The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-31
TOO MUCH POLITICS,
SAYS W. A. CLARK
Montana Senator Frankly Ex-
presses Views as to What
Ais Country.
PROSPERITY is COMING
Head of Salt Lake Route De
clareS His Road in "Per-
feet Condition."
PROSPERITY IS COMING


much politics. according TO former Sena~
tor W. 4. Clark. who Is in Salt Lake i9f
q dag. Senator Clark believes there Is
too much agitation and consequently % inu
| much uncertainty. and because oil thlS
uncerta Inty people with money are airaid
| to lnvast their capital, and IT. lies In the
| Senator Clark should he building oOO0
miles ~ railroad year; but instead OF
| building At that rate. the senator
! forty milo project in Arizona IL tho only
railroad extension worth mentioning In
] the United States today. Senator CiarK
| is firmly OF the opinion that as soon az
The presidential election is over inns
, country will witness an era OF prosper
| ity such has never before Decn en-
| perienced.
Regarding the political possibilities; Les;
undoubtedly be renominated by the Re-
publcaus, but he says man TO foresee
the outcome In the Democratic camp
must possess amazing foresight. VIII
son. Harmon and Champ Clark, accord
Ing to Senator Clark have the call OF the
conventions prcferinent. but the Mon
tana statesman does not venture II pre-
diction as 10 which OF these three VIII
prove to be tho favored one,
Salt Lake Route Fine.
The Salt Lake Route of which Senator
Clark is president Is in perfect condi-
ton and the possibility Of damage by
washouts Is forever removed; Mr Clark
Is heavier today than II has even been
In, the history of the road, according 10
Senator Clark. in spite Of the uniavorable
business conditions.
senator Clark arrived in Salt Lake at
q o clock last evening In his private car,
after spending the day at Opbir. lie
had just completed a. trip of inspection
Stockton TO inspect his mining properties
ut Ophir The officials who made the
tour Of inspection Of the Salt Lake Route
and who arrived In Salt Lake earlier III
Z fiot.
president of the Salt Lake Route. and
r. Il. Wells, the roads general man
ager,
En- Route to Butte.
Shortly after his arrival i'll Salt Lake
Senator Clark went TO the Hotel titan.
where for several hours he conferred With
prominent business mon. lie VIII pro
ceed ror,hward TO Montana tonight.
where he will look over his interests at
"The main line" said Senator Clark,
referring to the Salt Lake Route, lis III
splendid condition. The new line IS
| magnificent piece OF railroad building.
| and VIC arc now safe from any danger
in the future of such washouts AS Grip
pied us. OF course a waterspout may
damage our tracks, but no road could
now no damage can come TO us that can
| not quickly be repaired. There are fif-
| teen new steel bridges west OF Caltente
and eight east OF that place; making
OF them of the very best type. The i'm
provcments cost US, in round figures,
| s., 900, 000
Roads Traffic Heavy.
The traffic on our road today is
larger than It has ever been i'll the his
depressed business conditions. That
southern California country is coming
70 the front in the most wonderful way.
6 a 4 nI
are called pcrshable eoods-that Is, cit
| rus fruits and the like-as against 22,0o0
carloads last year Los Angeles is con
II have not yet had time 20 sec Salt
Lake this trip. bur your city Is assured
be great city. There Is everything
here to make il a great center, have
every confidence in the future OF the
city and the people here need feel no
we have practically completed a line
from M9apa TO 81 Thomas; through the
line completed in time TO handle this
years crop, but the people did not set
lie the matter Of the right -of-way Until
II was too late, But we will handle the
Is surely ono Of the greatest melon pro
ducing sections ! have ever seen We
expect 10 handle 200 cars Of melons
our OF there next year.
May Build Into Dixie
Senator Clark said The probable line
10 Ctah's Dixie had not yet been de-
cidcd upon. but the Salt Lake Route
was prepared with all tho required data
lor such an extension. he said Mr.
Clark said that line might he built TO
Ophir TO handle the ores OF that famous
district. Mr.. Clark has recently driven
SSoe-foot tunnel there 10 facilitate tho
handiing Of ore and 10 obtain depth.
with reference 10 ia road projects at
ihis time, Senator Clark had 10 say.
II am building n line in Arizona at
Jerome, which is forty miles in length
That is the only railroad extension that
J know OF in tho United States just now
There Is considerable double tracking
but knew of no new lines.
Should Build More
I'VE ought 10 he building 5000 miles OF
new railroad In this country every year
continued Senator Clark. '"The ncvclop-
mcnt OF the country by The great irrGa-
tion enterprises aEd by dry farming
makes fine field for railroad building
but capital IS tjmd. as they say, and I
believe that saving IS true. The fact Is
there Is too much uncertainty. People
with money will not invest II when they
are not sure they will ever get il out