Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-17
WELCOME TO SENATOR CLARK.

II IL quite proper that the business
people of this city should provide a suit
able reception to Senator W A Clarl
OF Montana, as President of the rail
road company that Is to make direc
connection between Salt Lake and Lo'
Angeles He is to be al the Commercial
club tonight whore a banquet viii be
rendered him and he viii meet the most
prominent Of our citizens, who regard
the enterprise OF which he Is the head
as OF the utmost importance to this
State.
The Salt Lake route, as the road from
Los Angeles Is called. Is but one of the
many great interests that have been
promoted by Senator Clark but It Is oil
particular and special value to utah'
when It Is built so as to connect with
the line formerly owned by the o, $, l.,
and originally called the Utah south
ern. the two citles-Los Angeles and
Salt Lakc--wll be close nelghbors, for
distance Is now almost annihilated by
the forces that cause rapid transit
and almost instantaneous association.
The benefit Of such union have been
perceived for nearly half century, and
the ways and means TO bring 1t about
have been discussed by tongue and
pen, but nothing practical came of the
project until Senator CLARK, influenced
by live business men, particularly those
In Los Angeles who favored it. took
hold OF the scheme and backed II by the
great wealth at his command. He is al
ways prompt and vigorous In
his movements and they are
notably attended with wonderful sue
cess. SO the moment his name was au-
thoritatively associated with the enter
prise, Il loomed w in solid form and
was very soon acknowledged as having
the elements OF reality.
The Deseret News was among the
inst OF the public journals here to rec
ognise the building Of the road as some
Thing more than railway "hot air" or
even a mere probability We regarded
1t as genuine and 80 supported It, not
withdrawing the pleasantly In which
some of our contemporaries INDUCED
concerning It. We also suggested the
likelihood OF the absorption by the new
company VI the line from this city
south as It seemed to us unlikely that
parallel roads would be built for such
a long distance This idea was secuted
at the time but II has now become u
certainty Most people like to indulge
In I'VE tO,a svu 30, ana the News
has claim on that expression in this
instance at any rate.
II is gratifying TO know that the
Clark road, as It may be rightly called,
Is welcomed by all classes of this com
munty, that il will soon be rushed TO
completion, aud that It cannot fail to
be of immense benefit to this region, as
II viii be TO the cities on the coast and
the country that the line will traverse.
Doubt about Il has fled; obstacles that
arose at first have been removed what
little opposition was manifested has
melted away; and there appears to he
nothing left to obstruct or hinder the
completion of the work. Rejoicing over
the situation is therefore warranted,
and the reception and banquet TO be
given tonight will be most appropriate
recognition of the energy. liberality and
sagaci,y of the gentleman who has
made the enterprise possible.
We need not expatiatc on the adyant.
ages to this city and the country south
and west, that viii accrue from the
building of the salt Lake route from
San Pedro. We do not think they win
be disputed by anyone. We can there.
fore all Join in congratulations over the
prospects opened by the contamination
of the great scheme, and IN a cordial
welcome 20 its chief promoter and al.
rector. with due recognition Of the fdel-
ity and skill Of his associates IN the
work. Health, happiness and continued |
prQe Dprity TO fhpp1 altt