Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10
The Very Latest in Which the
Famous Sa|ina Cutoff
Figures.
DEDUCTIONS OF LOCAL MAN
WHO Aflirms That Moffats Interests
In Arizona and Utah Have Great
Significance.

Yesterdays dispatches from Denver
once more announcing that David H.
Moffat had concluded financial ar
engagements for pushing construction
on the Denver. Northwestern X Pacihe
are responsible for considerable guess
ing to local railroad circles one ies-
ture of the dispatch is that III MI
Momats quoted message sent from
New York to Denver states that ar
rangcments have been completed W
build to "Utah"--nothiug is said ABOUT
terminus in Salt Lake.
Ii is significant that TO date no ei-
fort has been made TO secure terminus
In this city, and. as 1t IL usual WITH
building railroad TO nave an ooJeCt-
i've point, there are pessmists VINO
aver that the original plans have beeh
changed one well known right OF
way agent here stated this morning
that his unofficial opinion was that the
Moffat road was going To ogden, put
when 1t got there he was AT IL loss w
know where 1t would get business 40
the Hartman lines would look altet
all the trans continental business that
would originate on the system Wnlle
the Gould lines would utilize the West
ern Pacific and the Rio Grande for
through traffic.
Another official who declined to al
low his name 10 be used sprung new
one. II is feasible and accordingly is
given for what II Is worth.
That there has been considerable
railroad sparrlng In eastern Utah Tor
the past two years has been patent 10
everyone who has been following the
local railroad situation. The Salina cut
on has been responsible for more wild
guessing since II was frst projected
than any other proposition IN the
west and now il figures in still another
guess. Here is the latest;
About the time David III. Moffat
started his proposition to build to Utah
he became interested financially IN the
Arizona & Utah railway, line IS
miles In length which operates from
kingman. Arlz., on the Santa Fe to
| Chloride. The road was originally In
corporated to extend to Utah but to
| this day II remains a very unimport-
ant feeder of the Santa Fe.
Now comes the suggestion that
| Gould, Moffatt and the Santa Re have
formed an offensive and defensive al
| lance against Harriman's encroaeh-
| ments and Moffat seeks a big share
| In the Southern Pacific business at the
| Ogden gateway with the alternative OF
| paralleling the Salt Lake Route
| through to Southern California. BY
! means OF an agreement the Moffat
road can connect with the Salina cut
| OFF near Green river and with the
building OF the line surveyed last year
| south from Marysvale, Utah. and north
| from Chloride, Ariz,. the shortest
route from Denver TO Los Angeles
| would be forthcoming. This trl-llne
agreement would be Of great help to
the Santa Fe while the Rio Grande
east from Ogden and Salt Lake would
use the Moffat road into Denver as a
| big cutoff eliminating the long haul
via Pueblo, A glance over the railroad
map OF the west demonstrates that
such proposition is not wild dream
after all. That the Santa Fe is none
too pleased with the developments
| following the building of the Salt Lake
Route has been apparent for some
time Recent tactics on the Joint piece
| or track beyond Gaggett where frs,
class trains of the Clark road have
been compelled to wait on a siding fol
fruit trains of the Santa Fe 10 pass
have not sweetened up existing senti.
ments TO any extent and the threat OF
the Salt Lake Route to build its owr
track from Gaggett and also invade
santa te territory by building a line
70 san Diego have further widened tbs
breach. N'''
The official who AYERS that Moffat
Gould and the Santa Fe have former
an alliance against Hartman and
clark may be hitting the mark after