Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-01
WESTERN PACIFIC
The LEADING TOPIC
Some More Details Regarding the
Record Contract Secured by
Utah Construction Co
TO COMMENCE IN TWO WEEKS
1t Is Stated That Active Operations
Are to be Commenced Here at
Early Date.

From now on during a continuous run
OF two years or more Western Pacific
Is billed 10 take the center Of the rail-
road stage In the we7tern circuit,
Since The news was flashed from New
York that the Utah Construction COM
pany, or the II, c." as II is always re-
ferrcd to among the initiated had Sc
cured the biggest construction con-
tract ever let In the west 10 one firm,
the new road through to oakland has
been in everybodys mouth, Real es-
tate men are beginning 10 sit up and
take notice and everybody is cheer
ul.
From all accounts practically every
small grading contractor In Sprngville
yesterday boarded the Rio Grande for
ogden In order to set In on the ground
floor and interview the Z. c. represen-
tatives relative to getting slice Of
the work. Foremost in the rush were
Dennis Paltrewman, Dan Crandall and
Ernest Boyer who dlved into plans,
specifications ana protiles with a view
to bidding on the sub contracts,
The labor agencies also are showing
signs OF activity and voCiferodsly clam
oring for more details pending the calls
for men While work win not be in the
vicinity Of ogden nevertheless the
Junction City Is coming IN for It's share
Of business, as considerable shipping
Of men, materials, outfits and supplies
will originate from the headquarters
Of the company
WORK COMMENCES AT ONCE,
In Ogden 1t s claimed that work Is
to commence within two weeks at
point south Of Saltair
The route of the Western Pacific
| has been outlined by the News on
several occasions, As far as this end
| OF the line Is concerned the road will
| connect with the Rio Grande yards at
| Ninth South, Preliminary work on this
was started two months ago From
this point the line sweryes in a north
| westernly direction towards the lake
| and past the site Of the new big smell.
| tiers where already hundreds Of laborers
! are at work breaking ground for the
| big plant The road will be above the
| grade Of the Salt Lake Route and II
present plans are carried out It Will
| cross the San Pedro tracks over high
| nh and bridge Thence It will skirt
| old Garfield beach and across the lake
! bottom through shallow water to the
| west side.
MAY INVADE IDAHO.
The fact that nothing is said regard
| ing the letting Of contracts In Ne
| vada has revived an old rumor The
| Utah Construction contract calls for
| grading from Salt Lake to the Nevada
| line and from Orville to the California
Nevada state line committing the state
| of Nevada entirely. This is taken to
mean that Gould is still fighting for a
share in the Oregon Short Line bus
mess originating in Idaho II is once
| more stated that Gould seeks traffic
arrangement with Hartman from
| Wells, New, to ogden, Failing this
he viii invade Idaho with a branch
line,
WATER FOR MEN AND STOCK,
That the Utah Construction company
| felt tolerably certain that It would Sc
cure the coveted contract can be In
ferred that for some months past II has
been studying the water situation along
the proposed route, At one point on
the south shore Of the Great Salt Lake
an S-inch well has been sunk, from
which a flow Of water was secured
which spouted foot above the pipe,
| w me lllt NdAfl Neo a. ~ NV NhANSi
horses drank 1t freely, and Il is not
expected that there will be any more
difficulty encountered I'm securing wat
or than was found during the construc-
ton Of the San Pedro.
WHERE NEW BANK COMES IN.
Regarding the financing Of the road
the Associated Press wires that the
san Francisco Examiner this morning
says,
II is authoritatively announced that
during the two years, or two years and
a half, the Western Pacific is building
between this city and Salt Lake, be.
tween N5O00.0OO and $4,000, oo0 VIII be
spent In one way or another at this
end Of the line, This is said TO be
one Of the main reasons for the for
nation OF the new National Bank Of
the Pacific. on its board OF directors
are two Western Pacific men, W. j,
Bartuett and Charles W. Slack. Bart
nett is also an officer Of the bank.
While Gould Is said not to be direct
ly connected with the institution. some
Of his people are and Bartnett is rep
resented az putting I'm the banks pres
ldency state Bank Commissioner Xoeth
g Eldredge as a hgurehead for the
ppuplo he represents Eldredge is to
resign as a commissioner In few days
| a., .,l., o., .1tor tpap his nnU. dutioe