Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-15
The ROAD WEST, ETC.
A Large Meeting at The Chamber
Last hight.
SOME EARNEST DISCUSSION.


The call for a meeting " Salt Lake
capitalists ut the Chamber " Com.
merce last night to discuss the Deep
Creek railway matter brough. out be-.
tween two aud three hundred OF Salt
Lakes business men.
President Fred Simon called the
Chamber to order at n little after S
O'Clock. In opening the question, for
which the meeting was called he said,
II augurs well for the project that ~
-many have responded 10 the call. The
city, he said, hal almost doubled In
population IN the last ycars aud our
railways had not kept pace with other
enterprises. We must have cheaper
fuel. The key that must unlock our
treasures lies east " us Ia the chalk
beds. After we have built n road to
this district aud one 10 tho west we
cannot estimate what the result might
be.
Thl. call said Mr.. Simon, Is not 10
stlle amy movement contemplated In
the past, but 10 aid any project that has
been or may be- set on foot ~ accom-
plish the object desired.
DR. FAUST.
DR.. Faust took the platform and
said that he was In this business
thirty years ago aud there were men
present who had seen the out groupings
6i the ore wh,rc this road was Intend.
ing 10 SO. There ARE many here who
hayo the cash l. build this road nui
want 10 pledge 10 them that for every
dollar they put into Il they viii be
able TO take out dollar ana n half |
have always moderated this enterprise.
The last car load from Fish Springs
brought $500, Besides the orc Of that
district there are millions Oi cedar
posts, millions NJ cords Of wood, a
mountain u matple of the hucst
quality, copper asbestos and mach
beside that II ~ iuratimable value Ia
commerce. IN tell you how you can
luilu ". John W. Young has thirteen
miles u foli built. lie will put this
IN. Mr.. White out there viii give
you the finest place thl. side Of Sara.
toga for n bathing resort. Then the
rOad will 20 through country that
y all mineral nm agriculture, all sheep.
Now thuy drive their sheep up 10
Tonn1 and ship thom and their wool
from there aud We have no good from
them. Buili this road aud | will
huilih monument Tor you cut " the
marble VI that district. II you don't
build II, doubt u you ever have
monument.
&. q. Goodwin was called and said
he had been Informed that two.
thirds Of ~. bonds 81 the road
already projected by Bacon and
Others had been negotiated. II
the people 81 Salt Lake would take
9l5O,Ol1 NJ the remainder there would
be- no difficulty In tho way Of the build
ing u that road.
witcher Jones said they had sue
ceeded, he thought, In placing two.
thirds ~ the bonds. Part IT the other
third they expected To u.r Ia the pur.
chase Of iron. II the citizens would
take the remainder, u course, Il would
please them very much.
GOVERNOR wrsE
Governor wrst said lac dil not come
10 speak. lie did not SUPPOSE there
was one present who was not heartily
In favor Qf the building Of the road. He
could see that II was necessary 10 do
NNlNi NNNANAlk hAAA HNAAA' NlHNhAhk W.
bring such an enterprise before the
people In such a way a. tp secure their
support. lie thought, lowcvef. there
had htpn talking aud writing enough.
The thing now Ia do was 10 no ~ work
and sell the bonds. lie thought as little
M the citizens Of Salt Lake could do
was 10 take sl5O, 900 NJ them. az the
biz nsh don't act think the little fish
eau congrcgatr nnd stir the waters"
&. q. Whittomort- think from
what Mr.. Bacon told me that II the
citizens Of salt Lake would take
ll6O,nOO Of those bOnds u would place
tho enterprise beyond all possibility
uf failure. The people Of the Last say
that eli tho people Of ) IL Lake believe
this enterprise valuable why do they
not take hold Of II themselves. II they
have not the money we viii loan II 10
them" l therefore move that "a com.
mittee " seyoh OF the most influential
citizens Ot this city he appointed to
solicit for tho sale OF $3.50, 900 OF these
bonds.
pR, FAUST
DIR. Faust said; am not here In the
Interest Ot any private concern. want
10 see tho road built for the sake OF the
city. We have given these people tho
sixth Ward block, ami from that day
IN this we have heard nothing from
them. ! do not believe the people viii
take a dollar Of The bonds until thuy
have n better assurance than they have
hal thus Tar that the road Is going 10 be
built We have given enough on a
hearsay proposition.
MR. ". ~. silHARMAS
wanted more light. Let committee
be appointed 10 solicit information on
the status u the enterprise hr-t, aud
let them Inform the people. Many viii
be willing % Suhsoribv when they can
be- assured II viii be success.
q. @. OUuDwIs
said lac thought that for man who had
no money TO talk u company VI
capitalists about railroad building II q
joke. lie had told them " they would
build the rad they would double the
value OF their real estate In this city
hesidns coining money out Of the road,
aud IL was true. lie was In favor Of
the motion.
al cane up TO say that II IL not In
good taste Ia iusindate bad faith Of the
men who were moving In this enter.
pTisc,in u. much az they hal nothing to
10 with the calling o. the meeting.n