Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-29
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Lxuovernof Weststated tnat I'M
object Of the meeting was to build |,
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junction baf, and that the gentle
men who had organized the Idaho
road were present and would expIair
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efnor inofnSs 70 presiae over ths
meeting.
Governor Th.,m,. .,,J no hss
Guile mere III response 70 An invita'
ton, and that for the purpose Of or
gauizing and incorporating the Sal,
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ne iei1 more connaent mat tnis en-
terprise would be successfully car
ried out than any similar one ever
proposed.
Mr.. Washburne was called and In
the course CT his remarks said: In
the month OF August l received a
:tter from MI. Angel concerning
the building OF railroad between
HALEY and junction Bar, . distance
OF eighty miles. At INIT j enter
tanned some doubts As to whether the
road would pay, ending 40 1t did In
the mountains i met Major Wilkes
ana ne suggested and urged that
the line be extended to Salt Lake
City, which would beof grset bene-
MT TO the road. ! came to Idaho a
month ago and wentover the route
Inc speaker minutely described the
Journey OF Croy Gulch to the Gold
belt, across the Camas prairies,
down The Little Smokey and the
Big smokey 10 south Boise and to
junction Bar, describing the rich
resources OF the country.
Col. Bryan said that the citizens
OF Haiiey mad decided TO build q
ROAD and q survey had been made
and the right OF way secured
through Idaho 1t an expense OF SlO,-
wv. He stated that few years ago
II cost sS4 per ton to ship ore, but
when the rate was reduced last year
to -. shipment had increased 20
per cent This rate was still exor-
bitant, and with the new line in
operation traffic would be enormous
ly increased. Idaho felt friendly TO
salt Lake anu wanted to do all
their business here II proper freight
rates could be secured, and all they
asked OF Salt Lake was to build a
line from there TO the Utah and
ldaho line.
MI. Angel gave an outline OF the
work he had done In getting the
ROAD started anu asked salt Lake to
meet Them hall way.
MI. Simon-Eve!y tiine l meet
these gentlemen q blush Of shame
comes 10 my cheek 20 think that re-
personalities from tbs small town
Of HALEY should come down here
and ask US to do what We should
have done long ago on our own ac-
cord. The speaker gave q brief re-
view Of Salt Lakes progress sld
the advantages Of the
Deep Creek line with the one 10
Idaho, the latter being much more
in every particular.
Major Wilkes stated that he had
made an estimate TO the effect that
the read was lo4 miles long and
would cost SlSsoo0 per mile. IL
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Ihat MOI inoie VI SAT- lakes repre-
sentative citizens ana those VINO
would be benented by the road.
were present.
Governor Thomas said that under
he law an incorporation for sI3s.-
100 must he former. or II the den
creek line he included. sIsI So 10
mild the mai and ON n,otion the
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nan tliau ""s ius.iuSasu ~ app'i
! coniiniltee whose uuty IL snouiu
be 10 visit citizens anu solicit 1n-
Ex-Governor West, |
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IT r. Mil,er of Reileyi,s Idaho
.;as called and stated that n meet.
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