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Show - i ( . . t Assurance of Completion cf Clark Road GIrcs Impetus to the Club's. r 7crk for Salt Lake j City and the State. The board of governors of the Commercial Com-mercial club will hold a special meeting meet-ing tonight to consider ways and means of advertising Utah's resources and bringing into Salt Lake and the State, capital for the development of the great field, that will be opened up by the building of the Clark road. The Commercial club's work during , the past year is sufficient guarantee -that whatever action is taken, it will be one that will be for the good of. the city and the entire State. Fisher S. Harris, secretary of the Commercial club, reviewed for The Telegram today the railroad situation ' and its effect upon the future of Salt Lake in a forcible manner, Mr. Harris ' said: Bailroad Situation. "The positive assurance that the rail- way connecting this city with Los Angeles An-geles will be completed as rapidly as money, backed by energy and determi- ( nation, will do it, is gratifying in the extreme, and meansnuch to Salt Lake s and the country tributary to it. The . j Commercial club has assurance equally as positive that the Moffat road will not be far behind the Clark road in reaching reach-ing the city. This condition renders the 1 position of Salt Lake as a railroad center cen-ter certain and sure with all the num- j berless advantages that follow. This information has been in possession of the officers and certain committees of the Commercial club for many weeks. , - Increased Population. "There can be no question as to the great Increase In our population during the next ten years, and there should be a concerted movement on the part of our ettlzpiis tr put r"y in r ? to . , receive it. There fcl.uuld be a water supply sufficient, to serve the needs of a city of double our present population. ' There should be many more homes of . J moderate cost than are here now. Transportation and lighting facilities should be extended and increased. Private Pri-vate enterprise may be jelled upon to " , attend to all these things except the Ira- ' provement of the water supply. That I rests with the City Council, which I am quite sure will be- able to handle the 1 matter without interference or sugges- j tions from the property-owners. - ' Conservatism Urged. , "Personally I consider it of more lm- " portance to prepare the city for the people peo-ple who are coming than to spend j money In getting them to come. The , magnificent work done by our splendid f newspapers and the situation as it exists ex-ists will bring the people let us put our j house in order to receive them. In the meantime it looks as though we might be called upon to sorrow rather than 'j rejoice over the coming of the nv '! roads. If the good news, is to be made 1 the pretext for an advance In the price ' of real estate, rents and supplies there may be a serious question in the minds of many people as to the immediate benefits to be expected. Perhaps it would be well for us to remember that Senator Clark does not promise the completion of his great enter- ' prise before the expiration of two years, and the future should not be discounted dis-counted to the injury of those who -should be beneficiaries only. .' Energies of the Club. ( I merclal club will bend all its energies i toward an effort to reap the greatebt t possible good for the city and Stste from the fortunate situation. I am. however, unable to say at this moment what specific action will be taken by the board of governors In this connection. connec-tion. That it will be wise and keep in view the ultimate good of the comma- , hity I am quite sure. I venture to add that we should keep our heads cool and not spend any more money than we can afford.". Enthusiastic at Los Angeles. "Los Angeles is rejoicing over the latest news in the railroad world, the Clark purchase of the Short Line and ) the certainty that the San Pedro road ' will soon be completed," said J. S. 1 Bransford, who today returned from , that city. "The growth of Los Angeles during the past year has been wonderful," he continued. "New homes and business blocks seem to have gone up by thousands. thou-sands. Turn Toward Salt Lake'. "There is among the business men the most cordial feeling toward Salt Lake and a strong desire to establish a community com-munity of Interest between the two cities. cit-ies. - "Los Angeles wants our coal, iron and . . j stone, we want their fruit and other J products. The San Pedro and Salt Lake f road will furnish quick and cheap transportation and must result In great development and prosperity for both ! Salt Lake and Los Angeles." Business on the Boom. Every class of business In Salt Lake has been given a fresh Impetus by Sen- i ator Clark's purchase of the Short Line, the assured early completion: of the San Pedro and Fait Lake road. Senator Clark, president of the San Pedro and Salt Lake road, has sent word that he will arrive here May 15th. ; at which time the formal transfer of the Short Line property to the San Pedro company will be made. The fact that the purchasing com- ' pany comes Into possession of 400 miles of road in active operation, whose headquarters head-quarters will be in Salt Lake has (Continue! 03 Pays 10.J 1 Commercial Club. (Continued from page 1) caused C. O. Whittemore, the legal representative rep-resentative of the San Pedro, with applications ap-plications from those who are seeking positions with the company. The Short Line is now checking up its equipment on the southern portion of the road and preparing to turn it over to the Clark company, which will be done as soon as possible after the formal transfer is completed. It has been believed that the sale of the southern portion of the Short Line would cause a reduction In the clerical force of that company which is employed em-ployed In the headquarters here. Acting Act-ing Traffic Manager Schumacher says the opposite is true; that It will be necessary nec-essary to increase the force in every department because the business handled han-dled by the southern part of the line will, after the transfer, become that of an entirely new system, so- that more men will be required for the clerical work. |