Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-08-14 | Page 2 | Coos Bay-Salt Lake Project is Approved

COOS SALT BAY SALT LAKE PROJECT IS APPROVED Chief Engineer Kinney Instructed to Locate the New Railroad From the Oregon Cost f PORTLAND D. D Ore Aug AuS Chief H. f fi 4 i- i Engineer L L. D. D Kinney of or the thc Great Greath 4 h Central railroad last night gave ave out f 4 fh h the statement lement that the transcontinental h- h feature of or the Coos Ba Bay rail rail- f fr r- r road had been accepted and he had hadr r- r been directed to make mak location of or orthe 4 f 4 the line through to Salt Lake City 4 This Thill acceptance he said Mid provides f ff f 4 for tor bonding the road at 1600 a amU af f 4 4 mU mile Involving in round numbers f C X f Mr Kinney also announces that thata f ff f a n. railroad will be built to reach f ff f San Francisco and Portland along S f the tho coa coast t. t This will not bo be a n part f 4 4 f of or his enterprise but ho he says sl'S that 4 f fit it will Mill he bo built buill b by capital friendly f ff f 4 to the Coos Salt Bay Lake line It ItIs f Is understood that It will vill be an f ff f extension of or tho the California Northwestern North- North f 4 western which now reaches northward north- north 4 f 4 ward Rard from San Francisco bay to 4 f a distance of or miles mUes f ff f Mr Kinney KInne states that ho he has f ff f been instructed to push the tho loca- loca f 4 ff f tion o of the line lino between Coos S Bay Day 4 f and Salt L Lake ce with all nU possible f 4 ff f 4 speed Work ork will be bo commenced on f ff f the tho Salt Lake end first and it is f ff f understood that tho road rond will wilt cross f ff f the southern end of or Great Salt lake f y r 4