The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05
WANT The OLD FORT.
Will Build a Railroad to Deep
Creek if They Get 1t.
ASK THE COUNCIL FOR A LEASE.
James H. Bacon Agrees to Build the Road
Within Eighteen Months If They Secure
the Franchise and Lease.

Several weeks ago TIE HERALD an
nouncec that Witcher Jones was in the
east Negotiating for the necessary capital
to bTlfld road from the city to Deep Creek
Oh his return, Mr. Jones was not ready to
lmpart any information as to the scheme,
but now he talks freely of the result of his
trip.
10 The HERALD reporter, Mr. Jones yes
terday impaired the following: "Mr. Bacon
and myself were both east and we were, in
part, successful in raising the money
Every condition demanded we were able to
meet except one, and that is the franchise
over the streets and ground for
terminal facilities. The city cannot
vote the money to secure these nor, can it
sell the Old Fort property, but it can give
lease for the same. The Importance to
this city of railroad to Deep Creek has
often been dwelt on in the papers. The
Union Pacific and Rio Grande roads have
talked of building line there just
enough to discourage other capitalists
from undertaking the project. 1 re-
Gently visited the country from
here to Deep Creek, accompanied by
two experts, inspecting the mining camps
that this road will reach We found in
every one of them immense deposits Of sill
yer and lead, that with little developing
Will furnish freight enough to pay the fixed
charges Of the road and a dividend. There
Is also fine agricultural country which
the railroad would help to settle. l am
satisfied that enough contracts can be
20 fha
interest on the building and equip
ment of the road operating ex-
penses and a dividend on the stock The
bui-3ing of the road will open up country
that will put in 10000 miners and as all of
the ore will be smelted here this will give
employment to large number of men in
this city. After looking over the country
carefully, am satisfied that 100000 tons
of ore can be brought to this city annually
by this lire. There is also an abundance
OF the finest white marble in the world
and some coal groupings"
The following is a copy of the petition
which will be submitted to the city council
on Tuesday night, asking for right of way
over the streets and 99-year lease of the
Old Fort property:
To the Honorable Mayor and the City Council
OF the City of Salt Lake:
GENTLEMEN-Your petitioner respectfully
states to your honorable body that while east
recently ne negotiated with purchasers of
bonds there to take the bonds and furnish the
money to build and equip standard guage
railroad from Salt Lake City, Utah, TO Deep
Creek, near the east line of Nevada distance
of about one hundred and sixty five miles, so as
TO make it complete and in ali respects a
frstclass road, which negotiation was upon
certain conditions to be complied with by this
city and others. One of which con-
ditions is to have the free right-of
way over the streets Of Salt Lake city and free
terminal facilities. 1t had been stated to your
petit oner by citizens of Salt Lake city that
your honorable body would grant a free right
of-way over the streets ana a ninety-nine years
lease OF block As, plat a o, said city, known as
the "Old Fort or Pioneer block, for the
nominal rental of 81 TO encourage the building
of said railroad, and your petitioner SO repre-
scented The facts to the bond purchasers. Your
petitioner therefore prays that your honorable
body grant unto him r.ght-ofway for the
building and operating of a standard guage
railroad and proper switches or and over the
following named streets, to-wit:
Commencing at the easterly limits of Salt Lake
city. Utah, on Tenth South or Roper street
(which is the street that lies Just south and ad
joining Liberty park thence west 10 Second
West street. thence north to and across Fourth
South street at or near the southeast corner OF
said block as thtnce from or near the northwest
corner CT sad block west on Third South
street to the western city limits. Your petit
Toner also prays that YOU give him a lease fol
ninety nine years for the consideration of 81 fol
block as, plat a, Salt Lake city survey. 10 be
used for depot and railroad purposes. The fore
going franchise and lease 10 be granted upon the
express condition that your petitioner and his
associates shall construct standard gauge rail
road over said block in a westerly direction to
Deep Creek at or near the east line of Nevada
within eighteen months from the granting Of
said franchise and lease.
Your petitioner further states that most OF
the conditions necessary to assure the compile
ton Of said railroad, in fact all of any impart-
ance except those herein asked for. have since
your petitioners return been complied with
and that Immediately upon your honorable body
granting this petition your petitioner will wire
his friends to send their consulting engineer
and look over the enterprise, and as soon as
approved active construction of said railroad
Will be commenced, and not later than sixty
days from the granting of this petition. And
your petitioner will ever pray. etc.
JAMES H. BACON.