OCR Text |
Show Ilf..'. rr. . :'i; i r ...i i - . TRUTH. i i a Standing alone they must- go into bankruptcy.- The formation of the Northern Securities company was simply an act of self : defense. The Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railways were united. They ceased to exist as individual enterprises, combining themselves together, for mutual protection-against the influence of the Vanderbilt lines. THE RAILROAD PROBLEM. .. i days. - ; - 1 i I The railroad situation has at last reached a lucid stage, so that an intel- - ligent view can be obtained regarding the future of the various enterprises that have Salt Lake as a center. The whole matter has been slow in its ! I 1 formation, for the reason that it represents two great railway systems in a stormy strife. First of all, the desire has been to connect the two oceanE by rail. It was the dream of the older Vanderbilts to have a continuous line of railway from ' the to the Pacific. Every effort of th3 Vanderbilts for a quarter of a century lias been to complete this project. Step by step the great work lias been carried forward. Starting with the New York Central and. the Pennsylvania lines, railroads were acquired to reach Chicago. Then came the acquisition of the Chicago & North-- , western to Omaha, and after that the sensational purchase of the Union Pacific. The control of the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Railway & Navigation company was a matter of slock speculation, but it completed the con- tinuous system. Phenomenal influence was finally exerted to direct the. dear tinies of the Southern Pacific, which held the state of California in an iron grasp. This accomplished, the Vanderbilt dream came to its almost perfect en-ge- t 4i . ; - II II ged Another element was at work that It was contemplated aggressiveness. the railway enterprises represented by George J. Gonld. There has been a steady acquisition of railroad lines, with the saiqetobject in view outlined by Commodore; Vanderbilt. In other words, it is therVanderbilt and Gould interests pitted against each other to span the country from ocean, to ocean by the shortest and most direct route. The railrodd that cao haul a ton of frieght or. a passenger from one tidewater to the other; in the shortest time and with tfie least expense, is going to pay. the biggest dividends. The recent visit of George J.' Gould to Salt Lake Atlantic was fraught with the greatest significance. .It tins developed- - that Gould is j j not.only behind the Moffatt road, but is aiso, promoting, the construction of the so called Great Central from Salt Lake to Coos Bay, on the coast of Oregon. . ft-f- t There is some inside history to this unusual activity iiu railroad. building. ft inThe public is not allowed to know anyIn the meantime other railroad terests were striving to preserve their thing, on the theory that a corporation Identity as commercial enterprises is a private enterprise. All the public President James J. Ilill, the master is expected to dp is to pay the freight. mind of the Great Northern, had a One of the .most delightful, games of fruition. T" prophetic vision, lie saw that indi- hocus pocus evqr. played in the woozy vidual railway systems were things of west, has been conducted by W. A. the past. They were relics of pioneer Clark, banker,, miner, United States . . of the limited' traffic. The senator and part owner of the Salt account pretentions of W. A. Clark can only be Lake Herald. . Mr. Clark was origi- accounted for by the fact that he has nally the agent of the Gonld interests, been making all kinds of promises and his duty being confined to the task of to avoid being held up to ridicule eaq for a year or obtaining a line of railway from Salt easily keep onAtpromising events all Salt Lake Lake to the Pacific Coast. There was two longer. five within double its will population no use of any railroad attempting to of new the the after completion for yearsand its wholesale and line, gain an entrance to San Francisco, jobbing inand terests will become the most important the Southern Pacific holds absolute the west. On the transcontinental in The. indisputed control of the city. route there will be but three interior Santa Fe was not allowed to do busi- stopping places, and they:-wilbe ness in San Franciscd'for several years, Chicago, Omaha and Salt Lake, and was only permitted to run trains to the California metropolis after the The first issud of the Logan Republimost abject concessions and a surren- can has appeared. It is a very creditder to the Southern Pacific of its birth For the present fcs the agent of able looking sheet. right. W. A. Clark, selected Anissued will be Los it weekly, and soon it9 the Gould, interests, be will of appearance geles, by and with the consent coast terminus as the Gould, J. George of a road to tidewater. The merging of the Union Pacific and Southern PaIIarvky Clutf. ;A.L. Booth. cific interests by the Vanderbilts throw ' BOOTH & CLUFF, the combined strength of the- allied as Gouid the project systems against represented .by Clark. The. Oregon Attend to Lard Business, PROVO CITY, Short Line threatened to parallel the Rooms 5 and 6 UTAH. tracks of the new road, and made Building. to of show frightbelligerency enough en the Goulds,, who never suspected that anybody would make war on Clark M McDowell, D. Q L D. Carpenter. D. O. and his reputed wealth. The threat of McDOWELL & CARPENTER. the Oregon Short Line worked to perfection. W. A. Clark is not a railroad ....OBTEORATH8.... man in any sense of the word. His in- Diseases of Women a Specialty. Graduates of the Dr. S. S. Still College of Osteopathy, clinations do not run in that direction. Des Moines, la. Examination Free. such an intricate is piece Railroading SALT LAKE CITY, of business that men' have to devote Rooms 204.' 