Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-12-29 | Page 8 | Western Pacific

WESTERN PACIFIC the deseret news says on the visit of vice president charles H of the denver and rio grande to san francisco basl week among other things he inspected the proposed terminals of the western pacific As the rio grande is finding most of tho money for the construction of the outlet to the coast he naturally is decidedly interested in ahls connection it is stated that he western pacific ia planning to strike at tho interests in the form of filing in the alameda county courts shortly a suit in condemnation to give the western pacific a right of way for its tracks across tl ie property pio perty of the southern pacific at west oakland this will mean that the western pacific does not propose to content itself with its present terminal facilities cili ties at west oakland and to inaugurate a ferry service between san francisco and its terminal on the oakland estuary according to a story now m circulation and which is said to emanate from official sources the company has no such intentions it proposes to land passengers in san francisco quite as expeditiously and with as little inconvenience as he ingenuity of its engineers and the large resources of the company will permit and to this end it is boldly planning to build its tracks across the southern pacifica west oakland yards and thence out into the bay to deep water by means of a trestle or mole midway between the present moles of the southern pacific the work now being done by the western pacifica contractors at west oakland lends color to the story it Is said that the companas comp anys terminal property on tho estuary is being filled in and improved in a manner that suggests its future use as a freight terminal only the proposed mole of the western pacific it is baij will parallel the north training wall of tho approach to the oakland estuary and dredging operations are now being conducted along the training wall for the purpose of throwing up an embankment ban kment for the western pacific tracks the proposed ferry depot and pier it is declared will bo located in the neighborhood of he lighthouse now maintained by the government opposite the end of tb noite training wall fred murphy the alleged mining man who bilked several salt lake business men several days ago was arraigned in judge diehls court this morning on the charge ot obtaining money under false pretenses ho pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months imprisonment in the county jail miko gallagher who was arrested on the charge of burglary was given a chance to plead guilty to he chaice of petit larceny he entered that plea and was sentenced to tour months in the county jail A marriage license haa been issued to charles F van ehrenkrook Ehrin krook aged 23 anil miss jessie aged 23 bobb of ogdan