The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-31
ROADS HEADED
FOR SALT LAKE
Union Pacific, Burlington and
Santa Fe Coming, 1t
Is Said.
OREGON SHORT LINE BUSY
BUILDING NEW CUT-0FFS
Line Under Consideration From
Point on Lucin Cutoff to
Rupert.

Following the news that the Oregon
Short Line Is TO build cutoff from
Evanston. Wyo., to Ogden, with n view
OF shortening the line and decreasing the
grade, comes the report that another
Sut-of Is To be built from a point on
the Ogden -Lucin cutoff To Rupert, Ida
This report is strengthened by the fact
that H. has been known that surveys for
such n line have been made in the past
and II is said that recently Short Line
surveyors have been making soundings
OF the Great Salt Lake.
The importance OF such n cutoff will
be seen when il is taken into consider
alton that at the present time the Ore
Rupert. on the Minidoka & Southwest
ern railroad. 10 Bliss. on the main line
OF the Oregon Short Line. Thus Il cut
of from the OGden-Lucin line to Rupert
used in connection with the road from
Rupert To Bliss would shorten the dis
tancs materially between Salt Lake and
Portland.
Then too as has been previously stat
ed the Union Pacific plans to build n
cutoff Into Salt Lake City from IT'S
main line at point near, Evanston. Wyo.
This cutoff may come by way of Echo
10 Pennington and on into Salt Lake
or down through Emigration canyon,
Both routes have been considered by the
though the former seems the most feas-
iblc. owing 10 the better grades,
Around the Lake.
1t has also been rumorcd that the
Union Pacific after building directly into
This city. would go around the southern
end OF the Great Salt Lake. probably
by way OF the Salt Lake Route. TO
point where II would be convenient to
build cutoff to a point in Nevada
on the main line Of the Southern Pacific
probably Wells New And at the pres
eut time the Short Line is building a
line from Twin Falls TO Wells. How
ever while ii is said that the Onion Pa
cidc viii eventually build TO Wells, IL
Is noi considered AS being one of its inn
mediate plans
Vice President and General Manager
W, H. Bancroft Of the Oregon Short
Line is In New York at the present time
having gone thithcr ii is said, in con-
OF and Incidentally the cutoff into Salt
Lake also. This fact together with the
moving Of come Of The important oper-
atn& Offices from ogden to Granger.
sWyo.. lately. would lend color 10 the
icport ibat there is more than mere
'Hk "a IN the TspoTi that the Union Pacific
II is necessary Tor the Union Pacihc to
90 This. now that the Western Pacific
Is IN operation.
Open Rich Country,
Among. other short cut-ons which arc
10 he oniit is line from Burley to Oak-
10y This line Will penetrate a rich
country and Will aid much In the deyel-
opment o! southern Idaho II is also
stated thal the Oregon Short Line in !
tends 10 complete its Huntington-Je Jewis- |
ION pIanch as soon as possible, This Is |
regarded us being a move To block the |
surveys Of the Plttsburg & Gilmore road. !
MIheh rs generally conceded 10 be backed |
by the nm interests. The line now cx-
lends irom Huntington AS far as Home |
sIeac ana IL is declared that the re-
naming hundred miles TO Lewiston will |
Ic punt as soon as possible
The Hartman interests are also build
ihS network of railroads in the north
vest with klamath Falls as the center
And the Hill interests are likewise busv
us IN the tho 4. -
more. Lines are being planned by the |
snort Line from Alturas. Cal. to Kla- !
Ieth faliS and thence northward and |
also from klamath Falls TO the main line
% the Oregon Short Line.
me illi interests are doing great |
aenI 9i building in Idaho. and It is de- |
pS To bulld a connection from a line !
which runs through the Snake river |
country. which is attributed to the Hills. |
10 the present, terminus OF the Burl!ng-
ION al Cody. Wyo, And then from the |
terminus Of the other branch of the
burlington at Kirby. Wyo., a line is |
l"e main line OF the Chicago & North
western. with which II is said trafJic
agreements have been perfected The |
y ,fNortHWestern runs TO Lander, Wyo.. and |
matte! 10 build down Weber canyon into
ogden and thence gain entrance into tLis
c,1E. G1Sa. perhaps lu by way of the Salt Lake & I
ton. '''9
Santa Fe Coming. I
II Is also known that the Santa II. /
Is headed for this city for q line from
ihe present terminus OF the Tidewater
= Tunopah. which is generally under.
stood 10 be under the control OF Tho /
santa Fc, To Ely. New tic present ter
minus oi the Nevada Northern. And q /
ROAD has been projected. known as Tho
Utah d Nevada railroad from EIv NcV
through the Deep Creek district To sail /
Lake city, This project is at the pres
Field Of New York the dauntIosg nro-
mo,eT OF western railroads, but IL is |
SS,almed that II is no! unlikely that the !
Hanto re may be- al the back Of 1t.
Thus * VIII be seen thai more rail
rH0ds thnr ono have their eyes turned ]
toward Zion nj me present time. and
iherc ar" undouh,edly some good things .
10 "iorc FOR salt Lake from a rpiIrned !
s'nu6point in tho future