The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14

Nothing is truer than that some peo-
pie can't stand prosperity" They no
sooner get started off on the right foot
and are in a fair way TO the accomplish
ment Of something worth while. when
they kick over the traces and not only fail
of achieving their purpose, but lose all
they have accomplished.
That's what a few of the TooeIe peo-
plel have done in the attempt to secure
The Salt Lake & Pacific railroad. They
entered the lists with the Grantsville peo-
PIE in bidding for the road TO come their
separate ways. The people of Tooele, and
property owners along the route which
The ljne would follow if il came their
way, worked so energetically and made
SHch encouraging premises that they dis
thnced their rivals, and the company de-
cloed TO build 10 Deep Creek via Rush
Valley But the company no sooner
MADE known its intention and commenced
grazing on the HUSH valley route, than
The Tooele people suffered a lapse of
memory and forgot they had made prom
Uses OF depot facilities, and the property
owners who had been anxious 10 give a
right OF Way were taken with the same
allment. They apparently felt secure in
the TACT the grading was under way, and
began TO hedge and withdrew from their
agreements, with the result that Colonel
Nldyton, the general manager of the road
ISSUED orders yesterday directing that
the graders cease operations, and it is
now more than likely chat the road will be
built TO Deep Creek by way Of Grantsville
and Skull Valley.
1t was stated il The Herald yesterday
that the Salt Lake & Pacific people had
decided upon the Tooele route and such
was the case up to yesterday afternoon.
Inc grade reached Lake Point some days
ago and was being pushed ON toward
Iocele, when word was received yesterday
5 mat the people along that route and at
Iooele in particular, were backing out Of
their agreement. The general managers
order followed without any parley.
Ihere is nothing especial TO say" said
Colonel Clayton when seen about the re-
port that the grading had stopped.
he People along the Tooeie route evil
oeaty thought we were coming their way
anyway, and some who had offered to give
r4ght of wey backed down ana decided to
make US pay for it. We simply didn't
propose to stand any such nonsense and
! ordered the grading stopped That's
shout Ell there IS TO it"
Asked If grading would be commenced
on the Grantsv-lle route, Colonel Clayton
said Ii was undecided. but that il Ger
taInly would If the Grantsville people
oIered the proper inducements, or unless
the people along the other route came to
tine and made good their original agree
nlent In such way as to leave no doubt
or thee intention TO fulfill it.
Secretary Abraham II Cannon, of the
company, when seen said:
- a = true We nave ordered the
grading on the Tooele route stopped The
people. or some of them, VINO had prom
tsed rigat of way, and particularly the
Tooele people, in relation to their agree
ment to provide depot facilities, had be-
gun TO act very unpleasantly and today
we had reason 10 think they would not
Keep their promises. OF course we
couldn't afford to take any chances for
the reason that we had rather, a consid-
cradle, build by the Grantsville route as
the grade is so very much easier that the
expense entai,ed IN building that way
is small in comparison with what il would
cost to go by the route which we origin
ally decided upon, and which was only
selected because of the representations
made by the people along the line. We
will certainly build by the Granville
route unless the people on the other line
make Their promises good"
Mr.. Cannon viii leave for the Tooele
section some time during the week and
the graders will remain Idle pending the
result of his trip.