Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-10
GOULD OFFICIALS
MEET HERE TODAY
Heads Of Western Pacific and
Denver & Rio Grande
In Town.
CONFER OVER NEW STATION
Officers of japanese steamship Com
pany Arrive for Mectlng--salt
Lake Good Town.

The Importance OF salt Lake City as
the central point on a transcontincntal
line which does not leave this city on Il
side track. has been emphasized by the
recent frequent meetings at this point
OF the high Officials of the Gould system.
Only last week the passenger traffic Of
hcials OF the Western Pacific and the
operating heads OF the Denver & Rio
Grande met In this city to formulate
the schedule opening up the last link
OF the Gould transcontlnental connec-
ton between this city and San Fran
cisco. Today another conference be-
tween these officials is to be held in
this city. in connection with officers
of the Togo Kaiscn Kaisha, the Japan
csc steamship line which recently made
an alliance with the Western Pacific
for transatlantic traffic. after having
worked for years with the Hartman
lines.
This meeting win be attended by Vice
President Charles H. SchlacSs and Pas
songer Traffic Manager Il. L. Lomax'
who arrived from San Francisco for the
purpose this afternoon. General Man
agcr Horace w. Clarke OF the DENY err
Il Rio Grande. who arrived from the
east last night and by Assistant Gen
cfdl passenger AGENT II n. NdulNiSH,
of the Denver & Rio Grande, who ar
iives from Denver this afternoon, es-
corting the officials Of the Japanese
steamship line. who are returning from
New York, and the local officials OF ire
Denver 4 Rio Grande and Western
Pacific. The japanese steamship Of
hcials are returning home after having
completed their plans for the railroad
steamship alliance with the heads OF
the Gould system In New York.
In addition TO the conference to be
held this afternoon the officials will In
spect the new Gould union station In
this city, which is to be opened for
business Aug 10, when Denver g. Rio
Grande trains win commence running
into the new terminal. Western Pacific
through trains to San Francisco VIII
commence operation from the new ter
minal Aug. %.
TO OPEN NEW STATION.
II agreed to meet Vice-President
Schlacks here today, for the pur-
pose Of signing up contracts for
telephone connections, etc, in the new
depot" said General Manager Horace
w. Clarke this morning, Mr.. Schlacks
will arrive this afternoon from san
Francisco. and Mr. Wadleigh and the
japanese steamship officials will ar
rive this afternoon from Denver. The
steamship officials have been east
looking over the country in the in
terest of their steamship line. They
are looking for new business and II
Is probable that we Will furnish them
some business
I'VE are Interested right now in get
ting the new depot i'm shape 10 move
in by the 18TH The Denver & Rio
Grande offices will be moved from the
old station into the new In time 10
commence business on Monday morn
40
will commence running trains on
August 90, and they win be run In
| and out Of the new depot.
SALT LAKE GOOD TOWN
salt Lake is a good town." con-
tinued Mr.. Clarke. land / like to come
| here IL Is the central point on the
Gould intermountain-P Pacific coast
system, aud is bound to become one
| OF the principal cities I'm tho country.
! with the establishment Of another
transcontinental railroad with salt
| Lake city as the central point, to-
| gcther with the advantages the city
already possesses, | look TO see salt
Lake become one Of the big business
and financial centers ~ the west"
In connection with the opening Of
through traffic over the Western
| Pacific Aug. 90, the passenger DEPART
mcnt Of the Denver a. Rio Grande
| has sent out announcement OF tho
| establishment OF through Pullman
service, both standard and tourist
| between Denver & san Francisco
| commencing August 81. The first
| through cars viii leave Denver at
| $40 .. m. on Aug. 81, arriving In
Salt Lake City on -, & II. q. train
! No. 3. at 1915 p. m, and leaving this
/ city for san Francisco at IL 30 y. m
! The eastbound train leaves San Fran
| cisco over the Western Pacific at
! ?. m, arriving in salt Lake City
| at 9 n. m. and leaving for Denver
! on d. & r. q. train No at $40
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