The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-06
GOULD In CITY
FOR TWO HOURS
Says No Extensions of Rail-
road Are Planned.
WILL BUILD A FINE DEPOT
BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE
TILL LAWS DELAYS END.

George J. Gould and his party spent
two hours in, salt Lake yesterday aft
ernooa. They arrived over the Rio
Grande from Ogden at 9 o'clock. and
pulled out at $40 for the east. No
changes or extensions are planned for
Utah or anywhere else this year, &C
cerding to Mr. Gould
We are not contemplating any great
expenditures of money this year" said
Mr.. Gould. The financial situation
does not justify it at present, and we
shall wait until after the presidential
electioa. While the general financial
situation appears 20 be sound. there is
a conservative feeling all over the coun-
try. People are econOmizinS and are
not branching out much. | do not look
Tor much change until after the cleo
ton next fall, and then ! hope for i'm
proyement, although six months ahead
is long time to prophesy-
New Passenger Depot
we can't go ahead with our passen-
ger depot in Salt Lake until the courts
permit US. When we do build here We
want to put up something creditable.' -
Rio Grande engineers are reported
Iron county yesterday in surveying an
extension OF the Marysvale branch IL
was suggested do you expect to
build this extension soon?"
No This extension has not been
authorized We are planning no ex-
tensions this year. as l said"
DO you think the Western Pacific
VIII be buIlt?"
Il don't know anything about it, I
am not connected with the road"
1t will make a desirable western con-
nection for you. viii IT not9'
on. yes, 1t will make good conDec-
ton for us. 1 suppose the people of Salt
Lake are anxious to see it built"
In the Gould Party.
The Gould special train, which start
ed from New York on Feb. II, was
made up of three private cars and a
baggage car. To this train, at Ogden
was added the special car Denver" of
j. n. Edison, manager of the Rio Grande
system, who will escort the party over
the lines.
In addition to Mr.. Gould, the eastern
party consists of his two sons. J.. ard
Kingdom Gould; E. T. Jeffrey. president
of the Denver & Rio Grande; L. s
Thorne. vice president and general
manager Of the Texas & Pacific; Leroy
Trice, vice president and general man
ager of the International & Great
Northern: George Kramer, vice presi-
dent of the Colorado Midland railroad
and of the Utah Fuel company; Benja-
min Nicoll. an iron and coal magnate
of New York; Q. II. Huntsman. tutor
Of Mr.. GOuld'S sons: w. T. McClelland.
secretary 10 Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Jeffery
or the trip. and Messrs. Crow and Join
er, secretaries. respectively, to Mr..
Thorne and Mr. Trice.
Visit the Shops.
President Hearne of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company met the party a
couple Of days ago. He remained over
few hours for an organ recital, and
viii catch the others again today.
Messrs. Gould. Jeffery, Edison and
Kramer promptly came uptown after
arrival in Salt Lake, and paid a visit
to the local Offices in the DooIy block
After a short time there and other
places, they went to the shops, where
they were shown about by Master Me-
chanic John Hickey. Mr.. Gould showed
his customary keen interest in every
detail He discussed the relative merits
Of simple and compound engines with
Mr.. Hickey and the others, and took
up many other points. Shortly after
o'clock his train was brought up to the
shops and he boarded it and started
eastward.
He can see through a mechanical
proposition quicker than any other Of
flee man ever knew" remarked AIr.
Hickey. as the train pulled out. Il be-
lieve he's a much brighter man than
his father.