Show PROJECT LOOKS HEIGHT Senator Kearns Talks of the Snn L Pedro Road Senator Thomas Kearns who is a Utah director and one of the leading spirits in tho San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake railroad Stated last evening even-ing thai he had said so oCten that the road would bo built that It was c useless to repeat It but IC anything S was to be said the prospect was 5 I brighter than ever for the railroad which would certainly be builL As to S the Short Line opposition SenatorS Senator-S Kearns stated that It would have 110 III effects on the San Pedro project pro-ject which would go on no matter what happpens S We entered into the project on a business basis he said looking upon the matter as a splendid business l busi-ness proposition Senator Clark told me a few weeks ago that he had given his promise to the public to build the road and he was going toke S to-ke p UKtt promise As to the HillBurlington connection connec-tion with the road Senator Kearns I said he could not speak of such a matter which was far in the future j All he could say was that the San Pvlro road would be successfully carried to Its through connection and would be well cared for when It 5 reached Salt Lake In a few days S Senator Kearns expects to hear several sev-eral things of Importance to the roadS road-S About the last of May he expects the directors to be hero to hold a meeting at which time definite action will betaken S be-taken on many questions Freight Men Meet S S A TvmKr of t prominent freight agents mc last evening at the Ken yon to plan aome sort of entertainment for the army o local agents which is expected to descend on Zion In the month of roses As the expected vis itors arc local agents it was decided to S pass the whole thing to the broad siiouldcrs of H W Henderson and C It Aley who can take their time in making up the committees and doing the heay work but they will receive the support of all the general agents and others Jeffery Makes Statement J I Denver Colo May DC President Jeffery of the Rio Grande said todayf There vM Is not one word ° c truth In the published report telegraphed from New York that the narrowgauge line of tho Rio Grande from Salida to Santa Fe is d to he widened and extended from San ta Fe to El Pogo1 Mr Jeffery will leave tomorrow for New York where the arrangements for the absorption of the Rio Grande Western will be completed Railroad Notes C V7 Nlbloy Is In Europe This Is the clay of the freight men I President Burt Is In San Francisco CS M Woods of tho Frisco Is in town from The resort roads will soon bo heard the Tho Short Line Is preparing to boom e Yellowslone The Frlaco lines stockholders have ap trol the refunding plan riS J Seymour of tho Northwestern ar rive from Portland jea today nfTp suspense continues In tho matter i of Hlo Grande Western news I General Superintendent E E Calvin ff tho Oregon Short Line la back from the north Sir Charles Wilson of the Grand Trunk FHem says that no consolidation will I nKe his line Nothing will tninsplro further in the Denver RIo Grand l consolidation for another month General Freight Agent Lincoln of tho S Jicro lo pac yesterday and lilddell of the Katy vcro Ticket Broker Ottinger who has several in 11 ltlfl i r coast agencies hns opened a very iinnilsomo Salt Lake oJllco with W B Jjj Mello as local manager It Is the old Ucatern ofllco ut 15 Vet Second South Asalslant General Freight Agent W R cmof the IllInois Central system was In the city yesterday lsltlng Gen end Agent Donald Rose The Illinois Con iini Incolt built the ChicagoOmaha nni lineS > has worked up a good Utah traffic Dod Mr Biiircom Is hero to become bet tCrncqunllHod Wth 1UO general iralTlc S In utlojn il0 Is very much Interested Inthe State and Us future railroad de velopment I I P |