Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-02
IDAHO RAILROAD.
Adjourned Meeting at the Chamber
Of Commerce Last Night.


Adjourned Meeting st the Chanhsl
Of Commerce Last Night.
II A meeting on the above subjec
was held at the Chamber Of Com
merce last evening to receive tn,
report Of the committee aspcintes
at the meeting last week.
Ex-Governor West called tn,
meeting to order.
Major Wilkes stated that the rcat
In Utah could be built for 5000 t.
5000 less than the Idaho portion.
He described the general route AND
gave figures a. before published.
Ex-Governor West presented the
proposition ofthe Idaho gentlemen
It was necessary to incorporate with
a capital Of sa50.0oO. The Idaht
people even would take the respon'
sibility Of placing the bonds, not only
of their road, bat also of the Utah
division. Salt Lake could well afford
to donate $500, 600 or s., 200, 900, bul
instead Of this 1t was only neces'
sary TO subscribe $3.50, 900 in capital
stock. The benefits to be derived
from securing the road were meal.
culable TO mining men, real estate
dealer, property owners and all
who were interested in Salt Lake.
1t was necessary TO reach out and
secure trade. Idaho would ship all
their ore 10 Salt Lake and get their
supplies here. This railroa1 would
belong TO Salt Lake and Idaho.
Salt Lake would receive more bene-
fit than Idaho, and should at least
meet them half way.
Colonel Bryan said Idaho could
furnish more freight and buy more
goods than any other place. The
people Of his country were ripe for
the enterprise, and he desired Salt
Lake to visit the rvgion. Further
more, the Idaho people were not
only prepared to place their own
bonds, Tut would also place those OF
Salt Lake.
Ex-Governor West read the fol-
lowing letter from Hoyt Sherman:
siSALr LAKE. CRY. Dec. /, 1890.
Hon. C. W. West, President Cham
her OF Commerce, Salt Lake City:
"The following telegram is just re-
ceived:
''BoisB CITY, Idaho,
November 30th. 1890.
ITO Hoyt sherman, Salt Lake City
Boise Is watching with more than
usual interest the formation Of the
Utah & Idaho Railway. We want
direct communication with Salt Lake
City. . When You break ground in
Utah, and our friends a. HALEY are at
work in The middle. you will find US
az this end throwing dirt up the South
Boi-e to meet yuu at Junction Bar.
Success to the enterprise.
lSignedl JAMES A. PISNEY.
Manager.
''Mr. Pinney. in addition TO being
mayor Of Boise, Is president of the
board Of trade; and 1 know from n
recent talk with him, and with others
in Boise that they are ready TO do their
full share toward a direct connection
with Salt Lake City. The building of
the Utah y Northern Railway. or that
psrf of il TO the Idaho line-which Is all |
we are asked TO do-means for Salt Lake |
City what the Denver & Rio Grande |
railroad has done for Denver. OF all |
the roads that Denver had, none has
done so much to contribute 10 the |
health and prosperity OF Denver as the |
litle Denver & Kio CIR inde railway.
That road tied II Denver nearly every |
mining camp in Colorado. This propo- |
sition YOU now have on hand Will tie |
to Salt Lake City the rich mining, agri- |
cultural and timber resources OF Ida |
no. Yours truly,
"HoYT SHERMAN"
Mr.. washburn gave an account |
of his trip over the route and the |
great natural advantages which the |
region POSSESSED, It's agriculture,
timber and mineral. The new line |
would pass along the foot walls Of |
the mineral ridge and reach q class |
of trade which the Union Pacific |
would not get rs 1t was. The route
to be taken was around the noun
tain and no other road could enter /
the country by any other route.
Mr.. Frei Simon, as chairman of
the committee, presented the arti-
cles Of incorporation in embryo.
Mr.. George a. Lowe thought |
nothing could be done which would |
help Salt Lake more than this road. |
Mayor Scott offered few remarks.
He said the project needed no word
from him; the advantages to be de-
rived were too apparent. The last
assessment OF property about reached
$50, 900, 600 in Salt Lake, and IL
would be increased at least - per |
cent by the building Of the new
road. He pledged the city govern
ment 10 90 all in their power TO aid |
the enterprise.
Mr.. Hall said the people Of Utah
were not generally aware Of the wide |
resources OF Idaho, which had four |
times as much arabic land in Snake |
river alone as Utah hal, besides the
vast amount Of mineral. Salt Lake,
with its mild climate aud natural |
location, was the home place and
centre for all traffic.
The prepared articles Of incorpora-
ton were discussed at some length.
On motion Of sIr. Ricketts,, n COM |
mittec of seven was appointed 10 |
visit business men and solicit sub |
scriptions. Ex-Governor West,
Fred Simon, J. II. Auerbach, II. l.. |
A. Gunner, y. Treweek, II. NJ.
Wells and J. N. Ricketts, were ap-
pointed by the chair.
The pnpafspe, then adiourped