The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-06
CLARK ROAD
BUILDING FAST
Ends of line May Connect by
November.
LAST OF THE CONTRACTS LET
SENATOR CLARK PLEASED WITH
PROGRESS BEING MADE.

= ENATOR ". A. CLARK returned
yesterday morning from his tr.p
over the san Pedro into Nevada,
and spent the day at the Opa.r Iaine,
coming to the city in the evening. Ee
leaves tonight for Butte.
The senator said last night that ia
was well pleased with the progress
made. and at the present rate of con-
structiou he expected to see the two
ends of the line connected by the tlrS-
of November. though IL would oe some
time later before regular trains would
be operated through to the coast
we went down below Aoapa- ne
said and saw the uack-laying ma
chine at work laying rails. After
looking over operations there. we made
the run back through the canyon Wit-
The car ahead of the engine and had q
good opportunity to see what had been
done. I was especially well pleased hI
the solid character of the work ana
more than delighted to see bow at
traCtive the scenery IS along tEat pdrt
of the road
Through the Meadow Valley Wash
the coI0ring IS as fine as in the Yell
luUstOne canyon and resembles IL very
much
Contracts for Unfinished Part.
Contracts have been let now for
remains 20 prevent it's early Compie-
ton. There Is, OF course "a great oesl
to be done in the way of passing
tracks. balIastiuE and details of con-
struCtiOu incident TO opening q new
road. but that is being provided for
rapidly and L believe the road VIII bee
Omen for tralHc i'm good time. The mat
ter of equipment is of great import
aucc. and il is settled tkat i'm road
bed and equipment the road Hiil be no
tn the highest grade. When lt begins
operations it wiz be i'm shape to han-
die traffic right
Referring to some of the stories en-
auatiug from The coast 10 the effect
that there was likely 10 be "a general
Shake-up in the operating and traffic
departments of the Clark line, tEe Sen
ator said. TIE knockers nave been
ousy over the affairs OF the road as
they are about good many Llli1Es
that are none of their business one
OF these wild tales was based ON the
fact that Mr. HawSood. our chief en-
giueer had resigned and been made
consulting engineer. In due time "a
man of ability VIII be named by the
board Of directors as Mr. Hawsood's
successor. and meanwhile 1Ir. TiifGrd
is temporarily in charge. That IS All
there Is TO the story Of which. so much
was made The affairs of the line are
i'm good shape, the officials are doing
be changes. as there are i'm the oldest
systems i'm the country they VIII bee
made ia the ordinary course Of opera
tious and you may say there IS uo oc-
casion for the TumOr of a general
change
Talks National Politics.
Turning to politics for a few minutes
Senator Clark spoke most euCouTaG-
inEIy of tie outlook for a Democratic
victor of this year. New York he
said, lis certain TO give Parker an
overwhelming majority partly because
of the disJrust OF EoOseVelt's uucer-
tsiuty and impetUOusness and partly
because Parker IS liked and trusted by-
all classes of people. He is a strOu-
man. progressive man Of iutelil
sence and force Of character He VIII
close the campaign stronger than he
went into it and I look to see him
elected"
Senator Clark VIII be occupied dur
ing the day with railroad business.
which viii probably occupy him until
tie departure Of his train for Butte
tonight