Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-25
W. A. CLARK Goes
THROUGH TO BUTTE
San Pedro People Meet Him 10
Ogden This Morning
WILL DISCUSS ON TRAIN.
No Details Given out Cntll After The
Meeting &. Kere0s ON the
situation

owing to the delay on the Southern
Pacific Senator W. A. CLARK did not
come to Salt Lake this morning In
stead Il. G. Kerens, first vice president
7. Il. Gibbon, third vice president and
general counsel; Senator Thomas
Keorns, director c. o. Whittemore
local legal representative, and the rest
OF the San Pedro people went up to
ogden at O:45 this morning in order to
meet the president Of the road and con-
tInue on to Butte with him.
Prior to leaving, Messrs. Kerens and
Gibbon both stated that there was
nothing to be given out at this time
Senator Kearns will return right from
Butte in order to be present to enter
tain President Roosevelt here Frluay'
We. however. will remain with Mr.
Clark until we get this thing all clean
ed up satisfactorily" said K. C. kefeh5
this morning. II would ike TO return
to Salt Lake In time to meet the Presl-
dent. but Il does not look as though we
will be able to. am not out here on
pleasure trip, but came out solely
Tor the purpose OF attending 10 business
strictly connected with san Pedro mat
ters. There Is a great amount OF WORK
yet 10 be done and for instance an
equitable division Of the rolling stock
is a much harder proposition than the
purchase ofthe road There Is great
amount Of detail to attend TO. Then
the transfer OF the property viii have
to be authorized by the board of direc-
tors, after which contracts VIII be lei
When this IL done there viii be some
thing TO talk about for you VIII see
dirt Tying IN all directions. When inns
commences then there viii be some
rapid construction under way When
the last spike Is driven II viii be time
enough to make big hurrah.
Mr.. Kerens went on to state that
there were some portions OF the route
where construction in the summer time
would be practically impossible TOT
white men TO stand, owing to the
heat. These sections, he thought would
be negotiated during the winter months,
In regard to the floating Of a uusl
company for Salt Lake Mr.. kerens
was not inclined to be very communica-
tive. 1T all depends" he said, ION the
interest which local money takes IN
IT,"
USE OF SANTA FE TRACKS.
In connection with the construction
Of the san Pedro Arthur G.. Wells. gen
eral manager of the San Pedro, Is
quoted in Los Angeles as saying:
You mas state" said Mr.. Wells,
that an agreement mas been entered
into between President Ripley of the
Santa Fe and President Clark OF the
Salt Lake road. whereby the latter Is
10 be permitted to use santa Fe tracks
for lis trains from Riverside to Dag
gett under the usual arrangements
This agreement, Il Is understood, Is
only temporary one pending the cont
pletion OF the main line of the san
Pedro right through to Los Angeles
with this connection there will be
nearly 100 miles Of difficult construc-
ticn left for the new road to complete
at its leisure. The distance from Dag
eett to Callentes is about'250 miles so
that the closing VI of this gap Will be
ACCOMPLISHED at even less time than
was at first thought. Under this ar
rangement Redlands viii not be on the
main line.
RETURNED LAST NIGHT
Manager j. A. Edison and General
Superintendent j. II. Young Of the RIO
Grande. with their guests Senator
Thomas Kearns David Keith, r. c..
Kerers and W. S. Dlckey of Kansas
city. returned last night from Park
CITY where they went or Saturday at
ternoon to Inspect the Silver King mine,
MIR. Gibbon. who Is still suffering rom
the effects Of slight fever contracted
In New York, remained In Salt Lake
over Sunday and Joined the party this
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