The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-19
NAY BEGIN IN
THIRTY DAYS
San Pedro Will Start Work at
Two Ends.
TIES COME FROM TWO STATES
J. ROSS CLARK DENIES STORIES
ABOUT STREET CAR SYSTEM.
4 CTIvITY at Calientes is 1oolzed for

A CTIVITY at Calientes is looked for
Il within a month. When the work
of track laying is commenced on
the San Pedro it VIII also be started
from Daggatt. and the construction
VIII be pushed in both directions. All
the arrangements arr. practically COM
pleted with the exception of letting
the contracts for the work. J. Ross
Clark, president of the Empire Con
structlon company, said yesterday that
the specifications for the bids are about
ready. He thought Il would REQUIRE
all of thirty days before the bids are
! received and the contracts are
awarded.
After the specifications are ready
Jney VIII have TO be submitted and
1t viii probably be fifteen days before
The bids are received and opened 1t
VIII be several days before action IS
taken on them and the contractors are
notified of the result o. their bids. AS
soon as this foTmaliUy is over the work
viii be started at once.
Mr.. Clark was cIoseted with Manager
Wells Of the Salt Lake route until
nearly o'clock last evening in order
10 get through with the work on hand
here He leaves this morning for the
east in company with Senator Clark.
Work Requires Attention.
A mountain of work has been await
ing his attention here and a large share
Of this related TO the construction work
winch mad 70 be gone over The equip
ment which the Short Line VIII turn over
10 the new company also received atteD-
ton and F. E Dawson. the SuDerig-
tendent Of machinery for the San Pedro.
had an exhaustive report to make He
was closeted with the officials until a
late hour yesterday afternoon.
Since his arrival Superintendent Davi-
son has spent most Of his time at the
Short Line shops inspecting the rolling
stock and other machinery. Mr. Clark
was anxious to close up all matters per
I tanning to the equipment before going
east and for this reason put in consider
able overtime at his office in the Deseret
News building annex. He said regarding
the construction work:
I've expect to have the specifications
ready Tor the engineers In a Few days
1t viii take a little time before we get
the bids and they viii have to be gone
over and awarded. AS soon as the con-
tracts are let the work viii be pushed.
They work viii be commenced at Cali
entes and DaEgatt- and construction VIII
! be carried forward in both directions
! We have the ARRANGEMENTS for the rails
and ties well in hand and expect to have
no trouble getting all the American rails
we want
Ties Are Ready.
I I'VE shall use California redwood ties
I for the southern end of the line They
make "A solid serviceable tie and wear
{ we'll For this end of the work we shall
/ use Oregon ties. The ties viii be de
4 liVered as soon a. V-e want tf1era. We
{ have some steel at DaEEatt and expect
{ to receive other shipments right along
. As soon as the contracts are awarded the
{ work Of grading viii be commenced and
no time will be lost in following with the
construction work
/ I'VE ought to be able to get at the
/ work in a month. but il takes time for
/ correspondence to get back and forth aft
/ er we are all ready for the bids. We
hope TO be able TO close the gap between
Calientes and Daggatt inside OF two years
! We may be able to complete the work
= not be provided against are liable TO come
uD and interfere with plans / expect,
+ however. that the line viii be completed
within the time stated and that trains
! Lake and the coast We are anxious ~
/ get the line open as soon as possible.
Street Railway Rumors-
/ Rumors have been circulated to the ef-
/ feet that the Clark interests would be
/ extended to the Salt Lake street car syS-
ten It was reported that OVertuTeS to
+ this end had been under consideration
! MI Clark WAS asked II there Is any
F truth in these reports and said that no
action of this kind had been taken ana
that there was nothing il the stories
In order to expedite matters MeSSIs-
! Clark and Wells finished their discussion
on the way to the hotel last evening
Mr.. Clark was armed with q large roll
/ of reports and other Typewriter matter
[ which he VIII take with him to New YORK
City for reference Upon leaving ms or
flee Mr. Clark. with a smile, Said IN
referring to his eastern trip
This is probably the last trip l VIII
! make to New York IL some TINE
He was Joined by Manager MeIlS ana
the two started for the hotel
Senator Clark returned late in the. e. en-
ing from his trip over the bennington
cutoff to the Ophir mining property