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Show BAMBERGER'S I HQ TO I EASTERN MEN I ) ML B. Hereley, Traction jJ Expert of Chicago, H Concludes Negotiations ' With Former State ; H Senator for Electric Road Between Salt 'M Lake City and Ogden; $10,000,000 Involved. il OTHER PURCHASES fl CONTEMPLATED H 1 ' H Salt Lake & Ogden Rail- way Acquisition Said to Be Forerunner of 'M a Connected System iW From Logan to Payson, With Tapping of East- ' ern Utah Coal Fields H in View. fl THE Salt Lake & Ogdou railway was sold yesterday by Senator H pinion Bamberger to M. I, Here-ley Here-ley of Chicago, who represents cist cm capitalists. The electric line from " Salt ''La Ire to-Ogden will be .Le nu vH clcus of an electric intcrni-ban r ic'm. financed largely bytastum cl-itaJ. cl-itaJ. to run throughout thc state. Mr. Uerclcy's plans include the immediate JA purchase of the electric lij.o from Og-den Og-den to Logan and the proposed clef- trie line from Salt L:ihc lo J'aysoi). ' The dei'l for thc sale of the SiJ: fH Lake & Ogden railway was consuin- j mated yesterday at a conference Ijp- f H tween Senator Bamberger aud Mi. ; TIercIeyA When seen last night at ih-1 'M Hotel Utah Senator Bamberger ami ' Mr. Uorelcy declined lo confirm or 1 H deny tho report of the ?ale. It is kuown, however, as an absolute fact j that thc sale was made and possession ' j of thc road will pats froir. Senator Bamberger to Mr. Hcrclev this week. r The amount of money involved in tho 1 j purchase is not made public, but tho ' jl sum to be paid for this railroad and ; t no other railroads, thc purchase of 1 wlrch is contemplated by Miv Here Icy. will be approximately $10,UOO,OUU. , To Confer With Eccles. 1 Mr. Hereley will meet David EccIca of Ogden at the Hotel Utah today and ' tiy to conclude negotiations for the purchase of thc Inlcrurban line connect- $ fJ ing Ogden. Brlghum City and Logan. f ' -H Within thc nest few days Mr. Ilcreloy. 'jH il is understood, hopes to complete- ar- t jJ rangemcnts for taking over tho light- 1 of-way of the proposed Intcrurban lint f between Salt Lnko and Payson. Later. , It is authoritatively stated, the interur- ) , ban system will be extended 'to connect fj' IH with the new coal road In eastern Utah. B Tho purpose of this connection will bi ' lM to transport coal from thc eastern Utah lM cool rielrts to consumers in vnrious pans iB of the state. Jf theso plans arc con- V M summatcd cheaper coal may be fur- nished consumers In Prove. Salt Laler, Ogden, Brighain City. Logsn and inter- ; mediate points. -Should tho plans for the purchase of .H thc Intel urban line now connecting Og- den, Brigham City and soon to includn ? M Logan and the proposed Hun between iH Salt Luke :unl Payson fall, Mr. Hcrclev- j 'H plans to construct new cicctrlc Iinc3 be- j 'H tween these points. It Is believed, ho- H ever, that the. ncgotlatiomi for the ou:- H chase of these lines, already begun, will H be successfully terminated. lH Has Wide Experience. ? For many years Mr. Hereley war. an official of the Chicago Railway com- f pany, one of the largest traction corpor- ' ..hH atlons in existence. A few months ago he obtained a year's leave of absuticc from thc company and bcgoi ncgotlnt- ). iH Ing for tho control -of the Interurbau H lines of Utah. These negotiations have $H thus far proceeded so successfully that ',. fH Mr. Hereley la arninglug to sever his W lH connections with the big Chicago cor- 1' Il poratlon and take active charge of tht :i c affairs of tho Intcrurhan lines 'of Utah i fl Those familiar with Mr. iret-clev'o j ll financial associates say that he is (. H backed In this enterprise by practically y unlimited capital and that the very near jj iiH future will sco the realization of tho ij&jfl dream of electric Interurbau railway j) connection with every section of tho state. il Through the purchiisc of the Salt Lake j .t Ogden railway Mr. Ilerploy has sc- cured tho key to the inl.orurban nltua.- T'cH , , R .H (Continued oa Pago Tour.). L 'i fll 6 liB EASTERN IN BUY BlBEiEfl II (Oontluuod from Pago One.) lion In-Utah. This railroad was Uio first electric interurban line In Utah.. Connecting Con-necting Salt Lake and Osdcn. this link Illtowlsc joins tlte extensive Inter urban system of tho northern part of the state and the prospectlvo lutorurban lines of central and southern Utah. To Push Improvements. The new owners of the Salt Lake &. Ogdon railway will continue Senator Bamberger's plans for double-tracking tho road from S'alt Lake to Ogdcn. The doublo track will enable the company to maintain a faster schedule than at present pres-ent and eliminate a groat deal of tho danger of accident. Mr. T-Iorolc.v likewise like-wise plans to double-track the other In-' terurban lines In