The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-03

nights NeiUs, l maintain without fear OF
successful contradiction that the great
bulk of those having homes on Fourth west
street are opposed to any more railroad
being put on said street and would gladly
get rid of what is already there, With
those owning land on said street, but fortu-
nate enough to have homes elsewhere, the
case NAV be different But to expect land
outside the inhabited part OF said street to
weigh against land on which homes We're
made forty years ago by the present occu-
pants of said homes, is worthy OF the cheek
| or gall of the NelrS scribe who wrote the
article alluded to- whoever he may be- APP
parently the owners of the vacant land
north of the inhabited portion of said
street and the protector of the Utah West
ern have a scheme in common, possibly to
boom said vacant land or to utilize it in
some other way they have IN view. Some
claim that the Utah Western is but con
tlnuation of the Salt Lake & Fort Douglas
and that it must have an outlet to Salt
Lake. Yet Mr.. James Sharp, in the last
meeting of the city council, showed that if
there was such a connection or continue
ton, the Salt Lake g. Fort Douglas was
nearly or quite out of town already near
the southwestern portion of the city, and
from there could take straight line to the
lake, without the annoying detour on
Fourth West street. Railroad men and
other progressive citizens begin to think
that instead of more steam railroad in our
streets, that already constructed ought to
be relegated to Agricultural park and
union depot made there. But if such is not
done and it is deemed best to
concentrate all on one street, do think
that common justice would say compensate
the property-owners along the fated street
for the damage done. Fourth West street
already has its share of such trouble, and
20 i1o1.l
afflicted, let them state what bonus they
are ready to offer any other street 20 take
the trouble off their hands. But | don't
think that the people ought to carry any
such burdens. Rather let it come either on
the city or county or both, or possibly the
territory, if the public must bear the bur-
den. But in my opinion, if railway en-
terprise will not guarantee enough to pay
the damage it causes, let it drop Don't
rob Eproperty owners, or home-owners, to
build it up, thereby grinding the humble
into the dust, to put great wealth into the
rockets of those already much better off.
asEragards this worlds goods.
In conclusion, l will say that I am not
opposed to business progress when ali
affected by it are mutually benefited and.
therefore, all CORRESPONDENCE happy.
am not blind to the fact that the protector
of the Utah Western has done much in
pioneer railroad work in our territory,
which at the time few or no others could
well have done, for which he deserves
credit, Notwithstanding, suppose, as Bill
Nye would say, he made fair wages at it
and got his pay. But for him to try phys
licking Fourth West street still more than
has already been done, and his book agent
heutenants try to make the public believe
that most of the parties affected like the
medicine and want more of it-in fact, all
they can get of it's too much to allow
to pass by unnoticed by those who know
better.
must add that l am much surprised at
the position of the Neus in this matter 1t
has been thought that rather than miss
getting in a necessary lick, both THE
HERALD and the Tribune would occasion
ally risk chance shot. But it has long
been understood that for plain, solemn
facts pertaining TO the humble classes, the
NeluS could always be relied upon. Perhaps
a pharjsaical scribe has accidentally, in
advertently or temporarily mounted the
NelrS' tripod, while the good shepherd
editor has been mapping at lunch or enter
tanning visitors. w. p. NEBEKER.
SALT LAKE, August 81.