The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-26
c. ". SCOF|ELD
ONCE MORE HAS
GOAL IN SIGHT
DauntleSs Promoter of Rail-
road to Deep Creek Again Has
Assurances of Success.
QUEST FOR CAPITAL
ON TWO CONTINENTS
FRENCH ENGINEERS NOW READY
TO REPORT ON THE
PROJECT.

| 1t is stated that after numerous de-
| lays, reverses, postponements and dis
appointments, the sun of promise is
again rising to illumine the prospects
for the building of the Utah & Nevada
railroad, the line long proposed from
| this city to the Ely mining district OF
| Nevada, something like 800 miles away
This is a project which old-timers say
has been talked of for twenty years in
/ this city, and the men who first agi
tated the matter have long since passed
away. Routes have been surveyed, it
| is said-three of them-and promoting
| parties and engineers have many times
/ Travelled over the territory proposed to
be traversed, and returned with enthu-
| siastic reports of easy construction and
no especial engineering feats to be con-
| tended with.
| 1t was in the fall of 1906 that the
greatest impetus toward the building Of
| the proposed line was experienced. This
was when G. w. Scofield of New York
took the lead in promoting the road,
and he gave great energy to the work,
He had the route again mapped out. He
got eastern capital interested in the
matter and, on Oct. 30, 1906, it was an
noUnced that local men had taken an
/ interest, had subscribed to the capital
stock to the amount of something over
1 $500, 900, and that the road would posi-
| lively be built. A list of local subscri-
| bers at that time was published, and the
names were as follows; NJ. H. Walker,
/ B. T. Bauer, w. V. Rice, j. a. Cunning
ham, ]. d. Wood, ]. P Gardner, f. NJ.
Foote, c. H. Doolittle and NJ. A. DaUgh-
erty.
/ The articles of Incorporation were
made out ready for filing and, flushed
with the success of his labors, Mr.. SEQ
| field shook hands with his Salt Lake
City supporters and started east to
| close negotiations with the eastern cap
italists.
Bad News From East.
The first word that came from SEQ
field was bad news. The man who was
to take the largest interest in the new
enterprise had died two days before
Scofield's arrival in the east. But he
had other prospects, and expected to
get the finances elsewhere. Several let
tiers were received. but the money was
not raised. Then came weeks when
Mr.. Scofield was not heard from. Then,
finally. came word that he had pros
poets of getting the backing in Eng
land. He went to England and spent
some months there, but without final
results. Another long period, and the
news came that he was going to France
to get the money, if possible.
And then, a few months ago, came
the word that Mr.. SeOfield had sue
ceeded in interesting French capitalists
in his plan. Shortly afterward Mr.. SEQ
field again appeared in this city, and he
has been stopping at the Knutsford for
several weeks while not out in the ter
ritory which he proposes shall be traY-
ersed by the new road.
A week ago several French engineers,
sent by the French capitalists to in
spect the proposed route for the road
and the conditions, arrived here and
they have been over the route and have
been making the Investigations. They
returned to the city yesterday and, it is
reported, they are ready to report to
their employers that they have found
conditions here Just as represented by
Mr.. Scofield.
The representatives of the French
capitalists, it is said, have made some
suggestions regarding the articles of in
corporation. and the articles will be
PREPARED otherwise much along the
same lines as in 1905. The old subscri-
bers who are still here are being urged
to renew their subscriptions. and Mr..
tScofield is now engaged in trying to In
terest several other prominent citizens
iii the matter. NJ. H. Walker stated
last night:
Walker Endorses II.
81 was much interested in the scheme
three years ago, and / still think it is
very feasible. Mr.. Scofeld has worked
very hard on this project. and I wish
him every success now. The road
would probably be a paying institution
from the start as a conveyance of ores,
and would also tap several rich agricul-
turaI sections 1 have been asked to
renew my subscription, and am eonsid-
ering the matter"
Mr.. Scoheld. when seen last evening
at the Knutsford. smiled very. good
naturally when approached regarding
the enterprise, and said that he had no
statement to make for publication.
There is much talk about the matter
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