Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-02
WORK RUSHING ON
SALT LAKE ROUTE.
COnsignments of Steel Being Land
ed from Europe on San
Pedro Dock.
LINE MAY Be FINISHED MAY /.
But AZ Miles More Of Grading to be
Done Ere the Line is Com
pleted.

c. n. Savage Of this city official
photographer for the oregon short
Line, who is at present on a business
trip in southern California, writes
very interesting letter regarding CON
struction on the Salt Lake Route
wherein he states that the road VIII
be finished By Nov / and that ralls
from Europe are now being unloaded
from British ship In the harbor at
San pedro, while three more vessels
were expected to arrive next week
MIR. Sayage's letter Is dated from
los Angeles and ls as follows
"At the present time the track Is
completed to Riverside which is about
IL miles from San Bernardino. IL Is
given out as almost certain this gap
Will be finished by May Z rms point
reached the san Pedro VIII then run
trains from san Pedro TO Daggett over
the Santa Fe road, a contract having
been made 90 use the section OF tha1
road from San Bernardino east
"At Daggett the salt Lake Route
will use It's own track northeaslWard
towards Callentes. / am informed that
there Is only AZ miles of grading To De
constructed TO connect the two ends
thus completing the roadbed and max
ing IL possible TO lay track
"All who look at the map Of Nevada
viii see that the dihiculues are OF
forbIdding nature, the country Is very
hot and dry and barren Of facilities TOR
railroad building, but all these OBJ
stncles will be overcome; the men at
the head Of the enterprise, are not
easily frightened.
prom all the sources that a knowl-
edge OF the progress Of the road can
be obtained, II Is stated that by Nov l
of this year, the road viii be COM
pleted. the last rail laid, and then look
out for the iron horse from sunny call
foruia.
II have gone over the completed por-
tlon OF the Salt Lake Route as II Is
called here In California, and l am
pleased to say that everything that
can be done to make a first class road
has been done; the attaches are gem
tlemanly, the cars the finest, the track
perfect.
The stations are the most complete In
the west. the waiting room In the one
at Riverside being like a parlor. IL IS
furnished with tiles, around the base
of the walls. wash rooms with towels,
and every facility for comfort being a
part Of the inside finish. All of the
stations have the concrete finish, old
mission architecture governs their con-
struction The cars are y feet long,
and are elegantly upholstered. on all
OF them salt Lake stands out in bold
relief.
"The concrete bridge over the Santa
Ana river bed Is a Wouleri the largest
one Of It's kind IN the world; It Is 9S2
ftet long, ~ feet high, and has 10 spans
Concrete finish Is very much I'm evidence
everywhere on buildings, whether used
for homes or business purposes
"The distance from Los Angeles To
San Pedro is % milos-round trip rates
40 cents. Coupons of 10 tickets 10 cents
lnss--less than ! cent mile, all the
way through cultivated lands TO the
ocean. Travel Is sometimes very heavy;
"A conductor told me on one occasion
he took up 500 tickets on a holiday
coming from Long Beach
"The beach from Long Beach 10 san
Pedro is a beauty, one of the finest Tor
bathing in the world. The shore is
lined with houses most Of the way,
San Pedro IS town set upon bun
and Is on the opposite side Of the mar
Dor. where the cars of the SAT- Lake
have their starting point
"A big British ship was unloading
FAILS lOf llt pdll lfhNN hN'NNN'
told she brought enough for 20 miles OF
roadway, the number being SOLO rams
Three other vesssly are expected each
one with cargo Of rails Should these
VESSELS arrive soon, tracklayiug VIII 80
forward with a high velocity.
1T is getting to be q fad In these
parts to ride about the streets bare
headed. saw scores of people, men
and women, I'm automobiles rusnlhB
along against the wind with their hair
living loosely Many Of the men look
bronzod and burnt up, practising TINS
bare-headcd act What the next az.
licle they viii divest themselves Of VIII
be- ~ hard Ia guess.
"The orange business Is q hnahclal
failure this year, the demand being
limited. Many OF the biz growers have
The blues, A man Is considered lucky
that can realize 80 cents per box, de-
llvered at the station