Show THE LOS ANGELES ROAD to the utah coal and iron fields to to be completed soon an interview with mr blake the man ger of the road the F funds n ds I 1 or building will be on hand in regard to tho the new now line of railway which is being built between loa los an ali geles and ogden midway between each terminus the loa los angeles express of october says isaac 0 blake a well welt known denver capitalist has been in the city for a week past an the interest of the nevada southern railroad As has already been frequently pointed out this route is the connecting link by which the most feasible and long coveted railroad between beti yeen lee TAs angeles and salt lake city may be secured mr lir blake is the owner and president of the road and there are now over thirty miles of it built and in operation running from blake station formerly goff s on tho the atlantic and pacific railroad to Manvel near the well known mining center of vanderbilt at first it was stated that the tile enterprise terp ter prise riso was solely for the purpose of opening up tip tho the rich vanderbilt minine region but now it has the much wider scope of pushing on oil to rich iron and coal coalfields fields in nevada and utah and building in g to the northern terminus at cedar ci city y iron county utah from this point 0 n t it is but ft a short distance lo 10 milford fo r d and salina both of which have railroads to salt sait bike lake city and ogden these railroads would doubtless lose no time in building to cedar city to get t he great traffic which tho the nevada southern sout i ern would bring up from the vast southwestern country it is miles from los angeles to blake and miles from there to the coal fields As cheaper coal is the great desidera desideratum turn in los angeles the question is how long will it be before coal can call be brought over the new road to this city elty 31 mr r blake said tod today ay that a wrong impression bad had got out by published articles that work Is to bo be pushed at once on the new road this ho lie says is contingent on at aid from rom this section and that is the very business that brings him here lie does not come asking a subsidy but simply a loan bonds have been already sold to an art english syndicate but considerable time must dust elapse before tho the proceeds will bo be available and anti tho the loan is desired so that the work may be carried on without ou t cl delay elay T the h e a agent gent cf the syndicate hag has it already ready gone over the surveyed route and made a most favorable report on its business prospects but tho the mechanical ch engineer has yet to make malce his examination and r report 0 o r t while this is largely a matter ozelor of form m and arid while the result resul Cis is a foregone conclusion in favor of the road yet it all takes time and temporary sinews of war are needed to make every moment count mr blake says that all that is asked askel of the people of this section is the loan of to be secured by bonds allowing always su sufficient flici ent margin on the bonds to make them perfectly sate safe security this money is wanted to do a piece of heavy grading at tho tile point now reached by bv the construction st force near manyel anvel 31 on tho the west elope slop of the tile new york range this wo work rl is son on the fourth tenmile ten mile section 0 of f the t i e r road 0 a d T alie I 1 n necess c e e sairy irv lies ties and rails to reach to the coal fields arc are secured already and it the funds can bo be obtained for the heavy grading tho the rest of tho tile c can an be c carried on oil over almost dead level country at tile rate of two miles per day I 1 and the road can be comp completed leteAl to t the lie coal fields by next july this coal is claimed to be of tile very best beat quality and equal to the finest pittsburg Pit bituminous it tho tile people hero here would prefer to take their loa loan is out in is coal instead of the interest beating bonds of tho the road mr blake says be he will put the coal down hero here at 5 per ton to be delivered five months after the tho contract it is let for building tho the road giving 1 Vs ing collateral security tor for said delivery ai e r lie states that the contract for building ja the road would bo be let to southern california people and the money would soon find its way arty back liere here also that tho the impetus to business alone should be sufficient inducement to make the loan aa as tho the opening up of the vast developed mineral country between lie here re and the bait salt lake valley and the tile increased market for southern california products would double ao 00 population of 0 this city in two years I 1 41 1 |