The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-04-24


According TO the latest reports. II
now seems an assured fact that Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles will DO
connected by rail In short time. by
the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake line. the road which is backed
by Senator Clark OF Montana and as
bociates.
The Salt Lake Tribune OF Sunday
prints the following special telegram.
regarding the matter;
New York. April Ex-senator w. A.
Clark states that he has pur-
chased for the San Pedro.
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
company all lines and equipment Of
Oregon Short Line company lying
south OF Salt Lake in Utah and Me-
yada, including bennington cutoff.
and has obtained a ninety-nine year
lease ON terminal facilities in Salt
Lake City in conjunction with Oregon
Short Limo. The property will BIO
transferred as soon as necessary diroc-
tors meetings may be held and con-
tracts approved. Grading and track
laying will be commenced at Daggett.
California, and the road will soon bo
extended from Callentes through Ne
yada. From bennington TO Callontes
the roadbed will be improved and re-
laid with seyonty.Gyepound rails. Tho
western terminus OF the road is now
being operated from San Pedro har-
Dor TO Ontario. and will soon BIO COM
pleted and In operation as far as
Riverside He hopes to have tho road
completed in about two years.
A. UNDERWOOD.
private Secretary to William A.
Clarke
This will indeed prove good nows to
the people Of Utah. as the San Pedro
system will enter a territory which
has long looked forward to the time
when they might have proper railway
facilities. Tho San Pedro system will
DO an independent line. II will bo
controlled absolutely and owned by
It's own officers. and all railroad lines
win have access TO its facilities on
equal terms. This insures Salt Lake
City against any combination which
will preclude railroad rivalry or fixed
arbitrary rates to the Pacific slope.
The directors OF the roal ave: w. a.
Clark president; n. @. Kerens. J. Rosa
Clark. 7. e. Gibbon. I. f. Miller. +. X.
Rule. w. s. Mccormick. Thomas
Kearns. Reed Smoot. Il. w. Clark
Perry S. Heath. Ross W. Smith.
The Tribune publishes an inter-
view with Senator Kearns. In which
he says. in part; Il believe that
trains win be running between Salt
Lake and Los Angeles over the com.
pleted line within eighteen months
from today. The San Pedro. Los An
geles a. Salt Lake Railroad company
has now available on call s25.0OO.OO
In cash for the completion Of the main
line, branches and spurs. There is no
more hnancierlng to be done. and
there will be no more delay in push
ing the completion OF the work. As
soon as Senator w. A. Clark arrives
In Salt Lake City, which expect will
be within the next two or three weeks.
the formal transfer of the 444 miles OF
the Oregon Short Line property south
OF Salt Lake City will be formally
made, and an experienced railroad
manager will take charge OF the oper-
ations of the line and all Of its inter
ests at this end, although the transfer
by completion OF negotiation and sig
nature to contracts has been made on
paper already In New York. Too much
credit cannot be given to Senator Will
liam A. Clark Of Montana for the faith
ful manner In which he has carried
out every promise made to the cit.
zess Of Salt Lake City in the autumn
OF 1900, when hS, pron1ic .S,.ihat this
line would be 0IH1fsSff that Il
would be an oiJeff gatN tgstween
the capital OF Utah and southern Cal
ifornia."