Show Capital on Railroad Map INDUCEMENTS ARE ARf OffERED St George Commercial Club Is Taking an Active Hand Looking to Securing of the New Salt Lake Route Line PROMINENT OFFICIALS MEET IN CONFERENCE Two Thousand Men Have Been Suspended Which Means Loss to the Earning Public of Over Half a Million Dollars LOCAL OFFICE TO CLOSE CLOSEt H t George Washington county may be on the railroad map when the route of the San Pedro Los Angeles Angelest t Salt Lake Railroad I line is revised At a conference be between between tween James Andrea Andrus of St S1 George Georgeone one of the leading men of Wash Vash Ington county count and Salt Lake Route officials it was decided to send en engineers to St George and survey a 4 probable right of way through that flourishing city 4 St George has had a railroad on paper for a couple of years Call Cali 4 4 fornia promoters having gone over 4 the With engineers mapping 4 out a feasible route but it is be belIeved that the capital of Dixie will willbe 4 4 be on a railroad when the Salt Lake Route is rebuilt An All depends upon the report of tho engineers that Will Willbe 4 4 be sent out It is pointed out that 4 the Salt Lake Route could diverge 4 its present tine line at Lund run I 4 near Cedar City through St George 1 following along the right bank of the 4 Virgin river and take up the old route again at Moapa miles west of Caliente 4 tt 4 4 44 tt At the conference were Vice Presidents W H Bancroft and J 3 Ross Clark and General Manager R H E Wells Mr An Andrus dims drus made a talk In favor of the St StGeorge StGeorge George route His talk was supplemented b by a telegram to Mr Bancroft from the St George club which re reminded reminded minded the Salt Lake Route officials that St George would like very much to be beon beon on the map and will give both money and labor to secure the new road ilie Ibe report of Chief Engineer Tilton who went to the scene of the washout will be made public today although Mr Clark left yesterday esterday for Los Angeles He will return shortly to hold a confer conference conference ence with officials of the road in this city and will then go east to lay the final plans before the financial powers of the road 2000 Men Suspended With the suspension of 2000 men from duty the loss to the earning public of half a million dollars the transfer of I rolling stock to the Santa Fe and Ore Oregon I Igon gon Short Line and the decision that tha t Will be moro more than a year before the Salt I Lake Route is again in full operation the extent of the calamity caused by the washout In Meadow Valley Is Ing on the public The effect has been to close the Salt Lake Butte and Denver offices of the Salt Lake Route the transfer of local business to the offices of the Oregon Short Line The suspension of the freight and passenger forces In this city alone means a withdrawal of a year ear the men who have worked faithfully for forthe forthe the interests and advancement of the road While the public has bas been slow to real realIze realIze Ize the Injury to the industrial fabric of the west by reason of the shutdown of through traffic on the road concurrent events are happening which bring about a deeper of the Injurious ef effects effects Business in Salt Lake has suf suffered suffered a shock as has business alt all along the line of the road The withdrawal of employment to 2 oo men and the loss of income to almost as many families is a tremendous thing Vice President Clark stated that the suspension of the forces at Salt Lake Los Angeles and other points was done with keen regret by the company but that It was absolutely absolutely unavoidable Business Transferred I In Salt Lake the business of the Salt I Lake Route will be b transacted at the Short Line offices the Salt Lake Route I offices in the Herald building will be i abandoned at cl will probably be taken by the Short LIne and Southern Pacific and Union Pacific ticket offices tempo temporarily pending the completion of the Utah hoteL The Salt Lake Route Is doing some lo ho local cal business between Salt Lake and Mo Modena dena and between Los Angeles and Mo Moapa Moapa apa but the s system has been virtually paralyzed Ten of the big engines that have ave been operated on the line are now In service on the Short Line in and out of Pocatello the Salt Lake Route crews being retained The same is true regard regarding lag ing the Santa Fe road Many of the vet veteran eran passenger conductors on the Salt Lake Route trains have havo gone back to freight business The effect Is sending a thrust into every line of business and industry that depended upon till tiui railroad for a share of its sustenance |