Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-29
GEORGE F. BAKER
NOW COMES HERE.
Director Of Burlington and Pres.
ident Of New York Ma
tionaI Bank.
SALE or SALT LAKE & OGDEN.


Tho fourth official Of the Burling-
ton 10 arrive IN Salt Lake In his pri-
vate car during the past 10 days came
IN from the west yesterday and left for
the east this morning. He, TO quote
local man. was tho biggest FISH OF
the string" one OF the hackers OF new
projects, in fact
George r. Baker, president Of the
First National bank OF New York and
one OF the board OF directors Of the
system, arrived IN town over the ore
eon Short Line yesterday afternoon
IN his private car. Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy No. 90.
Like his forerunners Mr.. Baker stat
cd that there was no significance TO be
attached TO his visit here--he was sim
Ply on his way home from the coast.
lie declined 10 discuss anything but
the prevailing late spring and high
water. Az to where he had been ne
was also vague--he had been over
on the coast"
SOME CONDOLENCES.
OF course II may be coincidence
that all of the Burlington officials
have taken side trip 10 salt Lake
with apparently no great object In
view soon after the return OF Senator
Simon Hamburger from New York. 1t
may also be coincidence that Mr.
Hamburger IL somewhat tardy IN push
ing through his electrlfying Of the Salt
Lake and ogden. IN explanation Mr.
Hamburger states that there have been
80 many new inventions in the depart
mcnt Of rapid transit for inter-urban
lines that he Is going slow 80 as to
eventually decide on the best,
To the man up tree, however II
looks as though negotiations were un-
der way. and that something Will drop
IN the near future involving the Salt
Lake e. ogden and It's right-of-way
from tho Federal building Salt Lake,
10 Ogden and through ogden canyon
THE SITUATION
This opinion was expressed this
morning by local man who is In
position to peep behind the scenes
III know that the sale OF the Salt Lake
& Ogden to one OF the big eastern
roads Is threadbare topic that has
bobbed up nj stated intervals for
years" he said. but / have It sized
M from information | have and can
not dlyulge. that representatives of
both the Burlington and Chicago
Northwestern have been flirting with
Utah propositions for some time past
and Just as soon ns details are per
fccted there win be something drop.
THROUGH IDAHO.
81 have not tho slightest doubt for
one moment that Idaho Is TO be in
vaded by the Burlington and the
Northwestern this year, OF course
txba hnfll roads will
want to tap salt Lake. This activity
on the part of the oregon Short Line
during tho past few months does not
moau nothing The fact that the
Short Line has had more surveying
parties out this winter than ever be-
fore IN its history means something
The Short Line at the present time Is
working on several propositions. There
IS one in tho Teton valley
and Jackson's Hole country; an
other Is a survey now being run
from Malad to connect with the
Minidoka branch thence on TO connect
with the main line west of Glenn's
Ferry, which will be big cutoff and
eliminate the bad grades encountered,
TO say nothing of cutting down the
running time between Salt Lake ana
Portland. still another survey which
starts from ontario on the Oregon
Idaho line and II now being run due
west thrNigh undeveloped Oregon, IN
fact construction on this has been
started IN a small way This last |
candIdly believe Is n blum designed 10
head off the Burlington and Chicago &
Northwestern which are bent on push
ing through 60 the coast across Idaho
Via Boise This activity on the part
OF the Short Line all Of sudden IL
patent to all who think for a mo-
ment In few words II simply means
that the invasion Of Hartman territory
Is threatened and time Is being taken
by the forelook to head It off, else why
this unseemly haste? Surveyors do not
usually work IN snow up to their
waists unless there Is decided cause
for such unusual action, Both the g..
e n. W. and the Burlington In Wyo-
ming also are showing the same haste,
The way the former rushed through a
carload OF laborers this week to their
death or injury near Casper would IN
dictate bad weather or nor that every
body was In hurry
THEY SPLIT UP.
In connection with the above Il viii
be recalled that the Burlington officials
who made brief visits here did like
wise In Boise Whether they figured
that by splitting up into parties aud
dropping into town casually one by
one they would escape observation or
not Is immaterial. but they followed
the same trail with remarkable close
ness.
There Is another coincidence, and that
IN that there are geyeral men IN this
city prepared 90 put up some cold cash
that the next big railroad system COM
ing into salt Lake from the northeast
VIII come over the right-of-way Of the
Salt Lake 4 ogden, Senator simon
Hamburger has already gone on record
as saying that he would sell hts road
providing he gets his price. II any
roads arc figuring on coming 10 Salt
Lake they VIII probably pay H.
&R. q. TO BUILD TO GULF.