The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
GIVE PRAISE TO
SENATOR CLARK
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prove permanent, and that the wonder
full mining resources of Nevada, as pre-
dicted by those who knew it best,
would be fully indicated. He described
all those camps as wide-open camps,
which reminded him of the pioneer days
in Montana.
Coming up his own road he stopped
off at Caliente and visited Phoebe. He
said work is going on strongly there
some eighty men being employed, and
considering that in the old days, Phoebe
was ESQ miles from any modern trans
portation, when reducing ores was not
nearly so well understood as at pres
ent, when pumping machinery was in
its infancy, when low grade ores paid
nothing, he did not believe that the
mines were exhausted. He spoke hope
fully, too, of the Bristol district, twenty
miles further north, and declared that
all the reports from there were most
favorable, and said that his surveyors
were already in the field laying out
the route to Phoebe, and that all the
rails needed were on hand.
Pays Tribute to Utah.
The senator then paid a beautiful tri-
butte to Utah, said that because of the
great reduction works here, because of
the fact that Utah had more soft ores
than any other state in the union ex-
cept the Occur d'Alene country, this
is now and must continue TO be the
greatest smelling center in the United
States. Later he added that another
reason for this belief was that Utah
had more and better coal than any
other western state. He further said
that Salt Lake business men ought TO
control the trade of the new camps in
10 Of ct OH to iyiH
trade between Los Angeles and Salt
Lake He deplored the great calamity
that had befallen San Francisco, but
was sure il would be rebuilt as
magnificent city. It's commanding po-
sition on the great highway of the
worlds commerce, and its great natural
harbor would insure this; but it would
be slow work to remove the debris and
| to recreate the city would mean five or
six years at least. In the meantime some
of San Francisco's trade would go to
Portland, some to LosAngeles, and the
business men of Salt Lake ought to Sc
cure their part of it.
Looking Over Ely Road.
Coming to the main proposition, the
| building of road from this city To
Deep Creek and Ely he said he had an
arrangement already by which recon-
noissance of the route would be made,
and that his determination was to build
| feeders from his main line TO every
point that would justify such an expen-
diture.
The senator closed by again express
! ing his gratitude to Salt Lake for the
| encouragement given him in his work
and for the cordially which had al
ways been extended TO him here.
Governor and others Talk.
Governor Cutler being called upon
| made a few remarks, laviShly prals1ng
! Senator Clark for his work, told of the
| gratitude of the state to him for con-
Meeting this city with Los Angeles, and
| incidentally expressed the belief that
| the road was one of the factors which
would eventually make Utah one of
| the greatest states in the Union.
Mr.. Bancroft being called upon said
| that he had made a reconnaissance of
! the road from Eureka TO Deep Creek,
! in company with the late George H.
Robinson; that while they found what
! seemed to him magnificent prospects,
| they did not find any developed mines;
| that railroads don't build TO undevel-
oped camps, that while he was prom
ised no end of ore, il he would build
a railroad to the different camps, he
told the owners to first develop their
mines. and then the roads would be
built.
Senator Sutherland being called upon
paid a tribute to Senator Clark as a
senator.
Tribute From Sutherland.
Senator Sutherland said:
''It is a great pleasure to be gwen an
opportunity to pay respects TO me
| Al II act an
has done so much for Salt Lake City and
the state of Utah. The building OF a
railroad between Salt Lake and Los An
geles is no light task. 1t IS true that at
| the end Senator Clark had the assistance
of powerful allies, but it is equally true
| that in the beginning the work depended
primarily on himself alone, and believe
il TO be true that, if il had not been for
his pluck energy and perseverance, the
road never would have been built at all.
"The men who begin things are en-
titled to most of the credit for what fol-
| lows. The pioneer blazes the trails
| through the forests and who treads the
paths across the mountains, the sailors
who sail unknown seas in the search OF
undiscovered lands, the man who with his
finger points toward new things or
| whose brain thinks new thoughts, is pri-
marily entitled to the credit for the re-
| suits which follow. Senator Clark was
the pioneer of this great enterprise
| MANY men on many ships followed Co.
which he made. but their names are long
since forgotten, while the name of CO.
lunbus Is indissolubly linked to the new
| hemisphere. And SO it is that while you
read upon the rolling stock, upon the
time tables and in the literature of this
railroad company the name San Pedro
Los Angeles &. Salt Lake railroad. in
the minds of the people and upon their
tongues it is called the Clark road.
Retirement Would Be Loss.
81 do not know whether it be true Oh
not, but have read recently in the pa
pers a statement to the effect that Sen
ator Clark intended to retire from the
! senate at the end of his present term
If this be true, it viii in my judgment
be distinct loss to the state of Mon
| tana Prior to my election to the sen
ate I had but slight acquaintance with
Senator Clark. During my service there
have come to know him better. / have
served with him upon at least one impor-
tant committee-the committee on Indiar
afafirs-a committee which probably doe.
as much hard work as any other commit
tee in the senate. II that committed
the seat of Senator Clark is never vacant
I can say from actual observation thai
he brings to his work in the committed
and in the senate and to his work fol
his state the same energy. the same per
severance, the same painstaking care
and achieves the same success that h,
does in his private business and in tn,
great public enterprises with which h,