prospect throughout the state. To former Senator Simon Bamuergcii will bo due, in a largo measure, tho crudlt for establishing the extensive Inter-' urban system throughout the state. More than twenty years axco Senator Bamberger undertook tho construction of an interurban inter-urban system. I-Ic hoped some dav;to sec from his humble' beginning an Interurban system that would extend to every portion por-tion of the stato and connect practically every thriving town and village in the blatc Indications now point to the fulfillment ful-fillment of his hopes. Twenty years ago Senator Bamberger established tho Lagoon resort. Aftor overcoming almost Insurmountable, obstacles, obsta-cles, Senator Bamberger completed a railroad rail-road lino from Salt Lake to" Lagoon. The loadbed was far from perfect and the steel In the rails was light, but nevertheless never-theless It was a beginning. The rollins stock was almost a joke. Wobbly cars and dlmlnutivo "dummy" locomotives were used. For several yoars trains between be-tween Salt Lake and the Lagoon were operated Irregularly in the summer lime. Turn of the Tide. After a great deal of difficulty a right of way was secured through to the southern south-ern limits of Ogdcn. Tho road was extended ex-tended to this point. Then came a great deal of difficulty in securing a terminus In Ogdcn. Finally this difficulty was overcome and the road built into Ogdcn. Tho accommodations, however, were far from the best and the road was little patronl.cd. save by visitors to Lagoon. The next step was tho electrification or the lino, which was accomplished two years ago. Some of the finest lnlerurbmi cars In the country were- then placed in operation. At the present timo elegant and commodious electric trains are operated op-erated hourly over the lino between" the two cities and tho patronago of the line is extensive. While Senator Bamberger was completing complet-ing tho electrification of his line between Salt Lake and Ogdcn and perfecting tho service over the line. David Ucclcs and others were establishing extensive Interurban Inter-urban connections among the towns of northern Utah. Interurban connections have, recently been complotcd from Ogdon to Brlgharii City and soon will extend to Logan and other northern Utah towns. Other Plans in View. Other plans for Interurban Hues which have been more or less in prospect, but which appear npw to bo approaching realization, contemplate an extension to the eastern Utah coal fields, and extensions exten-sions from Nenhi south to Beaver and on Into the rich Dixie country in Washington Wash-ington county. The Bamberger line, the Ecclcs line and the proposed line to Payson uie m trie heart of the richest valleys in the west. Tim Salt Lake & Ogdcn railway Is in the rich vallev between the two most" populous popu-lous cities in the state. Rich bench land In this vallev provides soil for some ot tho best orchards in the state This yal-ley yal-ley Is well watered by nn extensive irrigation irri-gation system. Much of the land In the foothills, is being placed under cultivation and within a few years will yield a rich harvest of fruit. Rich Valley Traversed. From Ogdcn to Brighain City the electric elec-tric line passes through tho great peach country of Box Elder and Cache counties. coun-ties. Here arc grown vast quantities of peaches, and the horticultural area of this rich region Is being extended anuu-allv anuu-allv through more extensive Irrigation. Tributary to the proposed electrlu Hue through Utah county are nearly a score of prosperous littlo cities and towns and some of Hie most productive land 111 the state. This electric lino will help the or-ehardists or-ehardists of Provo Bonch market their abundant supply of fruits and will prove .i boon to the farmers and townspeople throughout Utah county. South and east of Utah county arc the groat coal fields of Carbon county, and plans for the new interurban line Include the tappliir of these coal fields. The now coal road will probably connect with tho eastern terminus of the Interurban system sys-tem and loud electric coal cars with coal for Utah consumers. This would prove tho solution for the annual problem of a coal famine and. In all probability, occasion occa-sion an appreciable reduction in the price of coal to Utah consumers. The deal lor the purchase and extension exten-sion of the Interurban lines of the state Is one of the most Important over consummated con-summated In Utap, and It probably means moro in tho development of the. state than any contemplated In recent years. Willi the establishment of a complete interurban system throughout the. state, tho value of Utah farms and the prosperity pros-perity and population of Utah towns will materially Increase. |