The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21
FINAL TRANSFER
OF SHORT LINE
Arrangements viii be Com.
meRCsd in q Few Days.
WILL INCREASE LOCAL FORCE
APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS
ARE ALREADY POURING IN.
WILL INCREASE LOCAL FORCE

1890 $4,000 n n - ~ Nh ~ AAaa
There was one topic yesterday which
paramount 90 an others. absorbed at-
tenuon I'm railroad circles. This was
the positive assurance that Senator w
A Clark had purchased the southern
part OF the Oregon short Line system
and added an important link which win
hasten the completion of the SansPedro .
Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad and
bring this city into quick touch with "a
new and very promising country
Some of the minor details of the +.
transaction are not get complete and /
some of them cannot Dee arranged until
the transfer is made. This may require /
thirty days. The ratification OF the /
contract madt by the principals TO The /
meeting of the directors. Probably an- [
other month win De consumed in get /
ting the working force together.
10 was reported yesterday that the /
change would result On "a reduction OIL
The short Line clerical force and that /
such employees would be taken up by /
the San Pedro. When the situation /
was placed before Acting Traffic Man /
8ger IT. NJ Schumacher. he said that
the change would have the opposite /
effect.
"It viii make more work" he said /
'and tO take care of this work it win /
Dee necessary To Increase the force I'm |
aIl departments instead of reducing IT, /
The transfer creates au absolutely new 4
lue TO cuts that branch or from us
entirely Where the work is confined I
to a single system 10 means larger fg /
uras. With a new line 10 means d new /
and separate set of hgures. and more /
men are required 10 take care of
them
Traffic Possibilities.
The traffic possibilities were also
pointed out Besides the traffic that |
win come 10 the new road through its /
friendly arrangements with other lines. /
are the enormous fruit and foreign /
shipments in which the road viii share /
besides the large hauls of stock and I
minerals. it was explained that a ]
short line Ike the San Pedro win have /
lbs effect ln developing not only the /
iron, coal and other mineral fields. but 4
that lts effect would be felt I'm the /
coast orchards and vineyards, partlcu- 4
larry the latter.
The contract provides for sufficient /
equipment. and the motive depart /
ments affected are already checking up. /
j. II. Dunn. superintendent of motive I
power and machinery of the Short /
Line. was not in a position TO say how /
much would be turned over 10 the new /
road. III any men are taken out of his .
department by the San Pedro. the fact .
is not known To is estimated that /
there are about twenty-five locomotives /
and about 200 cars of various patterns /
Doe use on the southern branches of the /
short Zine. TO is not expected that 4
any changes VIII be made at the sta /
tons along the line. although what viii /
be- done regarding city ticket offices is a /
matter Che passenger department of /
the short Line was not willing 90 COM 1
ment on as it is merely surmise at /
this time.
Applications for Positions.
Charles O. WhIttemore. the legal rep
resentative of the San Pedro, said he
had not heard from New York. and that /
there are no new features in his de- /
parmenL lie was flooded yesterday /
with applications by letter and tel
ephoue from those who are willing TO /
accept positions upon the new road To /
answer these applications Attorney 1
Whittemore was forced 10 neglect inn I
portaut legal matters for the day.
To was the understanding Of the enc |
Eineering departments of both lines
that while the improvements on the
Harrington cut-Om are 10 be completed /
by the Short Line this work may con- /
tiuue for some time after the transfer /
is made There are still about forty /
five miles of track to complete. This
work cannot be finished under sixty
days and 10 may take much longer. |
After everything ls ready 90 turn over
the road, some certain hour of the day
win be agreed upon and the new COM +
pauy win De an control. Before this is /
done printed matter and tickets viii
have 90 be provided for and a complete
force win be required 90 take care of
the various departments. The arrange +
ment of these details viii take time
Officials yesterday estimated that 10 win
be not less than sixty days before the
transfer is made and an the consequent
details are provided for One of the
railroad officials, who did not wish to-
Doe quoted tn the matter said yesterday. /
without ANY Strings.
"Mr. Clark takes the road without
any strings upon it. Under the agree /
ment he is az liberty 90 make any alli-
ances he may in future find necessary
Tor the interest OF Lue ROAD NE COAST .
short line win strengthen and not
weaken the Hartman interests. as
some are inclined to imagine. lt dis
courages iu this field "a parallel line
which might prove less friendly In its
attitude toward the Hartman inter-
csts. AS a business proposition. i re-
gard 90 far superior 20 the Central Pa
cidc when that road reached across /
the western country. The possibility
0f tonnage is greater, there is more
promising country 90 open up, and then
there is q fine harbOr at the western
terminal of the line which means some
thing when the prospect of transconti-
mental traffic is considered
"It is am opening other western lines
have coveted for years. There is "a
natural coast traffic Tor the new road
besides fav0rs from the other coast
lines Waving the question of the
competitive points entirely. the San
Pedro opens up new country the traf-
1c value of which is underestimated
only by those who are not familiar
with &c."
In anticipation Of The transfer arr
engagements are being completed 90 hur-
ry eastward the construction of l25
more miles of track from the present
terminus 0f the san Pedro.