Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-16
TRANSPORTATION
SCRAP LIKELY
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Hartman Lines and Parties Back
OF Interurban Scheme
Combatants.
THE HUNTINGTON INTERESTS
Are said To be Back OF One Sidc--l}Otli
said 10 BE AFTER Same
Property.

Newspaper reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding all things point to q
very lively transportation scrap being
pulled off In Salt Lake with the Harrl-
man lines and the mysterious parties
at the back OF the interurban railway
scheme as the chief combatants.
From surface indications the fight
viii be along The lines wagod Ia and
around San Francisco and Los An
gelcs Az printed ten days ago IN
the News It looks as though the
Huntington interests were at the back
OF the interurban scheme Further
more there does not seem at the pres.
ent time any deep and abiding inclIna-
lion on the part Of The purchasers Of
the Utah Light s. Railway companys
holdings here to join with the inyad-
ers both sides are out after the same
properties. bQin sought 10 secure an
option on Saltair ana the ralroad out
10 Inc beach ana BON nave peen ilirt-
ing with several trancnises ana proi'-
ofties that are located IN three coun-
ties
IL the interurban road carries out It's
original intentlOns ana taxes UP tug
option OF the sanpete Valley road tue
next step viii be an extension 10 the
coal beds across the range from the ter
minus OF this road and the hauling VI
cheap coal into salt Lake from wnlch
win be derived the power for the elcc-
tric system TO be operated. The sur"
plus coal viii be marketed here.
The opening UP of new coal folds win
be fought tooth and nail, Just az s,ren-
,iously as viii be the invasion of inter-
urban traffic, both passenger ana
freight. That ~ a foregone conclu-
sion,
In the meantime the agents of the
hartman system are watching devtl-
bpments and using every EFFORT to head
Of the proposed invasion
Tomorrow morning Il. a. Niele Of New
York, one of the directors Of the Elec-
tric Operating Construction company,
Is due 10 arrive here when In all prop
ability ne salt Lake x Garfield VIII
chow It's hand In a measure with the
ming or the articles of incorporation OF
The new company which, II Is under
stood. Is hut Il INK in the chain
Preliminary 10 the filing OF these ar
ticles petition OF H. Il. Clark ana
w. c. pursell, representing the pro-
tnoters OF the electric interurban road,
Tor a franchise over the roads OF Salt
Lake county has been placed In the
hands of the county commissioners and
was Yesterday discussed by them.
The proposed route takes In Murray,
sandy and Bingham Junction on one
line. and the othet takes IN CARRIED
and Bingham.
! The route after leaving the city linz
Its Is as follows;
Running east on Fourteenth South
street to sixth West thence south
! along sixth West street TO Murray;
thence through Murray south along
tho state road TO bingham Junction.
and thence to sandy Also running
vest along Fourteenth South street tn
Redwood road; thence south along
Redwood road to Fortioth highway
hence west along Fortleth highway to
GARFIELD, and thence TO Bingham and
Bingham Canyon. ,
The promoters ask 10 be allowed
IL Iay either single or double tracks.
Ia place poles for the transmission OF
power and the carrying or telegraph
and telephone wires and also To carry
freight over the line at amy time OF
the day or night.
The fare will be 10 cents to Murray,
is cents to Bingham Junction ana 20
rents TO Sandy. On the line running
west, 3 cents VIII be charged TO Red
wood road and Fortleth highway, 20
cents 20 Garfield and 10 cents TO Blng-
ham.