Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-12-04
UTAH AND IDAHO X. R


s'antial Salt Lakprs ludvrss the
Sc"eme ~ Likely to b. Of lncalcu.
liable Benefit 10 Them.
Salt Lake Timesr
The men who build cities gathered
at the Chamber Of Commerce rooms
last evening to lend a hand to help
on the Utah ard Idaho Railroad.
There never was a scheme offered our
people that promised half as much.
A dozen railroads to Southern Cali.
forn'a would not open up as great u
field OF local resources as that which
lays along the path Of the proposed
line. The money paid for freight On
lumber by the citizens Of this city ex.
ceeds that paid for all other products
combined. The timber belt on the
Idaho line is one Of the richest in the
Western country, and Mr.. Wash
ourne, viewing the country with the
critical eye of an investor, gave the
opinion that the timber was better in
quantity aud quality than that o,
Michigan, Wisconsin or Minnesota.
As these belts have made not less than
fifty men miIlionair-s, the resources of
the country along the line of the Utah
and Idaho road is ilhm,tabIe.
At the meeting last night Naior
Wilkes, the enRin-er-in chief Of the
line, who has been familiar with the
country for years and who has made
mary surveys, reports that the line
can he built in Utah for from $4,000
to 5000 less than in Idaho.
Elk Governor West said it was nee.
esssry for the company to incorporate
for t250.0O0. "SAlt Lake," h- said,
"could we'll afford to donate $5OO,OUO
to III 100000, hut that all it was nee
essary to subscribe was $3.50, 900. The
br"eft> to be derived from securing
the road were incalculable to mining
men, real estate dealers, property
owners, and all who wsre interested
in Salt Lake Idaho would ship all
their ore to Salt Lake and get their
supplies here. This railroad would
belong to Salt Lake and Idaho"
Colonel Bryan, of Haley, spoke en-
Enthusiastically for the project.
Mr.. Washburne gave graphic &C.
count of the immens resourc4s of the
country that would be tapped by the
new line.
Fred. Simon, who is always alive
to the benefits of any new enterprise
that is practical aud feasible, said he
would subscribe as much as any man
in the room.
George A. Lowe thought the citi-
Gems would meet the emergency.
N. Trewerk said that the people of
this city do not display the enter.
prise they should when great opror
tun''ies present themselves. "Put
your shoulders t. the wheel and the |
capital will come. Denver didn't
walt for outside capital aud why
should we? Down east where l have
been they talk Of Ogden because o.
den talks of herself and takes the
initiative step without a dollar in
sight. Salt Lake needs little stir
ring up-a railroad revival meeting
such rs we have here tonight.
Mayor Scott said that the assessed
valuation of the property OF Salt Lake
was $50,00O,000 and that it would be
Increased ut least twenty per cent by
The building OF the new line.
1--WE want the road" said j. M.
Ri. kests, and he wanted the books i
opened at Kansas City as we'll as Salt {
lake. c
Colonel Donne's,n made the practi.
,al suggestion that a prosperous of
h. road and its resources he published.
E NJ. WAshburne sad that h. and
lis colleagues were anxious to help
he project along and that the Idaho a
men would build the line from HALEY. :
Secretary Gillespie suggested that
he city be divided into districts for
he purpose ofsolici,ine subscriptions.
The committee was increased to =
even and now stands a. follows: Elk !
Governor West, ]. NJ. Ricketts,, Fred.
simon. H. NJ. Wells, H. L. A. Gull
ner, N. Treweek and F. H. Auerbsch.