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Show .... JL , . . '. - . r" I ! H J 1 1 - i , ' ' L,iLr ill Vy.. Sctr.t'r Clark Returns Fro Insr:cti:n cf Salt Lcl:c : - . Route and Is Enthusiastic. ' r ..dtor VT.'JL.' Clark returned In his ".'special car from his inspection of the Salt Lake route Friday evening. " ! "I found everything: in fine shape," said the' Senator. "All the-contracts ' hove been let and the line will be In '" operation within five months. Equipment Equip-ment to the amount of $3,000,000 will be purchased us soon as the necessary es-, es-, tlmates are completed. The scenery along the line through Nevada, la wonderfully won-derfully fine.'. Senator Clark confirmed the report of Chief Engineer Henry Hawgood's resignation and said that he had been appointed consulting engineer. engi-neer. No one would be appointed at present to" fill the vacancy as chief engineer, en-gineer, paid the Senator. ' . Mr. Clark refused to confirm or dehy a story that he was ,to erect a handsome business block on the property owned by him on South Main street, now occupied oc-cupied by the Unique theater, and the building adjoining on the south. It is 6ald that the plan Is hanging fire pend-lng'an pend-lng'an agreement with the Postal Telegraph Tele-graph company by which It will occupy the ground floor of the proposed building. build-ing. ..' Senator Thomas Kearns. Vice-President It. C. Kerens and other member of Senator Clark's party, returned Friday Fri-day morning. All were much impressed im-pressed with the progress made on the new line.. .The visitors will leave Saturday Sat-urday night. Senator Clark was in conference con-ference Saturday with the other officials offi-cials regarding the estimates for the proposed equipment, and will leave for Butte Saturday night, with his party. Mr, "Kerens and party will go East Saturday Sat-urday night. ' . Festus J. Wade, president of the Mercantile Mer-cantile Trust company of St. Louis, capitalized at $3,000,000, and E. E. Cou-dery. Cou-dery. vlcerpresident of the Laclede Gas company of St. Louis, who came-west with Mr. Kerens, visited the Tellurlde Power company's plant at Provo Friday. Fri-day. They will go East with the party. |
