The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14
The Road TO Rountifnl.

Pursuant to the published call, meeting
OF the citizens of Bountiful and vicinity
was held al the Tabernacle in Bountiful
juno Is, at p. m, to consider the exten
sion Of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs
railway from its present terminus a,
Beck's Hot Springs to the town of Bounti-
full The call for this meeting was signed
by Chester Call, David Stoker Henry
Hampton, j. II. Goddard and w. S. Sim
kins. There were present from Salt Lake
City Messrs. Simon Bamberger, John w.
Nef, Hudson Smith, Harry Josephs and w.
c. b. Allen, together with the representa-
tive citizens and property owners OF
Bountiful. Bishop Call was elected chair
man and w. c. b. Allen secretary of the
meeting. After stating the objects of the
meeting the chairman requested Mr.. BAN
berger. president OF the railway company,
to make statement regarding the enter
prise and to submit such propositions
as he deemed desirable. Mr. Bam-
tailed account of the enterprise
and its plans for extending the line to
| Bountiful. He said the line had been built
! principally by the property owners thus
far along the road, ana stated that sub
scriptions would be solicited from 500
upward, in cash, material or labor as was
convenient. de then submitted for infor-
nation an estimate of the expense OF con-
structing the road, about $4,000. The
articles Of incorporation were explained
showing the plan originally proposed for
extension to Pennington and the Great
Salt Lake, but the present plan was TO
build to Bountiful rs the most desira Die
point for business. Various questions
were answered relating to stock ownership
Il
fare, the name OF the company, running of
trains for accommodation of the people of
Bountiful, so as to carry the farm products,
such as vegetables, milk, butter, eggs,
poultry, fruit, ETC., together with
the product Of the brick yards, and
other enterprises located at Bountiful.
The terminus in Salt Lake will
be at the corner Of Main and South
Temple streets. For the prssent the line is
surveyed and located to the southern limits
OF Bountiful, near Parkin's, ana the line will
be located so as to try and accommodate
the greatest number.
Letters were read from w. S. Simkins
and J. b. Walden, Offering assistance TO
the enterprise and cordially endorsing the
project.
Bishop Call addressed the meeting. say
ing he would like to see this road built and
was surprised that some were opposed to
the road. He believed that the road would
double the price of property IN Bountiful,
and that it would benefit the entire COM
munity. He thought that the brick indus
try would be trebled and other business
accordingly. So far as he was concerned he
was willing to take stock in the company.
He believed, however, committee should
be appointed to canvass the matter among
the citizens and secure subscriptions. The
subscription list was declared open. The
following committee was appointed TO
canvass for subscriptions, VIZ: Bishop
Chester Call, Charles K. Pearson. Joseph
Goddard, II. j. Stone, Jed StrIngham.
The committee were very cordially re-
ceived and entertained by the hospitable
people of Bountiiul, the garden spot of
Utah, and great deal Of interest was man
ifested by those present Several parties
subscribed from 500 to 81 600 each, and
several new industries are contemplated as
soon as the Salt Lake and Bountiful rail-
way is finished. This entire township is
indeed q bountiful harvest OF fruits and
garden products. There is no place around
Salt Lake so attractive for suburban homes
anu farms, and in short time many hun
dreds of city families will enjoy the beau
ties and luxuries of country life, while do
ing business in the city.