205 and 206 'UTAH. D. F. Walker Bldg. their lives to it. Clarks native wisdom would keep him out of. anything so hazardous as railroading. Powers, Straup & Llppman, ft .ft When the Goulds discovered that to ATTORNEYS-AT-LAbuild a road to the coast that would soon be paralleled would be a losing Cor. Second South and venture, they looked for another out- tdgIB DluCK i i West Tempi Sts. let. They saw one. phase of folly in H-trying to reach tidewater at Los AnPHONE 1213 H geles.. They would he in.a pocket, with the Vanderbilt interests allied against J Christensens Orchestra, them on one side, and the Santa Fe on the other, the latter road being con- 4 44 "Rtctplionj. trolled by the Vanderbilts through the Laton Varlltj, tic. T traffic arrangements which allowed it FFK-F-M-. to reach San Fran cisco. , Coos Bay, on 11 the Oregon coast, was the only available harbor, and toward this point all WALKER BROTHERS energies were directed. A large tract of land was purchased, and to shut out RHKES. all competition, a belt lice is being constructed 'around the only place Salt Lake City, Ut.h V Established 1859 where vessels can land between San A General Banking Business Transacted. Francisco and the mouth of the ColumSafety Deposit Boxes For Rent. bia river. So it is that the Goulds are from getting away California, where - l semi-weekl- y. . - - ATTORNEYS-AT-LA- - ' . GXes-Sno- w t4 I t j i made at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hitherto not much of this most meritorious make has been brought to Salt Lake, but from now on there : will be more. FURNITURE COMPANY the Vanderbilts own everything in sight, and are casting their lot in an obscure corner of Oregon, where they will be masters of all they survey, and has now arriving large consignments from the manufacturers. The big store is filled with exquisitely pretty bed room, dining room and drawing room suites in new and antique styles. Artistic and elegant finish, combined with durability, substantialness and honest workmanship. The prices are no greater than you pay for ordinary and inferior makes. Just; call and look over the stock and attire same time see the Wall Paper, Carpets, Curtain Shades and Draperies. Honest goods and fair prices is the rule without an exception at the FURNITURE CO. P. 31-33-- 35 SOUTH MAIN STREET. T. The most Charming Inland Water Trip on the American Continent. command an entrance from the sea. H CO-O- ' .... Is THE - -- In the World CO-O- P. t : He Palace Iron Steamers EIV and YORK "AL- Salt Lake will have a new line of BANY of the Hudson Hirer Day Line. but will it not be built by the railway, DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. man from mining Butte. It will be Leave New York. Desfcroases Street fii40 a. m. New York, Vest 22nd Street N. R., constructed with money furnished by a. m. New York, Writ 129th Street. N. R 9:15 a. m. the Gould system of railways. It will Albany, Hamilton Street 8:30 1. m. run from Denver to Coos Bay, and will The Attractive Route for Summer pass through Salt Lake. The distance Pleasure Travel to and From from Denver to tidewater will be The Thousand Islands and St. Law shortened several hundred miles, aDd rence River. The Catskill Mountains, this is the great object to be attained. Suatob and the Adirondack!, The road from Denver to Salt Lake Hotel Champlain and the North, 9.-0- will be constructed by D. n. Moffatt, because anostensibly individual can obtain concessions that would be denied to a great national corporation. This is a favorite scheme qf railway promoters and is as old as the art of obtaining subsidies. The balance of the line from Salt Lake to Coos Bay will be constructed a few ostensibly by bankers at Portland, so that of way through Oregon can easilyrights be ob- TnC bul,linff of branch line from Bay to Portland is probably a bluff, as the Southern Pacific road in iLat counter js. being: jun.aira loss on mu ; .f ' Niagara Falla and the West. Tickets via Day Line are on Sale at Ail Office. A trip on one of these famous steamers on the noblest stream in the country offers rare attractions. They are fitted up In the most elegant style, exclusively for passengers. Their great speed,' tine orchestras, spacious saloons, nvate' parlors, and luxurious accommodations n every respect render them unexcelled. Handsomely appointed dining rooms, with superior service, are on the main deck, affording an uninterrupted view of the magnlllcent scenery the Hudson is renowned. THROUGH TICKETS sold to all points, and baggage checked to destination. Send 8j for copy of Summer Excursion Book.' F.B. . HIBBARD, Gen. Pass. Agt t DtsSroiiss-Stree- E. E. OLCOTT, Gen. Mapager, Pfer, New York, . |