The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

1903. this is TO request that you con-
tinue 20 perform your customary duties
for the company after date named
same as you will have heretofore done
for the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company. Transportation employees
Will report to H. w. Henderson. super
intendent: mechanical department en-
ployes to w J. Tollerton. master me-
chanic: traffic matters to be reported 10
T.. w. Gmett. general freight and pas
..R. f. WELLS.
General Manager san Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake Railroad Com
pany.'
Sale of Salt Lake Tickets.
Laban J. Kyes, city passenger and
ticket agent for the Short Line, was
notified by y. +. Burlev the general
passenger and ticket agent for the
company that no more tickets were 10
ne issued from that Office for the line
affected BY the transfer. This notice
reached the ticket office shortly before
: o'clock Similar notices were sent
out bv Auditor McNitt. Hereafter
tickets for stations on the Salt Lake
route will be sold from the Short Line
depot. unless other arrangements are
made later. II is understood that the
tickets will not be handled up town un-
iii the road is ready 10 receive through
traffic for the coast.
Yesterdays kilograms represent the
final act to complete the transfer and
they forever set at rest the rumors and
often absurd reports that have been
circulated since the announcement a
few weeks ago that the formal change
would require a short delay in order u
dispose of some minor but important
details. Although il was generally un-
dol hnf 4
ing for the transfer Of the Short Line
between this city and Calientes. the
first official announcement that the
transfer had ben made came in the
form Of "A dispatch from Senator w. \.
Clark's private secretary announcing
that Mr.. Clark had purchased the
Short Line track and equipment south
O., this city in Utah and Nevada.
Werk of Track Laying.
1t was announced at the same time
that track laying would begin at Dag
gett, Cal. and that the line would be
pushed through from Calientes to the
coast There remained nothing mora
but 20 turn the road over to the new
company. and this event was set down
/ fer midnight of June 90
The road was not formally turned
over at that time because the officials
/ could not get ready. although separate
sheets We're commenced at that date
and the road was operated for the Sar
3 Pedro by the Short Line until the new
I company could take formal possession
+ Several days ago il was learned that
matters had practically been closed up
but they were not in shape for the for
4 NAL announcement for which an inn
/ patient public waited.
J The announcement came yesterday
/ afternoon. Like the first one. il wa.
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/ were hardly prepared for it, although
they had ANTICIPATED its arrival later
/ IN the week. Everything was ready L
/ complete the details at this end, bu
/ il was supposed that some date would
/ be named far enough ahead TO give th-
3 officials all necessary time for the
work which the transfer would precipi
4 tate. Shortly before 4 O clock a tele
/ gram was received and Mr.. Wells be
| came the busiest railroad man in tn
! city. The telegram was worded as fol
/ lows:
n +. Wells. General Manager san Pc
dro. Los Angeles & salt Lake Rail
road:
Wv. II. Cornish has wired W II
I Bancroft as follows: We have close'
with san Pedro and you will please ar
I range and turn over property at mid
I night today. July a. Confer with Ban
croft and take over property at mid
( night. as heretofore arranged.
j. ROSS CLARK.
Several hundred things had to b
I done at once and one Of these was &
notify the officials who have recentl
I been appointed by the San Pedro an
round them up so that the proper in
structiOns could be made. This was n
easy matter. but IL was accomplished
/ and this morning they viii be in thei
/ respective places, superintendent Hen
respective places. Superintendent Hen
derson and the force under him takin
charge Of their offices in the Desere
News building annex. General Man
( ager Wells was cl0seted with Superin
tendent Henderson until late hou
last evening. Mr.. Wells also had Ion
conference last evening with Vice Pres
ident Bancroft of the Short Line.
The change viii also Gauge chang
Of officials on the Short Line this morn
ing. one Of the principal changes bein
II. V. Plat as trainmaster. G. J. Graf
taking the position of joint agent 70
the Short Line and San Pedro and 7
Reed assuming the duties OF travelin
auditor
Formalties Are Brief.
Excepting the kilograms and circu