Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-07
Nephi and the Railroad.

There being great deal OF doubt
and considerable gossip concerning
the reason the division at Juab has
not been moved to Nephi according
to promises, says the Sentinel, n re-
porter determined TO try and I'M
earth some Of the mysteries sur
rounding the whole proceeding.
w. a. c. Bryan, n member of the
committee 10 purchase the neces-
sary land, was selected as one most
likely TO lie on the inside track,
owing to the fact that he is one OF
the owners Of the strip Of land given
the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany by the citizens Of Nephi. In
answer TO the questions Of the
Sentinel rs to what the railroad
committee was doing about securing
the land, he said:
1--WE cannot get the strip Of land
because the prices are too high, the
sum asked averaging about 81, 400 or
81 500 per acre"
"Well," we replied. 'isn't that
an outrageous price for land, which
is really worth $500 to S4O0 per
acre?''
"My land is worth 81, 500 per acre.
and they nor any one else can have
it for less,o was Mr.. Bryan's re-
ply. 81 have tried TO buy some Of
the land in question at that figure,
but could not get it, and that, /
think, is evidence sufficient that the
land is not over valued. And ano-
Their reason why things have not
been pushed more rapidly is because
| have been TO JuaO and have seen
what they have there, and | for one
can say that il they are going 10
give US no more than Juab has,
10 not want them TO come here at
all.''
"Yes,' We pursued, "but don't
you think they will put everything
in new here, and fix up n fine
placer"
: mo, 1 do not; simply from the
fact that they haven't a descent sta
ton or depot on their whole line.
They always put up old traps, which
will in no way compare with sta
lions on other lines"
Chow can you get around the
fact, " We asked Mr.. Bryan, 'that
we all voted TO make the following
the sense Of that meeting: We do
agree to furnish the Union Pacific |
Company the amount Of land asked |
for depot grounds
COB, well; OF course il had to be |
that we made a promise |
to this effect, III we can get il |
reasonably "OUr donation Of 4
$3.50, - said he, ''was promised with |
the understanding that the company |
fulfil all their promises to the citi-
zens of Nephi by way OF suitable |
etc, on depot grounds"
Asked rs 10 what the committee 1
now intend doing, Mr.. Bryan said: |
1--WE are now negotiating for the |
purchase OF ground on the opposite |
side OF the street, and | think we |
will have 10 trouble in securing it."
"DO you think the company will |
accept that ground in Bee Of the
Other?; we asked.
ooh, yes; think there will be
little choice with them, as Il is ali
On the same street.
care there any landowners Oh
The east side who refuse TO sell their
land at any price," We enquired.
81 cannot say positively" was
he answer, "hut I have heard 1t
that Mr.. w. =. Read has
openly refused TO sell at any price or
IN any terms"
Mr.. Bryan being very busy we lid
not quiz him further. but left him
md sought the sOlituie Of our
10 ponder over the CONVEX
SItiun, and try 10 CLEAN some salts
action from the answer TO our query |
rs 10 how the citizens in general,and
he committee in particular, are go
ng 10 get around that point blank
promise made the Union Pacific
concerning the purchasing
II that little insignificant strip Of
and worth, in boom figures, TO the
company few thousand
dollars. but TO the owners only as
many hundreds. Up TO time Of
writing We have gained no shadow
# satisfaction, and we feel safe in
that unless said land,
which was virtually and to all in-
ents and purposes given to the
Union Pacific Railway company, Ice
delivered 10 them according to
,rOmises, Nephi will never regret
he act but once, and that will he
Turing the remainder other natural
ife