The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06
RETURNS HOME
WELL PLEASED
Edgar L. MarstOn, Director Of
the Gould Roads, Takes Trip
Over the Lines.
FINDS BUSINESS IN THE
WEST MOST EXCELLENT
Believes the Western Pacific
Will Aid in Developing
the Country.
by Leased Wire to The Tribune.

NEW fORh, aug. o.-Edgar L.. Mar.
ston Of Blair academy, director OF
the Missouri Pacific aud member of the
executive committee of the D. g. e. e..
railroad has returned today from
month s inspection OF the Gould lines.
With President Z. T. Jcffery Of the
D. & f 6, he went over the Wabash
TO ST. Louis, the Missouri Pacific to
Pueblo and from there to the coast
over the Western Pacific lines.
In repy TO inquiries Mr.. Mar:ion said
today,
1--WE found business on the coast in
excellent cord d.tion, although there, rs
elsewhere, there is absent TO a consid
erablc degree ary decided inclination
to embark upon Eew ventures at tho
present time.
SIN San Francisco everyone seems
filled with enthusiasm for The Pacific
Panama exposition.
$50 far as the Western Pacific rail
way is concerned. the inspection of
which was the immediate purpose OF
our trip. we found it in what seemed
to me exceedingly good shape
fConsideriDg that the road has,
practically speaking. b'ea in full opera
alton only since the destructive land
slides of last winter were removed, tho
business which II is now carrying is
most encouraging. The officials of the
road, founding their estimates upon the
volume of existing business. state tho
receipts for the year should amount 70
at least S5.0)0.000. Certainly thn
traffic which we saw on the line seems
to Justify this estimate.
Business Comes Readily.
The readiness with which business De
veloped on the Western Pacific is an
exemplifica!ion of the pressure every
where for increased and specdier
transpor alton facl;itlcs. Wherever L
new road appears with facilities re'n-
lively free and abe to give uniformly
prompt and efficient service LARGE
amount Of business almost instantly
transfers itself TO that road until con-
ditions as between il and it's compet-
itors are fairly we'll cquplized,
"On the other hand. il is astoDish-
| ing to see the way in which this new
road. built in large part through un"
opened territory. where, until it came,
practically no business existed. has al-
ready begun to develop enterprises all
| along It's line. At every turn we saw
new mills, logging enterprises. power
plants, farms and other indications a.
coming industrial life which were dl'
rectly attributable to the construction
Of the railroad. | have no doubt that.
as result of the o"eration OF the two
factors mentioned, the cities OF San
Francisco and Oakland, unon the one
hand. and the Southern Pacific and
Western Pacific. on the other hand,
will all profit very largely
81 speak Of the Southern Pacific ad-
visedly," continued Mr. Marston. "for
/ have not the slightest doubt that the
increased growth of the whole of
northern California will result from the
construction Of the Western Pacific and
the DEVELOPMENT of new territory Incl
dental to its operation Will result di'
rectly in a benefit to the Southern Pa
cific that will largely exceed any loss
that may result from the transfer OF
business from one road to the other,
Business Enough for All,
.'The time is past on the Pacific
coast when the managers of an existing
line need fear that the building of any
rival lines means loss to them.
DEVELOPMENT in unmeasured volume
waits everywhere upon adequate trans
portation facilities and the old roads
may we'll share in the welcome that the
general public of the coast so heartily
gives to each new line.
S'Wc rode over the D. & K. u. from
Salt alike TO Denver by way OF the h!o
Grande Southern and Denver & Rio
Grande narrow gauge lines as far as
Alamosa ! was surprised at the deVe!-
opment at all points on the narrow
gauge system, which. however, seems as
vet adequate to the traffic of the terri
tory it serves. The Rio Graude as
whole is being put in condition to meet
the demands Of the increased trafflc In
cidontal to the opening of the western
Pacific and it seems there IS every rea-
SON why everyone interested IN these
properties should be encouraged. The
serious burden which has hceu cntalled
hv the construction of the Western Pa.
cific has been successfully borne aud
from now on that burden should not
only Now lighter. but shortly disaP-
pear altogether. 1t seems clear that the
corner has been turned.
''The portion OF our trip over the u.
G. R, G., lasting three or four days. was
to some extent in the nature of pleas.
ure trip. The wonderful scenery OF
southwestern Colorado was revelation
to ME and my wonder was excited that
more of the people IN the east. who
spend so much time and money IN order
TO sec tho beautiful places of Europe,
don Z take the pleasure trip to Colo
RADIO. where they NAV find mountains.
valleys and rivers and skies more beau
tiful than they can find in Europe.
suppose most everyone must be 'g'
norant. as were some of us. OF the beau
ty that lies at our doors.
Hal CuiSE ClpDTTRES