Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14
SALT LAKE RAILROAD
PLANNING NEW DEPOT
SPENDING MILLION DOLLARS IN
MEADOW VALLEY
Largely Increased Business is Ex-
pected over Salt Lake Route Next
Winter-Rumors of Wabash
Connection
Pasadena Agency,
II North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907. Home 2lZ4.


pAsADENA. July 13.-Railroad improve
ments planned for Pasadena IN the near
future indicate that much larger business
is anticipated here with the coming OF the
fall trade than has been handled at TINS
noint heretofore New passenger ana
freight depots are to be built by the salt
Lake road with much more commoolous
quarters than are now aVailaple anu pep
nile who use this road are hoping TO see
the work begin soon.
Early in the summer communications
were addresses to the Salt Lake ofhclals
by the Pasadena board of trade urging
the Importance of better depot accommo'
dations at this place. Assurances were
given that the railroad recognized the
great need of improvements and was
pushing the work as fast as possible in the
hope of having something tangible to
show for it in the near future.
1t is under stood that an appropriation OF
$4,000 has already been made for new
and commodious passenger depot, which is
to he a fireproof structure, built after the
mission style of architecture and hand
somely finished in keeping with the aes-
thetic taste predominant in this modern
city.
Plans are also prepared it is understood,
be of handsome design, about S0x4O feet in
size and fireproof. Inquiry at the office of
General Manager Wells of the Salt Lake
road failed to elicit any definite statement
as to the time when work would begin on
these buildings when 1t would be conf
pleted Mr. Wells stated that the subject
is in the hands of the engineering depart
ment awaiting a report upon the proposed
location of these improvements, and moth
ing is ready to be given out till that ques-
ton Is settled.
However, the delivery of a quantity of
lumber on the ground at the Salt Lake
tracks on West Colorado street has given
rise to the report that work Is to begin
very soon on the freight depot, and that
the passenger depot will not be delayed
much longer.
MiIlion-DoIIar Improvements
+ Expensive and permanent track i'm
provements are being put in on an enor-
nous scale on the main line of the Salt
Lake road in the Meadow valley district OF
| Utah. where repeated washoutS have beer
| causing so much interruption of traffic
| each winter for many weeks during the
rainy season. Dehections have been made
| in the route, and a million dollars is be
ing expended in cement work and in build
ing new track. which it is hoped Will
prove flood proof. Next winter it is an
ticipated that there will be no Interrupt
| ton of traffic over this route.
Perusal of recent railroad schedules re-
veals a probable confirmation of the re-
port thaat the Salt Lake route has made
new connections with the east at Salt
Lake City since the alleged abrogation of
the traffic agreement between the South
ern Pacific and Salt Lake roads and will
handle largely increased business In the
future. , Formerly business coming west
from Pittsburg, Pa, over the Wabash
lines to Kansas City was routed from
there to Southern California over the
this is changed and this business comes
west by various lines AFFILIATED with the
Wabash to Salt Lake City and from these
comes over the Salt Lake route to Los
Angeles and vincinity. Special trains and
cars of N. e. A. delegates coming, over
Wabash lines from the east last week ar
rived lin Los Angeles via the Salt Lake
road. Changes of this kind give color to
the rumor' that George Gould may gain
access to the southwestern Pacific coast
by an arrangement which shall make the
Clark road a part of his Wabash system.
Within the next week the Southern Pa
cific company will begin street improve
ments on Green street, west of Central
park, where 1t crosses their property.
Sidewalks will be laid after the street has
been graded down and the tracks lowered,
and the main driveway will be paved in
south of the Southern Pacific property.