The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-15

various rumors afloat in the city tina
the Saltalr terminal IS wanted undo
cover for some new railroad, possibly
some new transcontlncntal steam rail
road, that eastern parties are about Il
buy up both the S3ltair road and the
Utah Light and Power company aut
consolidate them. that still larger inter
ests arc about to consolidate all The
electric lines from Idaho through Ogden
the Bambcrgcr road, the Utah Light
and Power. the Saltair and the proposed
new electric lines to the south, falhcred
by Jesse Knight and the Evans Chip
man people. and that The franchises
! asked for by still others, headed by
! Assistant Cashier Howard of tho Walker
Brothers bank, is part of this hazy
idea-In all this cloud of street rlmor
there IS, according TO the best informa-
ton nf The Tribune. no truth whatever.
| The whole matter SINNERS down to
| the fact that the Saltair people must
have n terminal IN Salt Lake on which
to float bonds-othcrwis The bonds can
! not we'll he disposed of in the open
market, and the road without these
! bonds can do nothing but remain as il
i is, almost idle nine months of the year
and over crowded during the profitable
rush summer months
At present the Saltair liuc is running
two trains day to the beach 1t is
reliably reported that If the Utah Light
and Railway company would allow the
Saltair people To use the vIaduct that
the Saltalr road would run five or SIX
trains n dav throughout tho winter.
AS the Saltair people apparently can
not get the franchises aud The terminals
that look good to eastern bond buyers,
1t is reported that they have practically
come TO tho terms dictated by the Harri
man interests 10 stop trying TO get fran
chiscs and TO let the terminal idea
drop. In this case. il is understood, the
Hartman people are willing TO listen fa
vorahly to any reasonable proposal from
the Saltair people to sell the road
but not the resort. and that there is N
possibility of the Saltair road becoming
part of the Utah Light and Railway
system. Under this arrangement the
equipment that is now idle nine months
year could bc used the year round
on other city lines. and during the rush
months on the Saltair line the entire re-
sources of the combined roads would be
available to carry crowds TO and from
the resort.
knight Reconsiders.
1t is understood that the Bamberccrs
have never looked with favor on any
proposal 10 put their road into any com
hlnation of electric lines, although al.
ways ready to cooperate with any line
or lines that would develop business. All
attempts TO get the Saltair line into
Bambcrgcr stations or on Bamberger.
streets seem 10 have failed, and that
road will probably continue independ-
emf.
II is also understood that Jesse
Knight had practically abandoned his
idea of building an electric line from
Salt Lake to Provo and other towns to
the south. Although he has secured
some franchises through some of the
smaller places, he has so far been un-
able ito get what he wants in either Salt
Lake City or Salt Lake county. Also.
that Knight has received estimates
that ran far higher than he thought
to put up the money with which to
construct a frst-class electric line of
such length.
The Evans Chapman people have not
yet come up with their money, it is
and the time is drawing
near when all arrangements must be
dropped If the money is not in evidence
from some source.
1t is definitely understood, according
to the best of official authority. that
under no circumstances will the Saltair |
attempt to electrify the
road this season. The time for the biz
travel TO begin is barely sixty DAYS off,
and nothing can be done till next win
ter at the earliest, even if the road |
were sold to other parties.
All told, the electric railroad situation
IN Salt Lake has practically dropped |
back where it was before any franchises |
were ask ked for, and il is understood
that such condition will probably be |
announced in a few days, or else the
whole matter will be allowed to die a |
natural death. The Bambcrger road will |
remain as it is, Jesse Knight will prob. |
ably give up his idea of building line, |
and negotiations will probably be no. |
newed between the Saltasr management |
and the Hartman interests with a view
Of making the Saltair road, but not
he resort, a part of the Utah Light and
hallway system, In which case the via
1uct VIII be, used for all cars without |
widening it in the least.