Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
". A. CLARK HERE;
TALKS BUSINESS
Former Senator Tells of Big Work
Salt Lake Road Is Doing
in Meadow Valley
DISCUSSES DEPOT PROJECTS
Admits Traffic Arrangement with
Steamers Yale and Harvard.
Pleased by Census
DISCUSSES DEPOT PROJECTS

States senator from Montana, and pres
ident of the Los Angeles, San Pedro
and Salt Lake railway, accompanied by
his wife and two daughters, arrived IN
Los Angeles yesterday morning from
Meadow Valley, Nevada, where Mr..
Clark passed seveal days inspecting the
new Salt Lake line being constructed
there He says 1t will be open for
traffic about March /.
In his private car and accompanied.
besides Mrs. Clark and his children, by
II. H. Sinclair, his secretary, and other
officials Mr.. Clark arrived at the Salt
Lake station at o'clock. Mrs. Clark
and the children were taken at once to
the home of William A. Clark, Jr,
at $500 West Adams street, where the
family will be guests during their stay
in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Clark is here, he says, on his
regular inspection tour and will re-
main in the city several days, getting
in touch with the local railroad sitH-
alton. Almost Immediately after arriw-
ing he went to the general offices of
the Salt Lake railroad in the Pacific
Electric building. where he remaine1
all day
Mr.. Clark expressed himself yester-
day afternoon as being pleased with
the showing made by Los Angeles in
population according to the recent CEN
sus. but stated that ii was no more
than he expected. He denied the ru-
NOR, however, which has been current
for some time, that he intended to
make his home here.
WILL NOT HAVE HOME HERE
'My home is in Montana" he sale
yesterday afternoon in his offices. and
not here. | cannot have homes in ev-
cry city where I have interests or
where | visit so I will not have one
here. | have, however, extensive AID
growing interests in Los Angeles ana
Southern California-interests whit,
require a great deal of my time, and
for this reason | expect to pass a
portion of my time in this city. Ny
son has just secured himself home
here and I shall use that while here.
But as for my living here-there is
nothing in the rumor."
Senator Clark has been making a
personal inspection of the entire Salt
Lake system, having come from his
home in Montana to do so. When
asked about possible improvements
which will be made on his railroad
here he said:
"Yes, a number of things are being
contemplated. A union station? Well,
I don't hear much about that now ana
am in no position to make any state
ments about the probability of one be :
ing erected here. Personally. I am in
favor of union stations for tho benefit
and convenience of the travelling pub
lie. But IL is hard matter to get three
railroads to agree on a proposition ana,
as I say. I have heard nothing much
about 1t lately"
Eyes. the salt Lake is contemp1at-
ing the erection of a depot" contin-
ued the senator. "It will come In time
for we must have 1t to accommodates
the increased travel over our lines.
can hardly say when it will be b1't.
There might be a possibility OF the rail
roads agreeing on a union station. IF
not we will build but 1 cannot say
when. We are devoting all our cner-
sies at the present time to the con-
struction work which is going on In
the Meadow valley. Nothing else in
the improvement line will be attempt
ed on a large scale until that WORK Is
completed"
"At present it is progressing nicely
and I am of the opinion that it will
be completed and ready for operation
by March /. We have a great force of
men and animals at work there now
1000 men and 1900 animals and work on
the tunneling-there being eight tun-
nels to construct-is progressing salts
factorily. We will begin to lay -ais
on part of the line within ten days,
and that means that the work on the
new road is well along toward COM
pletion."
On being questioned as to the Salf
Lakes connection with the Harvaro
and Yale, the new, fast, coastwise
boats which are now on their way to
the Pacific coast TO ply between Los
Angeles harbor and San Francisco, Mr..
Clark said:
"The Salt Lake has made some traf-
f1c arrangements with the Harvard and
Yale-further than that we have no
connection with them. This traffic ar
rangement will be of mutual adva ltage
and believe that the boats will be
great benefit to the Pacific coast, es-
pecia1ly Los Angeles. They will mako
four trips per week between Los An
geles and San Francisco and as they
are first class ships in every respect,
believe they will be we'll patronized.
"The American Express company,
which comes to Los Angeles over the
Salt Lake, is doing a satisfactory bust
ness, one which is increasing all the
time. I am also informed that It gives
the merchants Of Los Angeles an ex-
cellent service. Business conditions
throughout the country are good.
look for an increase in manufacturing
throughout the country. There is sor1e
friction existing where rates are con-
cerned and also, some of the railroads
are having labor trouble at the pres
ent time, but look for these to be set
tied within a short time"
On leaving here, Mr.. Clark will go
to Jerome, Ariz., where he has ex-
tensive copper interests. The date of
his leaving is uncertain, according to
his statement yesterday, it depending
on the amount of work he has to trans
act here