Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-13
WAKING UP.

The Salt Lake Herald grows enthusi-
astic over the increasing trade between
that city aud Phoebe. The activity dis
played by the Salt Lake City people will
have good effect upon Phoebe, by slim
ulating the incorporators of the road to
Palisades to renewed action. By request
we copy the Herald's article entire
No better illustration of this idea pre-
sents itself than the vast amount of
freight that is coming to this city and
passing to points beyond.
In the month of October IA 900 tons
Of freight came by rail over the Utah
Central, and the railroad to the south of
the city is occupied to its full capacity.
The merchandise for the month of No
vember, just passed, We are informed,
will exceed that of October.
The route to Phoebe, all stage travellers
inform US, is lined with teams; but we
suppose that it was more owing to Gen
Pages railroad iron, ON its way to Join
mills and mines, than the great amount
of merchandise for Phoebe.
Yet the Phoebe Daily RECORD says I'M
der date of November 9th: "We learn
from Gen. Page that there are not less
than 300 freight teams on the road from
Salt Lake to Phoebe, laden with merch-
andise for this place"
This shows the merchants of that sec
ton are awaking to the fact that this
route is better and surer than any other
transportation being plenty the year
round; the road passing through the
81 % =
Gordon 4 Murray, our enterprising
forwarding house, took this iron con-
tract, and have proven the fact that
eighteen miles of railroad iron can be
moved within period of two months,
besides shipping immense quantities of
goods for private parties. Why, then,
should we neglect the opportunity to
retain the freighting within ourselves :?
Every dollar can be kept within the Ter
ritory, by improving the roads-aiding
the teamster, and thereby helping the
merchants of this city. Even the wagon
trade at Salt Lake has become enormous,
and the supply is not equal to the de-
mand; showing at once the increase over
year ago, when our yards were filled
1t is full time the road commissioner pu,
this great highway Of travel in the best
order; and we call upon those who have
authority, to see that it is promptly done
The old bridge over the Sewer has beer
torn down and rebuilt-this is good; but
every poation of the road must be over.
looked, so that our competing lines will
be forced to admit we have the best
road, and can move larger quantities
of freight than it is possible for them to
do.
We have ourselves, within the city,
done very little towards Improvements
during the past year; but there are still
grand opportunities for the future, which
We should not neglect until it be too late
to grasp!
The constant finding of mines; the
opening of new mining districts; the
fields of coal and iron, at the south of us
must not be lost sight Of, CT passed by
Carelessly.
The Southern Railroad should be
pushed ahead with all possible vigor; for
every mile added every hour shortened,
brings business and greenbacks to our
own doors. And it seems to US that our
business men have been mapping, ex.
pecting ''time and tide" would come to
them; whereas, if they would take les
son from Chicago and do little pushing
together, the year 1873 will become O
marked epoch in our history This we
shall be proud of. We must become a
great inlaud city, and great railroad
centre, but to effect this we must not
loiter. Work, unceasiug vigorous work
is imperatively necessary