The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-28
WILL THE CUTOFF BE ABANDONED?

On last Saturday the Salt Lake Republican proceeded
roy Ogden by wpng this city off the railroad map That
unknd but the destruction of Ogden has been
mplished in the columns of Salt Lake papers, without
,preoiab effect the oity foundations that repeated
lly to provoke smile
Here the latest story cutoff taken from the Salt La
aper:
The other extension to be made by the Affiliated
Lines the Hartman system called by its officers
will be the Evanonsalt Lake cutoff this sup
plemented by the construction of line from Salt
around the southern shores of the Great Salt
parallel with the Western Pacific connection with the
Southern Pacific The fact that the Western Pacific NAV
possibly be actual competitor for tranSconnena
business has made it imperative that the system
must cut down its MILEAGE and grades at every nobn
point and the from Evanston and around
the southern shore of the lake would greatly the
cost of transportation to the railroad its
business.
The rising of the Salt Lake during the last few
years also factor the decision to build the road par
ae with the Western Pacific through Utah. the reason
mat the cost OF maintenance OF the Lucn cutoff has
beyond early estimates waters of the lake con-
nue to rise the cutoff will have reconstructed or
abandoned On the other hand Western Pacific has al
ready done away with doubts practicabilty of
building railroad out the salt beds desert
while has added the incentive of possible future compe
hon for transcontinental business
Business of Salt Lake who have watched develop
mens IN the railroad line for the last decade in the
application for freight franchise through Brigham street
the plans of the Hartman lines introduce wedge where
by they could connect the Oregon Line with the
Emigration Canyon railroad and thus way for the en-
trance into Salt Lake of the cutoff from Evanston The
friendly relations between the Hartman interests and tho
Emigration Canyon road have been marked all through
Permission the railway tracks was granted the
Emigration Canyon road Immediately after the comnIe;n
OF the line while requests from other lines the CITY
oy such means have been turned almost before the
presented
The Oregon Short Line officials in Lake assert that
IN their petition for franchise allowing transportation
OF freight through Brigham backed by no other
motive than comply with the request the army officials
70 transport building materials to the reserva
on Active work in favor of the granting of the franchise
has been done by Oregon Short officials in Salt Lake
VINO nave no official connection whatever the local
see railway company which asking for the privilege In
tne MINDS OF some weposted business men of Salt Lake
s tact convincing proof that the Oregon Short Line is
le'ner 10 the whole movement with establishing
an entrance into Salt Lake for cutoff from Evanston
IL was reported yesterday that the Utah Construction
company OF ogden had the contracts for large
part OF the grading the the Hartman lines
IN Utah and the forces this company which have been at
work on the Western Pacific for the last years will be
started on the new lines early next spring
cutoff from Evanston Wasatch range TO Salt Ial
nd road around the of the lake Well we'll ,yl