Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-24

According to the latest reports, it
now seems an assured fact that Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles viii be
| connected by rail in a short time. BY
| the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake line the road which is backed
by Senator Clark OF Montana and as
! sociates.
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-
vada, including bennington cutoff,
and has obtained ninety whine year
lease on terminal facilities in Salt
Lake City in conjunction with Oregon
Short Line. The property will be
transferred as soon as necessary direc-
tors meetings may be held and con-
tracts approved. Grading and track
laying will be commenced at Daggett,
California, and the road will soon be
extended from Calientes through Ne
vada. From bennington to Calientes
the roadbed will be improved and re-
laid with seyenty-fve-pound rails. The
western terminus Of the road is now
being operated from San Pedro har-
Dor to Ontario, and will soon be COM
pleted and in operation as far as
Riverside. He hopes to have the road
in about two years
A. UNDERWOOD,
private Secretary to William A.
Clark
This Will indeed prove good news to
he 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
ABILITIES. The San Pedro system will
)e an Independent line. 1t will be
controlled absolutely and owned by
is own officers, and all railroad lines
will have access to its facilities on
quail terms. This insures Salt Lake
lily against any combination which
nil preclude railroad rivalry or fixed
rbitrary rates to the Pacific slope
The directors of the road ave: w. A.
lark, president; r. c. Kerens, ] Ross
lark, T. E. Gibbon, T. F. Miller. F. X.
ule, w. S. Mccormick, Thomas
earns, Reed Smoot, E. w Clark,
cry S. Heath Ross w. Smith.
The Tribune publishes an inter-
ew with Senator Kearns, in which
says, in part: Il believe that
aims Will be running between Salt
axe and Los Angeles over the COM
eted line within eighteen months
ON today. The San Pedro. Los An
lies & Salt Lake Railroad company
IS now available on call s25. 900 900
cash for the completion of the main
lie, branches and spurs. There is no
Ore hnanciering to be done and
ere will be no more delay in push
the completion of the work. AS
on as Senator w. A Clark arrives
Salt Lake City. which | expect will
within the next two or three weeks
, formal transfer of the 444 miles of
Oregon Short Line property south
Salt Lake City will be formally
de, and an experienced railroad
mayer will take charge of the oper-
ons OF the line and all of its inter
$ at this end, although the transfer
completion of negotiation and sig
ure TO contracts has been made on
yer already In New York Too much
DIT cannot be given to Senator VIII
n A. Clark OF Montana for the faith.
manner In which he has carried
every promise made to the citi.
OF Salt Lake City in the autumn
1900, when he promised that this
would be constructed and that it
liu De an open gateway between
capital of Utah and southern Cal
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mining Causes Death and Destruc-
ton on Nebraska Farm.