Show SENATOR CLARK TALKS speaks of his railroad and stales he owns aba salt lake herald senator W A dark of montana who passed westward through ogdan a day or so ago has been talking in san francisco and as usual iiii interview contradicts in a great measure all that has recently been eaid by salt lake papers in regard to his railroad he also gives borne information in regard to salt lake newspapers the following interview ia taken from the san francisco chronicle senator W A dark of montana arrived at the palace hotel last evening ho is to inspect hia copper mine in arizona and will leave for los angeles on the owl this evening he says that work is favorably progressing on the salt lake and san pedro railroad and that from present indications the railway will be in operation in two years the surveys for the road are completed in nevada and utah and nearly all in california construction work is completed from ann edro to pomona and the road would have been built as far as riverside but for a dispute with many of alie property holders caused much the new road will not run through san bernardino on account of the grade senator dark said that the road will shorten the ni stance between salt lake and loa angies by rail miles 1 I am not associated with any one in the new road said senator dark there have been reports that donld was with me in the but the statements arc not true I 1 have not definitely decided whether I 1 will extend the road to san francisco or not I 1 have nothing to do with prince poniatowski and havo not authorized him or any one to make a survey to anis city or to look into the right of way price eastern papers are very anxious to know if I 1 have bought the independent a daily newspaper at helena mont I 1 have not bought the paper but I 1 have an option on it I 1 own the miner of butte the tribune of great palis and the herald of bait lak I 1 cannot say that these papers pay but I 1 like to own the papers and I 1 like to associate with newspaper men aa I 1 am somewhat of a bohemian myself 1 I hav not purchased a residence in southern california nor do I 1 intend purchasing one I 1 am a home on fifth avenue new york which will sot alie pace for new yorkers to copy I 1 do not really know how much it will cost but would imagine about senator dark will return to hutta on or before september I 1 to attend the annual convention of the international association of miners |