Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-30
Salt Lake Route viii Not Acquire
0. S. |. Track Tonight,
STILL DEBATING IN EAST
No Money HAS Yet Changed Hands
And Representative ofT Two Roads
Are sparrlng For Advantage

The san Pedro, Los Angeles a salt
Lake road win not acquire and operate
the oregon Short Line holdings south
Of salt Lake at midnight tonight, Con-
seouently the meeting Of stockholders
Of the salt Lake Route. which has been
officially called to raufy the deal will
adjourn tomorrow morning without
uansactlng any business.
From present Indications the date set
Tor the transfer NSnl be on or about July
u.s. II may even Doe Aug T. for It all
depends upon how soon the principals
come to definite understanding In
New York.
This news means that most Of those
officials who We're 10 transfer from the
Oregon Short Line 10 the Clark road
tomorrow wiz still remain In the en-
plpy of the Hartman road The extern
sion OF the Jurisdiction Of Supt. Ohm
tead Of the Montana division TO the
Utah division and other changes also
iNill not take place tomorrow as pre-
viously announced.
The change IN the time table also viii
not occur. and the residents OF Tooele
county will have 20 endure for a little
while longer the absence Of any sun
day mail.
WHAT OFFICIALS SAY.
Regarding the developments I'm New
York the Oregon Short Line and the
Salt Lake Route officials are not In
Clined 10 talk
General Manager Wells of the Clark
road this morning said: IL have Moth
ing to say beyond that | expect the
transfer to occur tonight, that Is, unless
the lawyers do little more juggling.
Assistant General Manager Il. H.
Calvin OF the Oregon Short Line said:
There Is no news from New York to-
day and there will be no change until
We receive our instructions. There have
been no appointments made and no cir
culars issued as yet, and IN the alb
senoe of word from New York to the
contrary things VIII 80 on tomorrow
just as they are doing today
Supt. Henderson when seen said,
The absence Of news Is now the most
interesting feature. We are all ready TO
put the new time card into effect at
midnight. but until | get orders from
headquarters uptown there win be no
change"
Attorney G. o. Whittemore OF the
Salt Lake Route talked in a hopeful
strain, He said that In the absence OF
definite Instructions from New York he
thought that the transfer would be
made tonight, as the present instruc-
lions which We're given by Senator
Clark prior 10 leaving Salt Lake for
New York were to the effect that the
changing OF hands of.the Short Line
holdings MouIdlSccu' Jdiy.ls' tNi
THE SITUATION.
From a source that cannot be ques-
toned, however the News Is in
position to state that everything is GO
ing on In New York In q fairly satisfac-
tory manner and the deal viii be ult-
mately consummated. Both sides are
still sparring for advantage and are en-
gagged upon the work OF debating every
Item in the Inventory furnished by the
operating departments At the rate that
the conference Is progressing IL is not
believed that the work can be cleaned
up and a final understanding arrived az
before two weeks hence Stin It is UNI
certain and an agreement may be ar
rived at any day. In the meantime the
big check Of eight figures that is to be-
paid by Senator Clark stlll remains UNI
signed
The postponement of the transfer viii
be welcomed 10y General
Manager Wells and his assistants.
While all are ready to start right In to-
morrow morning nevertheless the delay
VIII give time 10 get out tariffs and
clean mp lot Of work that OF necessity
is TO be- done.
Supt Hrnders0n's offices In the Des-
eret News Annex were this afternoon
ready for occupancy even down to the
instruments which have AN
been connected up and this morning
We're tapping away merrily despite the
fact that the men who are to operate
them were still down on Third West
working the keys for the Utah division
Of the oregon Short Line.