Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-28
urAu AND THE COAST


This paper has already had con.
siderable 10 say Ia IT, news columns a.
well ~ eiitorlally concerning the pro-
posed railroad mems cooperative rail-
way project from San Diego 10 this
city. The idea Of oo.nporAtion In the
accomplishment Of large enterprises
has ever beon a popular onc with NO
and has always demanded our warmeat
commentator. The notion Of rail-
read from this city to southern
California seaport Il alec ono 10 which
we stand pledged, a. the greatest present
need In the commerce aud Industry Of
Tho community. There would tcom 10
be, and Il, much that looks Inviting
In the proposition that the San Diego
promoters Of tho foregoing scheme
nave to present.
At the same time, there Ia no need
Tor extreme haste In accepting the
9nots and guaranteeing tho sums that
that proposition IL coupled with. a
good scheme never suffers from thor
sugh examination aud consideration.
Tho building Of several hundred miles
Of railroad 10 not AN affair OF few
days spcochmAklng, or Of economic
experiment. Tho raising Of dix
thousand dollars az starter, and
tho promise OF other subscriptions
TO the stock Of the corporation, IL
much easler than tho remainder OF tho
enterprise. In the enihuslasm OF tho
moment, when great want seems i'm.
mediately possible OF iultillment, tho
wish for 1t lie frequently father to the
thought that II cannot fail, aud zeal
fairly runs away with discretion. Fur.
thermore, In jumping at one oder that
appeals to DO favorable, people are
sometimes liable to overlook equally
good n not better offers that arc await
Ing shom. Aud everybody knows the
blindness with which some folks aim at
two or more snsy.looking sslIees snd
yet allght between them on the hard,
cruel floor.
80, dropping all metaphor, the NEWS
suggests that the enterprise now being
preached TO lsboring men aud capital.
is,a and Others In this city by two gen.
tlsmon from san Diego IL not the only
ono with like purpose Ia Wow that
deserves consideration. II cRnuo.
DO unknown TO our readers that ioI
many weeks past there has been going
ON a consistent, thoughtful, thorough
study ana exploration ana examina'
ton OF the route and facilities Of pro.
posed salt Lakes ,uthern California
railway. This work has not been done
ia the newspapers or by speeches, but
It has been quietly anu tysIematically
prosecuted. lie great fundamental
idea has been TO make Salt LakU cts
and Titan the basis anu beneficiary,
not only commercially but also iLdut
triglly and In tho development Of oul
matches resources, ana woil.Enowi
Utah men are Ia and with Il iU every
move thus Tar made, and UtAh peopi,
are assured the control Of II. We NJ,
not In "a position TO tell all that ha
been agreed upon, or all the prospect
held out. but We violate no conn
denUe IN saying that too much ba
been done TO Justify has'y, ill.oou
sidersd running away after Any on
new 81 ject until all that have beer
mooted aud worked at shall have been
examined and further heard nom
tbs acknowledged prudence sul
conservatism OF the business C.mmu
ni.y will surely prevent At this tim.
the folly anu disaster that comes %
leSplng before looking, and OF discard,
ing without due thought any od,,
that IL lru.sing. We do not desis,
toqnouch proper enthusiasm, hut WI
would like " prevent couhagmlior
In Any direction until somebody know
anu Is able to tell where the hose cat
10.