The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-03

BACK TO REPORT
ON INTERURBAN
Campbell and Young Return
From Eastern Trip.
FINANCIAL AID IS PROMISED
-a--
MAILER MAKES OFFER IF THEY
JOIN HANDS.
FINANCIAL AID is PROMISED


General Manager r. S. Campbell OF
the Utah Light & Railway company
returned from his trip to the eastern
and middle states yesterday afternoon
and he viii attend the meeting Of the
board of directors of the company that
VIII be held this afternoon TO con-
slider matters of interest to the stock
holders and the public. Mr. Campbell
aud General Counsel lie Grand Young
who accompanied him during part OF
his journey. and who returned to the
city few days ago. viii report on their
observations as 10 the workings OF
numerous interbUrban electric railway
systems that they inspected i'm New
York Ohio. Michigan and other states
They viii also make recommendations
as 20 what action the company should
take in regard 70 the iuterurban pro-
jet Of Barney Mailer of Cleveland. O..
who proposes TO build an electric sys-
tenn from Logan TO Payson and
through salt Lake and Ogden.
In Consultation With Mailer.
A telegram from Cleveland. says that
Messrs. Campbell and Young were in
consultation with Mailer and had in
spected interurban railways i'm the
vicinity of Buffalo \. Y. Toledo. O..
and Detroit. Mich, for the purpose Of
ascertaining 10 what extent such sys-
TENS increase travel upon electric rail
way lines I'm these cities Some of the
longest and finest interurben electrical
railways in the United States and in
the world connect with the street rail
way lines of Buffalo. Toledo and
Detroit. Some of these Mr. Mailer
helped to promote, and he was anxious
that Messrs. Campbell and Young
should investigate their operation. in
order that they might the more intel
ligeHtly pass on his proposition to con-
meet hie proposed interurban line in
Utah with the system of the Utah Light
d Railway company in Salt Lake.
Eastern Aid Is Promised.
1t has also been learned that before
leaving Salt Lake six weeks ago. Mr..
Mahler proposed to put the directors
Of the Utah Light & Railway company
next to some of the captains of in
dustry and financial kings of Ohio and
the east, who would. if proper repre-
sensations were made, dig up
enough money to enable the directors
10 undertake proposed extensions. i'm
provemeDts and betterments of the Salt
Lake street railway system. This
kindly Office Of Mr.. Mailer was, it is
said. conditional on Messrs. Campbell.
Young and their associates not only
Withdrawing their opposition to his
proposed traffic agreement" with the
Utah Light & Railway company. but
entering into that agreement.
Improvements Are Promised.
Mr.. Campbell denied going to Buffalo
or elsewhere with Mr.. Mailer but ad-
mitted that Mr.. Young met that gen
tleman in New York and conferred
with him. Mr.. Young admitted that he
met Mr.. Mailer in New York. but did
not say just where they went from
there or how long they were together.
Both refused 10 make known the re-
suit of their Investigations Of interur-
ban lines or to announce their cOnclu-
sions in regard 10 what action the
company should take upon Mr..
Mahler's proposed traffic agreement"
saying they would report upo1 those
matters 10 the board today
You may assure the public OF one
thing said Alr. Young. land that is
that the company will spend between
5000 000 and $500 900 the coming year
in improving our system. We will
build a modern steam plant on the
Jordan river at cost Of S250, 600, and
win give the various lines a general
overhauling for the purpose of inn
proving them"