The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-04-02
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That the large corporations are awakening 20
the Importance of Salt Lake City as center of
operations is shown by the fact that the Oregon
Shore Line recently added between five and six
hundred miles of its railway system to the juris-
dction of the headquarters in this city In former
times Omaha was the headquarters of the Union
Pacific and San Francisco of the Central Pacific
When both of these roads with the Oregon Short
Line, were merged under one management the
headquarters of the Union Pacific and Central Pa
clhc continued the same as before and the head
quarters of the Oregon Short Line were established
III Salt Lake City. 1t discovered however, that
owing to the geographically central location of Salt
Lake City, it was more convenient and less expen-
sive to operate the entire intermoutain system
from this point. The result was that all of the
Central Pacific as far west as Reno, Nev and all
OF the Union Pacific as far east as Granger, Wyo.
were placed under the control of the Oregon Short
Line headquarters in this city
This necessitates the employment of small
army of officials and clerks and brings and keeps
many thousand dollars monthly in the business
channels of the city. The location of the head
quarters in the imposing building at the head of
Main street has made great change in that sec
fees and business houses to the neghborhood.
which, IN turn, still further increase the business
activity there
An army of men are now at work grading and
making ready for the new Short Line shops in
North Salt Lake. When completed these shops will
employ several thousand men, who will naturally
want homes in the vicinity. This will transform
that somewhat neglected locality into a tbrivino
residence section. It is difficult to calculate the
benefits to city which such improvements bring
The railroad employees spend many thousands of
dollars each month for living expenses This makes
business for the storckeepers. The building of new
residences gives employment to mechanics who
also patronize the storekeepers and these in turn
build homes, and so on.
1t seems certain that no matter whether oil is
discovered IN paying quantities in North Salt Lake
Or not that portion of the city is destined to make
great strides forward within the next few wears
Heretofore it has been a common saving that tbo
business district could not grow nortbward for
he reason that Brigham street marked the begin
ling of the residence section. which copld not ho
ntrlnged upon The growth to the north and vost
vas not considered at all. Now however. under
ne stimulus OF the building of the railroad shops
m VI tAS upper business district will naturally no
more active.
The Oregon Short Line has also acquired OK
enslve ground contiguous to its present depot for
ne purpose of erecting thereon a new depot Tho
romise IS made that this will be the finest denot
the west 1t really looks as if the railroad meant
uslness in this respect for it has expended so fo
pwards OF one hundred thousand dollars in the
urchase OF the ground both directly and bv CON
emnatlon suits. The prices paid for the ground
ould make 1T very poor investment at its nres-
ut rate OF income and, as the railway is man
ged by shrewd and capable business men i :
OF to be supposed that they intend allowing tbor
Yesment TO remain in its present unproductive :
'ndltlon. The erection of million dollar donot G
ay therefore be counted upon as one of the nrac-
cable certainties of the near>future. South Tenn
e street IS already paved from Main street 70 : !
e depot and bids fair to become one of the min 7
pal thoroughfares of the city. t
All OF these enterprises on the part of the Orc
N Short Line are doubtless in its own interests 4