Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-03
RAILROAD TO DEEP CREEK,
C. Z. Mainland Recommends the ID
corporation Of a Local Company
LAND POOL SCHEME SUGGESTED.
lie Gives the Details of Ills Plan ana
Is Confident that II Can be
Made n Success"

Councilman wantland said to
News reporter this morning. VI haNe
n plan to promote the building OF
railroad to Deep Creek and am conn
dent that II can DO made SUCCESSFUL "
IL az follows:
uIncorpornte local company 70
cnver the foute from salt LAKE cry W
deem Greek, following cOu'so W..
a,,y miles west OF Gafhcldl Whloh
viii mako the line available for Los
nngnlea course as well ne Deep creek,
and the Northwest and San ffancisIo'
.rbe authorized capital should oe
,,.at enouph TO cover the entire hhe
Ss,o,, Salt Lake westward, hut the
caniial 10 bs subscribed now need not
hs aver slOO, 900, which could be Is.
tsblish.d Mt the minimum and wOuli
i. sufIic ient 20 build fifty miles OF rChi
starting from point on tue Union
Pacific lust west VI Garfield. Hneh
that MY miles Is built the Union "a
cinc or Saltair ROAD VIII be glhu 70
make traffic arrangements 70 cover we
business and prevent another line ne,
tween the Lake aud the city. rms "
course can be rejected or ucceplcu az
circumstances may warrant IL "Ouiu
be we'll VI course ior the company W
secure rights OF wny into tue Guy ~
the start, but active builulng ehouiu
commence whore the present line enus.
cit Will n easy 70 eNtebu 70 OF 'onn
,,,. ,itv alter the first nifty miles are
com,leted, nil will admit. To get tue
sinok viii he the trouble. The most
feasible plan would seem to he tue
,Iand pooI.J 10 bo operated about AS
follows: -.
"After securing all possible assist.
ance. right OF way, grauing from land
owners OF TOOele county ltntoush
which the road will rum, considefhOi.
labor eau be secured to complete grau'
iua from Salt Lake anu other countles'
This labor viii be contributed IN OK
change ior stock In this railway 5Olhe
tIe contracts can probably bn paid iof
In mart at least by stock auhsctllitiohH'
Mine owners In Deep creek anu uih'
trict. betwson there anu SAT- Lake
viii contribute to the railway com
tsny either cash, labor or intetests ia
tbeir elaine. IL can be safely esuiiih''
ed that donations VI labur ties, righ'
of way aud cash which eau be secured
from Interested parties VIII amount
10 500. 900 Of the si0O,OOO estimated
cos,--tne remaining S3OO,OO0 TO bt
rniasa from n land pool. property
owuers of Salt Lake CITY anu county
IN form "A syndicate "incorporateu'' w.
reoeiye In trust for the Huhscribefa lsnu
10 Inc value OF say s3OO,OOO. This
avndicats 10 subscribe IUr stock In INT
railway company s3OO,OOO, makink
sgOO. 900 available on which TO borrow
at home or abroad the sSOOiOuO OF 70
much ns may DO necessary To complete
the fifty miles.
.Tns my miles completed can be
handed L extend the road at least nity
miles more, or far enoug iuto the new
mining camps to secure the al vnnts.e'
ths civ deslreA. The fact tina
Salt Lake CITY had taken
such q step In the Direction
of helping itself would prove TO b'
worth millions TO the land values ione
before the road was completed, anu u,
land syndicate could cell It's properly
at n handsome advance anu uls'riou"
the railway stock 10 subscrlbers.
"rhis pan Is feasible and has heen
mentioned to,and practically approve
by some OF tue strongest men OF th'
city. There In no doubt ABOUT th'
ability Of the people to put up uhuh'
numbered land 10 this oxteh'ihhu tnet'
IN certainly no doubt about gettint
nj least 100000 contributed In laoui
supplies, etc., IN exchange Tor rtooh
in the railway company. by nahltt
tia local aiiair II would nave th'
strength Of .he community BACK OF u
aud would be bound 70 succeeu'
"By not waiting energy ~ ntst OF
the twenty miles between inc Guy an,
the lake there would oe no h8ht WV,
the preseut roadF, elmer OF "hh
would DO glad to make favorable lraeh
ave arrangements to obviate the ncces
sity OF a third line between the lah'
and the city:
"This road would put new life Int
the city and bring Us lust MY mil.
nearer to San Francisco and Los An
geles."