Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-25
CLARK SATISFIED
WITH NEW ROAD
SENATOR INsPECTS SALT LAKE
SYSTEM
MAKES TRIP IN SPECIAL
Maenates Arrive In Los Angeles After
a Leisurely Trip From Mormon
City-Harrlman Lieutenant
In the Party

Almost the entire ownership of thu
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
road was represented in the party o.
high officials which arrived in Los An
geles at 6 o'clock last night in specia
train over the new line.
Senator w. A. Clark. who is accom-
panied by Mrs. Clark, is accredited
with a half ownership; j. c. Stubbs
traffic director of all the Hartman
lines and representative of that rail.
road magnate, was another of the COM
pany. Others were: Judge Cornish o!
New York city w. H. Bancroft, traffic
manager of the oregon Short Line
with his two nieces, the Misses Mason
of Salt Lake city; Mr.. and Mrs. David
Keith, ex-Unted States Senator
Thomas Kearns and Mrs. Kearns, c. l..
Whitmore. j. c, Lynch and ex-Mayor
Compton of Salt Lake, and j. Ross
Clark and E. l.. Doheny of Los Angeles.
The train was made up of five COM
partment and sleeping cars and bag
gage coach, and left Salt Lake City
Saturday morning.
AS it was Senator Clark's first trip
over the road since it's completion the
train was run on slow schedule and
the party was given abundant oppor-
tunity for inspection.
Welcomed at Las Vegas
At Las Vegas the entire population
of the town of mushroom growth was
at the station to welcome the party
and did so in a thoroughly western
fashion with shots and hurrahs. At
Riverside and Redlands stops of an
hour were made, and taking carriages.
the party was driven about the cities.
When Los Angeles was reached
friends of Mr. Clark were at the sta
tion to meet him and his guests, who
were at once driven to the Jonathan
club for dinner.
Senator and Mrs Clark, however,
went 10 the former home of Mr.. Clark's
mother on South Olive street, where
they will stay during the time they
are in Los Angeles
Senator Clark expressed himself as
more than pleased at the condition in
which he found the new road to be and
he was optimistic as to it's future when
it is in full operation.
Monday, May l. has been set as the
day for the official opening" he said,
and this will be adhered to unless
something unforeseen should occur.
Satisfied With Road
THE road is fully completed from
Los Angeles to Salt Lake, with the
exception of one or two places where
temporary track is being replaced with
heavier material 1 am we'll pleased
with the way have found everything
along the new line. We Travelled in
leisurely fashion, which gave us an
opportunity to survey the resources
which the road is opening up.
AT Las Vegas the town was out to
meet us. We arrived there Easter
morning. but no Easter chimes came to
our ears. Within year, though, con-
ditions will change and there will be
several churches there.
When are you going to put on sale
the townsite which the railroad owns
there" he was asked.
THAT will come very soon now" he
replied 1.-THE date will be made pub
lie in few days, and the sale will fol-
low in a couple of weeks. l do not
think we shall offer the lots at auction
but we shall establish an office in Las
Vegas and sell them in the regular
way"
will you continue to run your |
trains into the present Salt Lake |
station or have you made arrange
ments with the Southern Pacific to
handle your passenger traffic from the
Arcade station?"
THAT is question still under ad-
Visement 1t is possible that such will
be the case. If things continue under
the present conditions improvements
will have to be made on our station
and until the deal with the Southern
Pacific Is fully decided we shall not
plan to improve our present hold
ings."
Spur to GoIdfied
About the spur into Goldfield from
Las Vegas? Well. there is nothing
definite to be given out at this time
and l do not know as yet whether or
not we shall build one"
when Mr. Kearns was in Los An
geles week ago, Mr.. Clark, he spoke
about steamship line to ply from
San Pedro to the Orient. Does the