Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-13
Is Embraced In That Of the Union
Pacific Given Out
Today.
ss25,ooo WAS SPENT HERE.
Cost OF Yard improvements In salt
Lake Is Set Fortl, In Document
Some Statistics

For the frst time IN nine years copies
Of the annual report OF the Union Pa
cInc Railroad company for the current
year were given out TO the press IN
Salt Lake today.
The report has typographical preten-
tons and includes very good map oil
the entire Hartman system OF rail-
roads. A digest OF this document was
sent out by the Associated Press from
New York couple OF weeks ago when
the nourish!ng condition OF the Union
Pacific was fully set forth In an I'M
posing array OF figures,
The report, however, not only deuis
with the Union Pacific but win luz
auxiliary companies, the oregon snort
liue and the o. II. & n. also,
The following extracts are taken deai-
ing with what has been accomphsheu
by the oregon Short Line during the
current year.
''rhe length OF main track has IN
creased | .02 miles by the construction
OF connection with the San Pedro, Los
Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad az
Salt Lake City, Utah. In the length
Of sidings there was a net increase Oh
S4.4S miles on the line OF the oregon
Short Line railroad and Of 1924 miles
on the lines Of the proprietary COM
panies.
'MInidoka and Southwestern rail-
road; The projected route OF TINS COM
pany Is from Minidoka, Idaho, across
Snake river TO q point on Salmon river,
distance of about So miles. The. line
from Mlnidoka to Twin Falls. Idaho,
50. 90 miles In length, was opened for
traffic Sept. 10, 1906.
Yellowstone Park railroad The
projected route OF this company Is from
ST. Anthony, Idaho, TO the boundary or
Yellowstone Park, distance or ABOUT
20 miles. The line from ST. Anthony TO
Marysville. Idaho, l6. 40 miles In length,
was opened for traffic June 10, 1905.
ION the Oregon Short Line railroad
important additions estimated TO cost
$685., 900, are being made TO the yards az
Salt Lake City. At Pocatello there are
In course OF erection a new car-repair
shop, an Office building coal and scrap
bins, etc, estimated 10 cost sS4, 100; ana
a reservoir Of about 100000 gallons ca
pacity, a pipe line. about 26,s64 feet In
length, and requisite pumping machin'
cry, estimated to cost sll0,75o are about
completed. A second main track Is In
course OF construction from the, south
into Ogden, distance OF 2s0 miles, es-
timated to cost s23l,50O
"Under an agreement for the con-
struction OF a joint line with the North
ern Pacific Railway company from
Texas City. Wash. point opposite RI
paria on the Snake river. to Lewiston.
Ida, about ~ miles in length, the Ore
gon, Washington & Idaho Railroad
company was incorporated for the con-
structlon of this road, About 10 miles
OF main track are laid, about 80 miles
additional are graded and the entire
line will be completed during the next
year"
The report futher shows that the
three lines covered have at the present
time the following equipment IN COM
mission;
Locomotives, ISL; passenger equip
ment, $780, freight equipment, all cars,
23,637. road service equipment, 2,aef
cars. etc.
TIE mileage OF the oregon Short Line
to date Is as ( n)ws.
Lines owned: Main track, 1,149.3s;
second track, i63; sldlngs, 1868, Mile
age OF lines OF w.ich the entire capital
stock Is owned by the Oregon Short
Line and which are operated as part Of
it's lines, man track, 24l.0l, siding :
64,45 Mileage OF liae5 leased. main
track, 2.4l.