The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-18
EXTENSION Of
BURLINGTON ROAD
Chicago Official Says 1t Is Not
at Present Being Con-
templated.
PROGRESS OF WORK ON
WYOMING BRANCHES
Says Line Into Ogden Valley
Would Open Up Splen-
did Country.

Just when the Burlington will build its
extension to Salt Lake will depend upon
how long prosperity continues" said
George O. Somers, assistant to the first
vice. president OF tho c. b. Q. at Chi
cRgo, who spent a few hours In Salt Lake
Tuesday. when that extension is built
he continued "it VIII be with an eye sim
gle to opening up a large new territory,
the development OF which Will provide
ample business for the road. In Wyoming
ard the country adjacent. there is an Inn
mensc amount OF land awaiting only lrri-
gatlon TO make IL fertile and productive.
and besides there are many resources
awaiting development
Work in the East.
But in tho meantime We have much
work in tho East that demands our I'M
mediate attention. Last fall the business
was OF such enormous dimensions that II
was with dfliculty that we were able TO
cope with II with the facilities at our DIS
posal Now we have TO build new side
tracks and spurs, and part OF inc main
track will have TO be renewed We arc
also providing for additional motive power
and cars so that will be prepared 10
meet all demands. with these matters on
our hands and our Wyoming branches
we are not at present contemplating tur-
thcr extensions
Simply Getting Acquainted"
T.
SpeiTs. general freight agent at Omaha.
and J. r. Nallery. general freight agent
at Denver, both OF the Burlington. Ihey
are out on what might be termed a get
ers' and Mr.. Speirs's first visit TO Salt
Lake and the West. They have visited
The agents In Montana and last night left
for Cheyenne, and Will spend the rest OF
the week on the Guernsey lines, and then
they will visit the Black Hills country.
Frnnnie- Worland Branch.
Speaking of wyoming and its resources.
Mr.. Somers said that twenty-elght miles
OF the F'rannie W orland branch Is com
pleted. The entire distance is nlnety-two
miles" he said. "and We have water
grade the greater part OF the distance.
Track-laying has stopped at present, as a
change is being made on the original sur
vey. but II Will soon be resumed, ana IL ls
expected the branch will be finished about
the latter part of June. Worland is yir--
tUally the northern gateway TO the Wind
River reservation, and from the terminus
10 the reservation the stage lines VIII In
aUgurate an automobile service. This
branch passes through the famous Big
Horn basin.
Resources Being Developed.
AT Newcastle a salt we'll has been To-
catel and machinery and eVaporating watts
have been put I'm and the plant Will soon
tons per day, Some Denver capitalists pro-
pose TO establish sulphur plant near
Cody, and they expect TO peeln shlpplne
In August Near Garland they are boring
for oil. For nearly two years they have
been burning natural gas there. and ex-
perts who have examined the property
claim the prospects for a good flow Of oil
arc very bright. Gypsum Is also found
in that district and near DIetZ there are
large coal deposits Mineral Is also found,
nm assaycr at Sheridan having tested
piece OF quartz which went $500 TO the
Ton. The mineral was found in the Big
Horn mountains, but probably 1t was a
piece OF float
Ogden Canyon Route.
In further conversation, The Tribune
asked II IL was true that the road pro-
posed TO cross the divide and enter Ogden
valley thence to Ogden via Ogden can
yon. thence on to Salt Lake. Mr. Som
ers replied: THAT would open up some
splendid country, but the matter Is not be-
ing considered at present. as We have
enough on our hands
While here the party was chaperoncd by
Dick Neslcn. the Burlington's general