The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-08
PALMER IS GRANTED
EXTENSION OF TIME
Salt Laker Says He Has Funds
With Which to Build
Road.

Thirty days additional time In which
10 commence construction on the inter
urban line OF railway for which q
franchise was granted January s, was
given to F. G., Palmer by the Board of
County Commissioners SATURDAY. The
franchise secured by Mr. Palmer grant
ed the right for the construction of a
line from this city to Garfield on the
west and to Murray and Sandy on the
south, Mr.. Palmer stated to the Com
mlssioners that he had been DELAYED In
completing his survey, but gave the as
surance that actual construction work
would be commenced within thirty
days. Mr.. Palmer's bankers were called
on to verify the statements made by
Mr.. Palmer and the Commissioners
were assured by the banks that the
funds were on deposit waiting for con.
struction TO begin.
Completing Surveys.
Mr. Palmer stated to The Tribune
that the survey Will be completed with
in ten days. the road being entirely
over the county highways and no
rights of way to be secured, and that
actual construction work Will be start
ed within thirty days. When asked
about the length OF time that would be
required for the construction work Mr..
Palmer said that, II necessary, the line
to Garfield could be graded in thirty
days, but the rapidity with which the
work is done Will depend largely on the
success that is attained in securing ties
and rails, which Is almost an impossi-
bility at the present time. Mr.. Pal
mer stated that he had tried TO pur-
chase twenty miles of steel from some
of the local roads, but not one of them
would let him have pound. as they
were unable to supply their own needs
Ties are about as hard to secure as
rails" said Mr.. Palmer, "and securing
these materials will be our greatest
hindrance.
VIII Form Company
In regard to the formation OF a com
pany, Mr.. Palmer stated that, while
the franchise was granted to himself,
personally. u corporation would be
formed and articles filed within the next
thirty days but that the details and
personnel of the corporation could not
be announced at this time.
The plans for the route of the road
TO the west at the present time are that
the line Will leave the city at a point
| somewhere near Fourteenth South
street and will proceed west, skirting
the old church farm. taking In most OF
the ranches to the west and the Boston
Consolidated. Utah Copper and Ameri-
| can Smelling and Refining plants The
line to the south will leave the city over
what Is known as Highway &c, and GO
TO- Murray and Sandy. The fare 10
| both Of these points is TO be cents.
Motor Storage Battery.
Mr.. Palmer said, in speaking of the
motive power to be used for the line
that motor-storage battery car. Simi-
lar to those being used on a new line
between New York and Philadelphia Is
being considered, and seems to be the
style best adapted for interurban serv-
ice, having given excellent results thus
far, but that this end OF the PROPOSE
tlon has not been given thorough at
tentlon as yet, for the reason that the
franchise gives eighteen months from
this date In which to have the road in
operation.
When asked II there was any truth In
the rumor that he Is associated with
Barney Mailer. who is endeayoring to
promote an interurban line in this
State. Mr.. Palmer said: There Is abb
solutely no truth in the rumor. 1 am
we'll acquainted with Mr.. Mailer and
have known him a great many years,
but we have no affiliations in this mat
ter"