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Show RAILROAD TO STATELINE. AUK AN CEMENTS COMPLETED I'OI! BriEDING THE I.IXE--AYOHK TO COMMENCE SOON. Salt Lake Tribune. The final agreement has been reached reach-ed for the construction of the Stateline road. A. W. McCune of the new company com-pany to be formed, and W. H. Bancroft of the Oregon Short Line, were in close consultation yesterday, and the two arrived ar-rived at a definite understanding, the result of which will be the immediate commencement of the work on the line from Milford. The people of the State, and especially of the region through which the road will run. have every reason to congratulate themselves on the consummation of an enterprise which will be of inestimable benefit. Representing, as it will, the sum of nearly $600,000, it will be the most important im-portant railroad project launched for several, years, not only on account of its 1 help to the State, but owing to the pos-9 pos-9 sibility of a further extention to Los Angeles. That the project is now on a financial basis there is no doubt, for the men behind it are those who never go into such an enterprise without fully ful-ly determining to push it, to n. successful success-ful end. It was about two months ago that A. W. McCune of this city took hold of the enterprise, and since then he has been untiring in the effort, With his associates, as-sociates, to bring about the successful termination of negotiations for the building of the road. More than a year ago R. C. Lund of St, George, David Eceles of Ogden and C. W. Nibley of Baker City, opened negotations with the Oregon Short Line for the building of this extension. After some months they laid the project pro-ject before Mr. McCune, who soon became be-came a leading spirit in the enterprise. He, in turn interested William L. Hoge, the' vce'll-known banker of Butte, in the project, and the latter also be; Came one of iis moving spirits, and With all the preliminaries arranged, Mr. MeCune took a personal hand in the work of organization and making the contracts. It has already been told exclusively iri The Tribune how Messrs. McCune and Nibley had a most successful meeting in Boston two weeks ago with President Carr of the Oregon Short Line, when the first miles or eighteen hours between the two cities. This is of course, a matter of the future, but eighty miles built this fall on the much-falked-of route will give the public of this State great faith in the ultimate building of the through line. The success of the enterprise seems assured beyond any doubt with such financial backing as it has. The Oregon Short Line having agreed to the proposition alone guarantees its stability, but in addition to this the individuals who will build the road are all men of experience and high financial standing. David Eccles is one of Ogden's leading citizens abid besides his interests there he, withA W. Nibley, owns the Sumpter Vallv road in Oregon and extensive sawV mills on the road. R. C. Lund is a widely known citizen of Utah, a resident resi-dent of St. George and an ardent believer be-liever in the future of the southwest and the Los Angelesroad. William A. Hoges is one of the prominent financiers of Montana and associated with Mr. McCune in several successful enterprises. enter-prises. He is no stranger in this section, sec-tion, having once resided here and being interested in local banking houses. A. W. MeC.iine of this city is Ago well known throughout the State! to need any introduction. He is a ar-sighted ar-sighted business man aud everything he has interested himself in has. been pushed to a successful end. He has large investments from British Columbia Co-lumbia to southern Utah; and is the man who made the Salt Lake City street railroad, besides having other local interests. That such then as those named are behind the project is a matter for further fur-ther congratulation and it augurs well for the future extension on to the Pacific. Pa-cific. The positive announcement that the road will be built will cause great rejoicing- among mining men of Stateline district and business men of the State generally. Mr. Lund, with C. H. Hand, a noted mining expert of Montana, has been in Stateline and Pioche looking over the ground. They will return to the city next week, when all the promoters pro-moters will be here. From now on highly interesting details will be forthcoming, forth-coming, and it is expected that renewed re-newed activity will follow the announcement an-nouncement in the mining camps of Utah and Nevada to be benefited. agreement was satisfactorily reached. Yesterday Mr. McCune and Mr; Ban-Croft Ban-Croft met and arranged all minor details. de-tails. Mr. McCune last evening heard from Mr. Hoge, who will be iri this city on Tuesday, when all the parties at interest in-terest will meet and complete all plans for the commencement of work: The agreement covers the construction construc-tion of eighty miles of railroad over the old Pioche grade, from Milford to Stateline mining district, on the general gen-eral plans heretofore outlined in The Tribune. Arrangements are already under way to commence the work of getting out the ties at the mills of Messrs. Eccles Ec-cles and Nibley in Oregon, and early next week the mills may begin sawing the timber. The rails, splices and bolts are all on hand, piled up along the Short Line, and as soon as ordered, can bo loaded on cars for Milford, simultaneously simul-taneously with tne delivery of ties, which work can bo under way within two or throe weeks. T'ie grade built by the Union Pacific Hbout ten years . ago will be utilized. It is in fair condi-jion, condi-jion, but will need fame repairing here jnd there and some bridge work will lave to be done. . To build this eighty miles of road ind spurs thcro will be used in round jntmbers. 7000 tons of steel rails, 2fi0,000 tics, 00,000 splices. 112,0-iO bolts with all necessary bridge timbers, spikes, .switehstands, frogs and other material. ma-terial. Arrangements have also been made for the first installment of equip-- ment for the road. This will consist of lour locomotives, two combination baggage bag-gage aud passenger cars, two lirst-'.tlass lirst-'.tlass coaches, seventy box cars, thirty 'Jatcais and Four water oars, all of ;,vhich will be ready for delivci V when Required. , Unlike. most railroad schemes, this load is yet without a name, not is it incorporated. The promoters have Raited unt il success has crowned their vtforts before incorporating, .but this ,vill be clone next week. No corporate jille has yet been decided upon, roi; Is ;t known what the incorporation will .-over, tlmt being a mallet' to be de-x de-x I'tded' later when the promoters c'me logethr-r and with the!'' counsel prepare, pre-pare, the papers. ; The iirhortarkv of this p'.'.ojec' to the Slate cannot be overestinuued. In the first place it will develops the mining mi-ning industry in the Stateline di.-inet, and already is tha1. yamp showing a most lc:it'e't ;K'ti' ity. The two celebrated cele-brated nuiiing camps of !: La Mar and Pioche. Nov,, wiMi adjacent settlements, set-tlements, will I)'.- I.n'nuijht f' j days in ;'ime of try,' idling nearer t'.i Sail Lake and the st"''licrs, rnd the "-ayon haul thus reduce1 will in itself prove sin impetus im-petus for the ru-iher growth i!"d development de-velopment of tliO'-e e;mips. TlK'U St. ileorge, the pr:n.iisitig .of!enoi't . f southwest center, "f Utnh, will j.'o great'iy benefited, . s iieri't'.'fore the Jong and ted'ous Wagon ban' .to MU-jord MU-jord ha; been W obstacle hal'Wrg if? iu'ogrc', . fjut what Is regarded as yhe,.mcie important feature - the j-.lvc of Mi is first extension t : link i the railroad Of. th"N fntme i- i,l)g Angeles. At pri-eni the iail srec' to 'he line dividing ,f;iae ;..:n '$eva'n iud there, H'iU-rcn ain a '.ink of 2-V1 jniles to i oiuplcte an aP-i'-ii' eon'-ce-tion afj Manvel or 'X'0 nr.. v. via the Mirvevec li'jo to Ihustow. m;iHn. road ik'O nii'.iM from :ilt. ,Lak to Los Angeles via Maine!. o , ivj'et- yj,. (fic'sion. K. .a;;::!;! !2."i' nr: :ia . !.:. T'-.'e'i . fni . ;. ,. I;.-, |