The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-15
ENDORSED a MEMORIAL.

The Council Fevors a salt Lake Rail-
road Plan.
During the morning session of the
council yesterday, w. H. Workman
came before the body and asked to be
allowed TO present memorial for the
endorsement of tho council as whole.
The memorial. which contains its own
explanation, ia as followe:
To the Honorable Calvin s. Brice, Chairman of
the Senate Committee having in charge the
reorganization OF the Union Pacific railroad
Your memorialists, the mayor and
city council of Los Angeles, California,
respectfully submit to your honorable
committee that Southern California,
Utah and Nevada will be vastly Dene-
fitsd by an early extension to q seaport
near this city of that line of railway now
completed from Ogden in q south west
erly direction through Salt Lake City to
Milford III Utah, distance of 225 miles.
the roadbed Tor which is graded for rs
miles beyond.
If this Inns of railway be detached as
part Of the reorganization plan from
the nystem with which it is now con-
nected and made en- independent line,
ii will possess sufficient credit to enable
said herbor through this city.
That Gmple terminal facilitea for it's
use hers and at said harbor can be pro-
cured st reasonable rates.
That the line completed win furnish
ira lie TO the main line of the Union Pa
Cihc vastly in excess of that brought to
HGio line by tho branch or spar line from
Ogden tU Milford as il now exists.
That the distance from Salt Lake City
to the ses uear Los Angeles ia only 7l5
miles over route OF moderate grades,
free from enow and cloud bursts, while
while the distance to San Francisco
from Salt Lake City exceeds by more
than 400 miles this distance.
Your memorGlists respectfully show
that il said line be disconnected from
itg preaeut control cad given the indie
pendence OF "a separate, individual and
distinct corporate organization with the
privilege and power to consolidate with
or jointly engaged with any other corpor.
alton formed here TO extend or connect
with it through said harbor the line can
he completed from Milford to the sea
lpoodly.
ThGs arch line 10 completed will con.
stisuto common highway from Salt
Lake city TO the sea for the trains OF all
con panlOA whose liz CO row or hereafter
extend t. Salt Lake City from the east,
OF " hieh rsay connect with said present
or extended lines south OF Salt Lske
city.
Ii is further suggested that the gov
eminent of the United States has aided
the coDstruction Of transcontinentnl
linea to San Francisco and points On the
north Pacific COST hy enormous grants
OF land, and has therehJ practically dis.
eliminated against thGt vsDr area OF
country composing Southern Utah,
outhesat Nevada and Southern CALI
fornia.
That in the light Of thia fact it is but
just that in the reorganization Of the
Union Pacific system this demand OF
this rapidly developing region shculd DO
considered
That the adoption Of tho nugsaations
herein meds will clst tho government
nothing, bat on the contrary will bring
new bspei ts to the Union Pacific, in
which sna government hgg an interest.
&c viii put thu present incomplete line
:a.o uolnE1ercial sympathy With that