talk on the subject as to whether
the shops at Los Angeles will be only
enlarged or on the other hand the gen
eral shops Will be erected there. In
any case, however 1t Is stated that Los
Angeles VIII have a decidedly enlarged
plant just as soon as the main line
through is completed,
In this connection the current issue
OF the Los Angeles Times has the fol-
lowing to say on the matter:
THAT the car shops Of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
are to be located IN this city instead of
In Salt Lake is now practical GER
tainty
1T has been evident for some time
that there were strong reasons for be-
lleVlng that this city would be given
the preference because the advantages
IN It's favor were known TO have at
tracted the attention OF prominent Of
ilcers OF that company and to have
been carefully canvassed by them.
1t was known. moreover, that the
company owned about 50 acres lying
between First and Sixth streets and
extending from the old Workman Or
chard tract on the east to the Los An.
geles river on the west. Its depot
ana roundhouse are on this tract, and
the desirablity OF the tract as a site
lof sun more extensive car shops has
been known to more than one. But
the immensely Of the improvements
h.4 L.,
ton OF all the shops needed In both the
construction and repair department of
this transcontinental railroad was also
realized; and It was pointed out by
persons by whom the situation had
been somewhat closely considered that
a greater acreage would probably be
required for the shops and related
buildings themselves, and that reason
able provision would have to be made
Tor the small city OF homes of work.
men and employees who would natural
" seek TO build in the near neighbor.
hood OF those shops.
These difficulties are doubtless re-
moved by the recent purchase that was
made by the Union Trust and Realty
company ana associates from William
H. workman, Marie IL, Workman and
John > Cravens. of tract adjoining
the holdings OF the railroad company
ara comprising about 40 acres lying
between Third and Sixth streets on the
north and south, Bluff and Pecan
streets on the east and Gless and Clar-
ence streets on the west. The associ-
ates consist Of Warren Glllelcn and
other persons Of prominence. but The
bulk OF the lots are 10 go TO the Union
trust and Realty company, ana that
company Is believed TO be acting for
ana on behalf OF j, Ross CLARK. The
latter Is so closely identified with the
railroad company that lands in his con
troll are undoubtedly in hands friendly
10 It's interests. so that II additional
acreage for its car shops Is needed II
can be readily obtained.
There are strong grounds for believ-
ing mat the future will show that the
deductions here presented are more
than mere surmises, though positive
statements nom the parties interested
could not be obtained"