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Show CLARK TO BUILD I SAN DIEGO LINE Former Montana Senator to ! Spend $10,000,000 in Extend-I Extend-I ing Salt bake Route. Special to The Tribune. LOS A WELL'S, Feb. 7. At the home 'of his son, where he is confined with jsrlppe. former United States Senator William A. Clark, president and builder !of the Salt Luke railroad, suld today ; that the road Intended to build a new lino from Los Anselcx to San DIeao. i Although ihc refused to say wht-n they would start. It Is well known that the I San Dleso & Riverside railroad and the j Southern California Utilities company have offered their franchlEes and rights of way to the Salt Lake road and that Jthe engineer:! have passed In a complete report on tho proposed route. I The plana of the road as outlined stated that It will he 130 miles long- and coet nearly 5lo.000.ono. It will give Loa Angelca another trana-j trana-j porta lion line to the southern sea port. It will travoroe and develop a new and attractive territory lying nuar the cooeL It will enable citrus fruit crowcrs and farmer already there to find an outlet for their products and stimulate the prompt settlement of large tracts of unoccupied un-occupied mds cn panic of cultivation. |