Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-24
Acquires immense Coal Deposits
As Well as Depot Site in Heart
OF the City.
MEANS MUCH FOR SALT LAKE.
Possibility Of Cheaper Fuel for
Central Utah and Electrical
ton of Saltair Road.
Facility Privileges and Right
OF Way TO Main Track Secured
Work TO Begin at once.

NOfh W D'Eih III 'ii'fs
Without turning a shoyeful of dirt
in the direction OF construction the
promoters Of the Salt Lake e Garfield
interurban line have already expend-
ed 100000 IN options and the aequsi-
ton of property, this outside OF the
S475,o0o that Is TO be paid for Saltair
beach and the-Salt Lake & Los An
geles railroad. The announcement Is
made that the option on this property
IL to be taken up according TO the
papers signed when the check for
$4,000 was paid over to bind the OPP
tlon a couple OF weeks ago.
INTO THE COAL FIELDS.
The operations Of this company are
far reaching and will mean much for
Salt Lake ana the entire State OF
Utah. AS previously set forth IN the
News" the promoters have an OPP
ton on the Sanpete Valley road and
have paid the first installment to bind
the sale. Behind this is a scheme to
tap the large virgin coal fields that
lie over the range ebyond Sterling.
Utah. options have been taken on
these lands and IL present plans are
carried out 1t will mean battle royal
between the Independents and The coal
trust as represented by the Gould and
Hartman systems In this city. Tho
development OF these coal fields will
mean cheaper coal for Salt Lake.
TO CONNECT WITH s. p. V.
The scheme is to develip these
fields, extend Tho Sanpete Valley road
b. tap them and build south to con-
meet With tho Snnpete Valley road.
The projected line win pass through
the busy settlements and cities south
Of Salt Lake and one and all Will be
benefited by the Improvement.
The reason for the determination
OF the promoters Of the Salt Lake 4
Garfield interurban road 20 build to
the coal fields is the question of power
70 operate their electric lines.
ENGINEERS RUNNING LINES.
During the past three months
corps of engineers has been going
over the situation. They report as Il
unit that a steam plant for the gem
Grating of electricity for the motive
power of their lines is the best. It Is
preferable to water power which is
liable to become frozen up IN winter
The object lesson given this week Of
the effects of a big storm on long
distance transmission wires have
clinched the argument tigher. one
and all decide that big steam power
house il the only economical solution
70 the situation.
The coal can be mined and trans
ported TO Salt Lake at low cost as
was demonstrated during the recent
investigation Of the Interstate COM
merce commission. With their own
coal TO burn and a balance to sell
to the public at good profit the
power solution is at hand.
POWER HOUSE SITE.
The next real estate deal To be an
nounoed viii be the purchase on tho
part Of the promoters OF this big pro-
feet of site in the southwestern part
Of the city for one Of the biggest power
houses In the west Ii is oh the cards
ahat there will be auxiliary plants es-
tablshed at different points as the big
lnterurban system is extended. At first
II was thought that the coal mined at
sterling. the southern terminus OF the
Sanpete Valley road, could be used Elk.
perts passed upon this fuel and found It
wanting. Then the coal land PROPOSE.
ton some % miles west was Investigate
ed and samples oil coal were tested with
entirely satisfactory results. The Sc
quel was the taking up OF these lands
on options.
Money is being spent like water IN
binding tho sale and purchase of prop.
critics throughout the state for the per-
lection Of the plans Of the promoters
of the big scheme They have spent too
much already TO retreat and the project
is assured already
DEPOT SITE.
Yesterdays big deal in real estate is
an argument that the new road means
business. Murdoch and Thompson. own
ers OF the Mccoy Livery stable property
and other ground In the block bounded
by Second South West Temple, Main
and Third South streets, yesterday sold
$4,000 square feet in the center Of the
block 20 the promoters OF the new in
terurban line, who propose TO erect on
the site handsome uptown terminals
which Will be along the lines OF those
which are such "A feature OF the inter.
urban system OF Los Angeles built by
and his associates.
IL Is proposed 10 erect station for
the Garfield saltair and interurban
lines on this property, The cars VIII
leave this depot through the alley to
the west and cross West Temple ~
Pierpont street, Just south OF the Conn
club building. THIS Is a private
road and the consent OF tho majority
OF the property owners has been So
cured 10 lay tracks down this street
The tracks continuing west will cut
through the block between First and
Second West, traversing property that
is to be purchased by the company.
Thence the line will turn south for
block and a half and run along Fourth
South TO Eighth West. Then the road
will turn north 10 South Temple street.
where connection will be made with the
rails OF the Salt Lake a Los Angeles
which runs out TO saltair beach and the
salt works.
DOUBLE TRACKING.
The promoters Of the big scheme an
nounce that work on the double track,
ing OF the road out to Saltair viii be
started just as soon as the necessary