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Show i J Jl i oo ! SENATOR CLARK 'Il . TO BUILD ROAD iiijj jjf Salt Lake, Nov. 17, The much Ii talked of extension into the Uinta 1 basin may be built by the Salt Lake lf ' Route. Senator W. A Clark, presi- itt : dent of the Salt Larte Route, admit- nfl ted that instrument surveys of two B or three routes into the basin will tB. be made by his company as soon as laB the weather will permit next spring lUj and that data concerning the resour- j ces of the basin were in his posses- ;H sion. Further than that he declined JM to make any promises, even though R a feasible route should be located. !Ml Senator Clark arrived in Salt Lake 9m yesterday morning on his way to the Wm Pacific coast. He spent the greater Jmw part of the day conferring with busl- 3JM ness associates and left last night j M over tnc Western Pacific for San Sm Francisco. Ig Talk of Extension. ; ft With reference to the Uinta exten- ;j S sion, he said: '' 8 "Some one will build the road into fo I the Uinta basin. Whether it will be jf J the Salt Lake Route I cannot say at i 'I this time. The matter has been dis- !1 cussed Informally but not officially. V'jj Wo have data concerning the resour- j; ces of the territory in our posses- jJJ! sion and have made a reconnaissance j1 of some of the possible routes. Of V, I course, if we should build it would fi he from some point along our line. I ! 1 nave promised to have instrument sur- ! a veys made as early next spring as con- j ditions will permit But even though 1 the surveys prove some route or I 1 routes feasible I will not say that we ; 2 will build the line. I do not wish to I W make any promises until certain that J ; 4 ; they can be fulfilled. While every- VI thing looks favorable toward railroad j J? construction now, conditions may i tB change between now and spring. How- V . ever, If wo do decide to build, I believe be-lieve that the line can be constructed next summer." Surveys Through Canyon. The reconnaissance surveys, it is understood, have been made by the Salt Lake Route through throe canyons can-yons in tho vicinity of Provo by tho way of Diamond creek, Hobblo creek and the Provo rivor. However, Senator Sen-ator Clark declined to commit himself him-self further than to admit that reconnaissance recon-naissance surveys had been made. During the past two years tho Salt Lake Route has replaced in tho neighborhood neigh-borhood of 170 miles of soventy-nve-pound rail with ninety-pound steel. The proposed extension, it Is understood, under-stood, "from the Salt Lake Route into the basin will be approximately 17: miles in length. Just what route mav bo followed, of course, depends upon the findings of the engineers, but the line under contemplation Is about 175 miles in length. Although the line will undoubtedly be of heavy and expenslvo construction in some plares, some of the cost will be lowered low-ered by tho uso of the rail removed from the main line of the road. If the line Is built by tho Salt Lake Routo it is not likely that an extension exten-sion -will be built by the Union Pacific. Pa-cific. In fact. Senator Clark said as much. The two lines would operate against each other, and at this time there seems to bo no particular need of two rail outlets from the basin. Views on Conditions. Senator Clark spoke freely of busi-ness busi-ness conditions throughout the country. coun-try. He said: "The prosperity of the present time which Is general throughout the country, coun-try, marks an epoch in the United States. Business is good in almost every line and there is every Indication Indica-tion "that tho prosperity will1 continue for an indefinite period Discontinuance Discontinu-ance of adverse legislation against the railroads will undoubtedly result in more railroad construction. "There is a return of confidence on the part of both the public and the carriers, and there is ample room for development of the country through railroad construction. There should be at least 20.000 miles of railroad built in the United States every year, but the showing has been far from that in recent years. "I believe in strict regulation of the transportation companies, but it must be fair. The railroads should have a fair return on their investments. invest-ments. When they get It, extensions exten-sions will be built and the country in general will be further developed. West is Fortunate. "The western country Is especially fortunate at this time. Every where are found bumper crops and they are all finding a ready and profitable market. We are getting a good urice for metals, and to this western territory that is highly Important. "I do not believe that we will become be-come entangled In the European conflict, con-flict, or any other war, at least not for a ong time. So long as we keep out of war I believe our prosperity pros-perity will continue The European war has opened many of the world's markets to America, and the commercial com-mercial affiliations with other countries coun-tries contracted at this time should be of long standing." "No am out of politics." replied the senator, when sounded as to the possibilities of the coming national campaign. "I am out of politics for all time too much business." CAPTAIN BRITTON TO COMMAND MICHIGAN Washington, Nov. 17. Captain Carlo Car-lo Brittan, assistant to Rear Admiral Blue, chief of the bureau of navigation, naviga-tion, will take command of the battleship battle-ship Michigan, December 1, relieving Captain A. B. Niblack who probably will be assigned later to the general board. Captain Brtttan's place In the navigation bureau will be taken by Commander John H. Dayton. Captain L. H. Chandler, now attached at-tached to the general board, will take command of the battleship New Hampshire. December 4, relieved Captain Cap-tain Edwin E. Anderson who probably probab-ly will succeed Captain Andrew T. Long as superintendent of the naval auxiliary service with headquarters at Norfolk. Commander Arthur MacArthur of the battleship Nebraska, has been assigned as-signed to command the mine ship San Francisco. |
