Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-23
SALT LAKE ROUTE
TO BUILD BRANCH.
Las Vegas & Tonapah Railroad
Company Files Articles of
Incorporation Here
GOING INTO S. P. TERRITORY.
Sooner than Let the Santa lie Get
SIee--San Pedro Goes After
The Pie.

The filing OF articles OF incorporation
yesterday afternoon Of the Las Vegas
& Tonopah Railroad company would
indicate that Senator clark is after
more business. Tho new company Is
Incorporated by Senator w, a. Clark
and his associates with a capitalization
OF S4,OO0,OO0 and has been organized TO
build a line from Las Vegas on the
main line Of the San Pedro road through
the Bullfrog and GoldAeld districts on
to Tonopah,
When this road Is completed there will
be the choice Of two routes into the
Nevada goldhelds with the mileage
slightly iu favor OF the salt Lake Route.
IN other words, the huge tonnage, every
pound Of which now belongs to the
Southern Pacific, VIII DO divided be-
tween the two roads with the odds HI
favor Of the new line, At the present
time the line running into Tonopah
ig the best paying railroad property IN
the world and Is said TO be paying
the promoters 100 per cent on their IN
yestment Tonopah has fea tured ne
the bone Of contention between the
Hartman interests and the Salt Lake
Route for some months past II be-
gins 20 look as though senator Clark
Is making good the promises made at
the gathering OF tho members OF Tho
Salt Lake Commercial club I'm the Los
Angeles chamber Of commerce last
spring,
TT IS ALL IN THE FAMILY
While upon the face Of II It looks
as though the Clark interests are pro-
posing 10 invade Hartman territory d
review OF the situation shows that IN
reality the division OF business will bt
all TN the family" There Is bound
to be another line into the Tonopal
district I'm the near future In fact
"BoraX" Smith Is credited with having
already made arrangements with tn,
Santa Fe TO build branch road, Sooner
than let the Santa Fe carry away {
large slice Of this gltedged business
the Salt Lake Route VIII cut I'm. Az
the Hartman lines cannot carry ava!
all the pie, il Is only natural that III,
other branch Of the house should COM
I'm for a big slice rather than let 70
rank outsider carry off the platter
bodily
MIR, CLARli'S STATEMENT,
In q special dispatch 70 the Herald
which Is owned by Senator W. a. Clark
]. Ross Clark, vice president Of tn
company and brother TO the preslden
and original promoter comes out with
statement as follows:
u want TO deny right here the pub
Mshed report that the Southern Pacih
I pol. u IN "a
/ Route" said Mr. clark, I'VE own am
control II ourselves, and the new line !
| our own enterprise, and not that o
the Southern Pacific, as has been err
| loueuusly stated,
"The branch line will be built a
! speedily as possible and we expect Z
/ begin the work of construction TIL
next week and It viii be pushed Z
completion with all possible speed.
/ II do not know that there win be
railroad building race between on
company and "Borax' Smith, as | an
not aware of his plans, but l do know
/ that there Will be no loss Of time on gu
part as 10 completing the new line
| | believe that Mr. Smith intends build
| ing his road, but there Is no room 10
two lines In the country beyond hi
boraX region, Whether he win bull
beyond this point remains to be seer
and | suppose he alone can tell. on
preliminary survey has already bee
made and we are ready for beginnlu
operations at once, which VIII be don
with no delay whatever"
SALT LAKE HEADQUARTERS.
The articles as filed show that Sal
Lake city is the headquarters and plac
OF holding directors meetings. The IA
OF stockholders of the new feeder for Ii
road does not include Thomas Kearr
or David Keith. Article s, which
devoted 10 this subject, Is as follows.
Each party 10 this agreement ha
subscribed Tor and agrees to take Oh
amount ana number Of shares Of III
capital stock OF this corporation set o.
posito his name and TO pay FOR IA
same in cash as follows:
No.
Shares, Amt
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