The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-03
SAN PEDRO ROAD
NEAR COMPLETION
Senator Clark Says Work Is
Ahead of Schedule.
BELIEVES PARKER WILL WIN
URGES GOOD DELEGATION TO
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

QENATOR ". A. CLARK spent the
y day in the city yesterday. arriving
on the morning train from Butte
and leaving for New York via the Short
Line and Union Pacific at 5:45 p. m.
While here he was occupied almost en-
tirely with railroad business and con-
sideration of arrangements for the con-
structiOn of the new Herald building
In an interview en- route 10 Ogden.
the senator said he had found every
lhlng going along very satisfactorily
with the San Pedro railroad, and that
it would be completed quite within the
time limit anticipated Construction
work was progressing satisfactorily
and with an the contracts let, there
would be no delay in the programme.
During the day incorporation papers
were prepared for the incorporation OF
the Utah Realty company, which is to
take over the Salt Lake real estate ac-
CURED by Senator Clark and his assoc
ciates in the railroad enterprise SEN
ator Kearns viii be the president of the
Few company. and, besides Senator
Clark, the other stockholders will be
David Keith Of Salt Lake and r. q.
Kerens of St. Louis. The company will
construct the new home for The Her
aid, and the same building VIII prob
ably be used eventually as headquar-
ters for the Scan Pedro railroad. The
old buildings which occupied the site
of the new structure have been torn
down. and excavation for the founda
tons viii begin at an early day.
ophir Mill Betternent.
While here Senator Clark also took
up with Manager r. W. Clark the Ques-
ton of an increase in the capacity Of
the Ophir mill. The plans contemplate
dOubie the present mill capacity, with
possible railroad spur TO the min. An
arrangement was also made with the
Tooele Electric Power company by
which a power line viii be run from
Stockton 10 the Ophir mill for the pur-
pose of furnishing current for opera
tions during the winter months. when
the water supply from Ophir canyon is
limited.
While he was busy with railroad mat
tiers, Senator Clark was somewhat
amused by an interviewer who wanted
to know ii there was anything TO the
lumor that the SmoOt- Sutherland COM
bination had bought The Herald He
said he had not heard of the sale and
he thought he would know if such a
deal mad been contemplated and that he
had no intention of selling the paper at
all. ION the contrary" he added Il
intend TO give 1t new home and
equipment and make il one OF the best
papers in the west.
on the general political question, he
thought it altogether likely that the
Democrats would carry Montana. and
there was every indication that Parker
would be elected president. Sentiment
in the east was particularly strong in
favor of the Democratic nominee. Later
in the campaign, and just as scOn as
he could arrange his business affairs.
Senator Clark said he hoped to make
some campaign addresses FOR the Dem
ocratic ticket, and he was greatly in
terested in seeing it win.
Irrigation Congress.
The Irrigation congress at FL PasO is
another subject in which the senator is
interesting himself. As president of
the congress he hopes 10 see this years
session the best the congress has ever
had, both in point of attendance and
Importance of the action taken; and
he is arranging matters to preside in
person. He hoped Utah would send a
strong delegation to El PasO. as the
Utah men had always been recognized
in the congress az authority ON lcriga-
ton matters and carried great weight
in the deliberations of that body.