The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-21
THE ROCK ROAD.
whst WAS Done at the City
Hall Last night.
,pcznRYrs FOR AND AGAINST,
roaring Which, the RemOn.
.4,o.ors are Undecided about
thei- Objeettons-we'H
See.'

a+Rm o'clock last evening" some few
.Szeus assembled in the Council Cham
nf the City Hall to express their
- 90 and cor., on the Salt Lake and
4s.,t Douglas Railroad, in presence of
=. committee appointed by the City
S.-nciI to investigate and report on the
etc. There we're present of the COM
'-ittee Nessrs. Wsddell, Jennings,
elork and Wells.
A. s H. 3. Smith read report gotten
- v a committee of the demonstrators
Gbo objected to the railroads on the
S-.onnds of the danger attending 1t; the
I'll TO stacks and grain along the route
10 liability OF teams being frightened;
9hs blow at workingmen and the oc-
T1pancy OF the public streets by party
for q monopoly. Their chief objection
>Sss that il ran along Eighth South
street from Third East to Seventh
East. If the route was on Ninth South,
sIong those blocks, he personally would
not object to the road.
Mr. Kesler opposed the road going
along Eighth South, past his property.
He had the impression that the venture
was TO be 3 freight road; he had since
beer informed that the road was pur-
Tosed to carry passengers also, which
had changed his feelings somewhat in
the matter though he preferred the
road 10 run on Ninth South street.
Mr.. Pope thought there was danger oil
stacks. barns and sheds along the route.
Mr.. Bennett was sure that railroad
train would scare his team, and for that
cause was opposed to the road, be
cause he would be in danger OF being
injured or killed.
Mr. VIM. Fuller favored the road rs
he would any other project. that would
tend TO the growth of the city, and
wnuld he pleased to see even 4 dozen
railroads being built. He was certain
dis proiect would be one means to |
build IN the eastern part of this city. |
He had talked with Mr.. John w. Young
On this matter and from the contem- |
Mated DEVELOPMENT of the bench for resi- !
dences the building of hotels in the |
canyons, the placing of passenger cars
on the road, the convenience OF traffic |
and the expenditure of means these /,
hard times he had become a warm con-
vert to the projected road. Some per-
sons, especially rock haulers, would, |
possibly be injured, but all know that !
every new thing disconnected some Of
the old avn Of trade and though few
suffered the majority were benefited.
Mr.. Musser said that he had heard no !
valid opposition TO the road, and sin |
oerely hoped that the views of the pro-
iectors might be carried out. He would !
he IN favor of the road running in front !
Of his door, but as he could !
not get it there he wanted it as close as |
he could get it. Misunderstood that the |
projectors not only contemplated the |
building of the road along Eighth South |
street TO the east bench, but to make a |
perfect belt around the city, which |
would be q great convenience to our
citizens and benefit to visitors.
Mr.. E. J. Swaner was in favor OF the
railroad.
Mr.. Foster said that though ne was
an old man, he was in favor of the
railroad. He had property on Eighth
Bouth and Ninth South streets, and did
not care on which street the line came.
He wanted to see the railroad come,
and he thought, old as he was, he would
live to see its benefits materially. He
knew Of some names on the remon-
STRANGE which were obtained under
wrong representations.
Mr.. Musser presented a petition
signed by 3O6 persons in favor of the
road also letter from Joseph War
burton, showing how'and why he was |
IN favor Of the project, and how he was |
misled on the remonstrance petition.
Ar. John w. Young expressed him |
self very freely on the matter. The idea |
was to make the road one of benefit to
the citizens. The easy grade of the |
road would never produce the shaking |
thought of by some-neither would it !
place property in danger. from sparks, |
because there was not the need |
Of momentum. The rolling stock was
ready TO be shipped here and the road !
would be pushed through as soon as the |
question was settled in the Council; he
designed to have it in running order be- !
lore frost Came, and by next spring he |
purposed to have q dummy" engine
ana car for passenger traffic. By calcu-
Iaton from the hotel registers it was
iouad that 1900 visitors had been to |
thls CITY the past year. This road would |
enable such, as well as the residents of |
our city to travel around it and view |
the beauties Of our home, and the whole |
oi our valley. The streets would be |
8rayeied twenty feet each side of the |
tFacS, and other Improvements would !
follow that would benefit our city. He !
was confident that bat a little time I
Wou'd elapse before those who were T.
nov opposed to il would be its most !
leryent advocators.
The meeting dispersed with the in1-
preston that the opponents OF the road !
VINO we're present, were not near so or
posed posed when they left the hall as when |
they went there