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Show TALKS ABOUT THO SAN PEDRO SenatorKearnsPraises New Road. Splendid Roadbed and Fine Equipment Will Make It Popular Line. Los Angeles, He Says, Is Enthusiastic Enthusias-tic Over What Road Will Do for Them. Senator Reams, who returned home yesterday via the San Pedro road, when seen at his home last evening by The Tribune, in reply to the question as to what he thought of the San Pedro, Los Anodes A Salt Iake. replied that for ono thing he could say without re scr atlon, that It was the finest piece of new con-Mi con-Mi j. lion that had ever come under his Observation, and when onco the public becomes to appreciate It the line will surely develop into the favorite link in the trans-continental journey. Los Angeles Enthusiaf tic. "In Los Angeles the people are talking of nothing else except this now road." srdd the Senator, "and what It will do for their town and re-..rts-. while between times they are putting up great steel and stone buildings Ttv-v all seem to fully appreciate the possibilities of the through lint and what it means to their future Kn route the talk Is of mineral development, develop-ment, and prospectors are sle.i II,,, k-Ing k-Ing Into Nevada for the purpose i)t thor-e.iiKhly thor-e.iiKhly prospecting the unknown part of the famous mln.-r.il belt su recently opened In that State Splendid Roadbed. "All along the road are evidences of 1he great card taken to protect the Un,- from sudden danger by washouts, and In some pi. 1. es th" most expensive kind of rlp-i.Tpplntj rlp-i.Tpplntj has been done to thoroughly pro. tool the roadbed The roadb.-d itseir is wide and well leveled, whtll the truck Is laid with precision and great durublllt, the whole making a line railroad Nothing Noth-ing remains but the ballast and the many buildings to go up before the line V. Ill be fully equipped "Tho trains will start on May 1 on lines already detailed. The one train will care for all the business for Ihe pres. tit, tiut later on the Limited will go on anel then the public will sco the finest train In the country." Plans of Borax Smith. The plans of Borax Smith for building Into the mineral belt were given In es-tt-rday's Tribune, but Senator Renins, when asked of thlS plan, replied that there was nothing to SO) at this time, but s. mething may come up at no distant dav Which w ill be of Intel est lo the public. |