The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-04
PACIFIC ROAD WILL COME
Ris Gandes Activity in Buying Real Estate Not Alone to Con-
acct With Warehouses But for Terminals for
Big Line to Northwest.

Ogden IS 10 have the Western Pacific
after all This is the latest information
that has been given out here, and which
is largely due 10 the activity shown by
the people representing the Gould inter
ests in this part of the country. As stat
cd in The Herald some time ago the
agents OF the Rio Grande Western Rail-
way company have been busy for weeks
past buying up property In the blocks be-
tween Twentieth and TWenty-fOurtn
streets and Wall and Lincoln avenues.
At the time that this Information was
given 10 the public il was stated that the
purpose Of the Rio Grande people was 10
form connection with the warehouses on
Wall avenue, from the east side, on ac-
count of their being shut out from con-
Meeting on the Wall avenue side by the
Short Line. This. however, is but one of
the reasons for the move on the part OF
the Rio Grandc. II Is now definitely
stated that Ogden Will sooner or later be
come one of the most important points
on the Gould system. and with this point
IN view large terminals will be built y
large freight depot viii be built on TweR-
ty-fourth street, between Wall and Lin
coin avenues for which the land has al
ready been acquired.
The representatives of the railroad peo-
pie We're i'm Ogden yesterday. and al the
Weber club lab0red long i'm an effort 10
purchase fifty-foot tract of land from
X. B. Lewis. This land is q portion Of a
plot purchased by Mr.. Lewis for his coal
yard after he learned that ne would have
10 give up his present quarters 10 make
way Tor the improvements of the Short
Line. II is stated that for the fifty feet
desired by the Rio Graude people the sum
OF $1,000 was offered and was refused, as
u would mean the changing OF the lOca-
lion OF the coal sheds All efforts look
ing uWard the acquiring Of the land by
purchase seem 10 have been exhausted.
AFTER which Attorney T.. NJ. Allison of the
Ilral OF Sutherland, Van Colt n Allison
flled ia the district court a complaint IN
condemnation proceedings against K. b.
Lewis and Leila. W. Lewis.
This action on the part of the Gould
people would Indicate that they are de-
teTmined that their plans shall not be
blocked by any other interests. III con
nection with the acquiring of land. one
strip, extending from Twenty-fourth to
IWenty-thtrd street was recently DUR
chased for $26OO0 although il contained
but two lots Frank ". Chaplin has been
looking after the real estate OF tho deal
here, being assisted by -. Il. ellison. the
local agent for the Rio Grande. IT is not
expected at this time that the Gould peo-
pie VIII build passenger depot here, but
should such Il necessity arise il is more
IMAM likely that one would be built upon
The site Of their present freight depot at
Twentieth and Washjn-ton avenue
The reason for the building of large ter
minals IN Ogden. Il is stated. is not alone
Tor the reason that Ogden is situated on
the end of stub track from Salt Lake,
Instead. II Is with view Of extending the
Gould lines TO the northwest. which will
I'dilS Se 4 portion Of the western Pa
ctfic route This part Of the line will con
meet with the Rio Crande Western at
Ogden and will extend to Seattle and
Portland. In this connection the fact is
pointed out that already a number or
roads have been Incorporated leading out
from the two cities last named II is
also stated upon good authority that
when the work il commenced uDou this
line IL viii be AZ the northwest end of the
line. The exact route could not be
learned. With the building of this line
from the northwest the question of a pri-
waite passenger terminal in Ogden would
naturally come up but an Official of the
Rio Grande stated yesterday that no such
4 steD would be taken unless they We're
forced into II by the Hartman people No
estimate of the cost of the Ogden project
could be secured yesterday. 1t is ex-
pected that the work on the Ogden ter
mlnalS VIII be commenced at once.