| Show Ill II LEIGHTON HAS ARRIVED President of Los Angeles Terminal Railway TALKS OF SALT LAKE ROAD Matters Have Progressed So Far that Last ThingIs to Secure Local Franchises Fran-chises When Work Can be Commenced Com-menced Senator W A Clark is to Arrive on Wednesday Chairman Dooly Nnmcs Committee of Fifty I to Petition Council to Give Pioneer Square Raflroad Notes It President George E elghlon of the t 1 Los Angeles Terminal railway Is at the f Knutsford being the last of the olllclals to arrive who are here to perfect plans for the building oC the Los Angeles Salt Lake road Mr Leighton Is like Mr Kerens a resident ot St Louis 1 but he has come all the way from ew Hampshire to meet the others J Ross Clark has left Los Angeles and Senator t t W A Clark will arrive on Wednesday Whcn seen last evening Mr Leighton 1 Leigh-ton who Is a delightful conversationalist conversation-alist stated tiat he was sure the subject I sub-ject of the new railroad had already been thoroughly covered as he had seen by the Salt Lake papers and he therefore had nothing to Impart that could bo regarded ns news beyond a reiteration of the statements made by l 1 f I I t i I Il III iii ir ff1 I Je4 ic President George Leighton the other officials as to the general plans of the project Ho Is greatly pleased at the enthusiasm being shown by Salt Lake and Los Angeles The whole project said Miv Leighton hj 1 moving along as quickly as can be expected I ex-pected It takes a long time to get such matters started successfully but the plans have progressed to such an extent that the granting of the franchises I fran-chises and terminal grounds here will be the last thing to be accomplished I prior toj the organization We have practically already begun work at the I I California end by starting out survey ins1 parties to secure the best route I As soon an possible surveys will bema be-ma e from this end and work can also i I hp pushed from the Utah end so that the whole road can be built within two years MI LeIghton is greatly Interested the resources of the various routes for a railway between Salt Lake and Los Angeles and having made a careful study of the subject he talks most entertainingly I en-tertainingly of the possibilities of Utah and southern California when the line is built He will be here several days |
