The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-12
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the people of Salt Lake are behind US.
We are putting in our own money and
believe it will be a success. If this
project goes through it will be the
greatest thing that ever happened for
Salt Lake If it fails. the Southern
Pacific will build into Utah. and that
means that all traffic will be directed
over the Sunset route. If you don't
help us tonight. I won't say we will
not go ahead anyway; but l do say
hope you will not allow any techni-
calities to prevent favorable action. If
Salt Lake doesn't build this road, Den
Yer and tne state of Colorado will have
road through from Durango to the
coast in twelve months. Denver today
can absolutely control the Colorado
trade on account of a local road, the
D. & R. e., forcing other roads to
time. Salt Lake jobbers are very badly
off on account Of the railroad sltua-
ton, and this will help them.
Il am not here as a philanthropist.
1 am going to put my money in 1t,
sink or swim. We can show you that
we are putting in half million, and
that is evidence that we mean bust
ness. a man who represents five mil
lions told me that if we got the Salt
Lake people to put their money into
it and give terminal facilities. he would
do the rest. We have also an agree
ment with people in California to build
ITS miles of road and meet us in the
desert"
EX-MAYOR BASKIN.
Ex-Mayor Baskin was next called
upon.
Il am in favor of this project" he
said "a railroad company is a public
institution. Therefore the city should
encourage the building of new roads.
In granting this deed you simply bene-
fit every citizen. The city can't build
a road to Los Angeles. That is beyond
our financial abilities. But we should
help to the extent we are able. One
of the necessities for a successful road
is ground for terminal purposes. 1t is
no use for me to point out the benefits
of new road. You all recognize its
value. lit will also be of vast benefit
to the state south of Salt Lake. The
effect would be to increase ten or
twenty fold the crops of vegetables
which we now get from California
and we would be the consumers. Thus
we would keep at home the money We
now send to California. 1t would also
increase the number of tourists and
amount to a great many thousands
of dollars a year. With the start that
Salt Lake has, if it uses its money to
encourage these enterprises it will be
the great emporium of this great
basin. If we neglect our opportunities
Denver or some ether towp' will take
away what belongs to US. [ was op-
posed TO the former donation of the
Pioneer square to another company
but simply because L thought the
scheme only bubble. This company
is different. 1t is composed of good
men with capital, who mean business.
STEWARDS WEAK PROTEST.
Councilman Stewart-There seems to
be some mistake in the speeches made
so far There was some question about
giving the square to a railroad but
none of the speakers had made them
selves plain on that point. All are
willing to give the square, but with
proper restrictions. The petitions pre-
scented were all right. but he could
go out and get several thousand names
on a protest. Why should we tie up
the square for two years? If the gen
tIemen were fair, why not make fair
proposition? He did not want to see
one company get the advantage OF
another.
ANOTHER RICHMOND.
Mr.. Stewart then read the follow
ing communication from another COM
pany:
Utah Midland Railroad company
ITO the honorable President and
Members of the City Council Of Salt
Lake City:
Gentlemen-Your petitioners re-
specially represent that the Utah
Midland Railroad company, a corpora
ton, has been organized under the
laws of the state of Utah for the sole
purpose of constructing railroad
from Salt Lake City via Grantsville
Skull Valley and Deep Creek, and
through the states of Nevada and Cal
ifornia to Los Angeles.
surveyors are in the field on the
proposed line of road and active con-
struction will Immediately follow the
completion of their work.
'AmpIe funds for this work have
been. secured, and although the rail
road will have its terminal in Salt
Lake City and be controlled in the in
terests of the commerce of this city,
no appeal has been made or will be
made to the citizens of this city for
private assistance in their undertaking.
But being informed that you viii
meet for the purpose of considering the
advsability of donating Pioneer square
for railroad purposes. we Respectfully
ask to be heard on that question and
convince you that such donation need
not be made in order for THE early con-
struction of our said railroad.
Trusting that this petition will meet
with your favorable conSidIera ton, and
that representatives of the Utah MID
land Railroad company Will be ac-
corded a hearing prior TO any decision
on the part of the honorable council
in a matter of so much Importance to
the future of Salt Lake City, Very
JAMES MOFFAT.
Secretary.
''W. H. PENROSE.
'V.-P. & Gen. Mgr"
Mr.. Stewart then repeated his objec-
tfnns to tying up the square for two
wears. AS a substitute TOR the Dale
resolution he offered the following reso-
luton:
.sBe it resolved that it is the sense of
this meeting that the Tenth ward
square. known as the old Fort square,
be and the same is donated free to any
railroad that will construct standard
guage railroad 100 miles toward either
the Deep Creek country or Los An
geles or San Diego"
When Stewart had concluded read
ing the petition, O'Meara asked: rs
that the company of which Mr.. Glen
dinning is presidents?
Stewart-Yes. sir. / suppose you OBJ
iect to it now, Mr.. O'Meara, on &C.
count of Giendinning.
O'Meara-Read section II, article IL,
Of +ha constitution which DrOhibitS anV