Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-11
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Tho NEWS has been asked whether
II iavoTs the idea that Self Lake cts
should give Pioneer Square fof passen'
ger depot grounds 10 local railroad
company that proposes TO connect this
city by rail with Deep Creek and with
Los Angeles or soLio other southern
California point.
We answer with foil consciousness
u what II means, and with perfect
willingness 10 have tho answer taken
down and subsequently used against
us on REORGANIZATION, Yes, n In.
stead Of merely prop fiHg 60 build, the
local company referred 10 DiR build.
Il seems TO ~ peculiarly hspry
coincidence that tho very spot Of land
on which the Pioneers fret planted
their weary feet In now abiding
place In those valleys should be-
tho spot from which the FOL.
lowers Of those Pioneers shout
now start out with an enterprise
20 grand as tho one spoken OIL Utah
PEOPLE showed In the days Of their eH.
ttemo poverty what they uld do o.
ward building up an empire Of free
homes and free men In the intor.moun.
tain country. When their numbers
had increased and their resources Of
food, Drawn and Industry had multi.
piled, they showed what they could do
toward helping others 10 build rail-.
roads. by taking and completing con.
tracts which made the frat trans.
continental road n possibility aud a re-
atty. Immediately thereafter they
undertook railroad building on their
own account. and on large scale
tor those days demonstrated their
high capacity In that broad field Of In.
dustTlAl and commercial ondeavor.
Now, In the days Of their strength aud
wealth and unrivaled credit, shall we
doubt their ability 20 put through a
read Of their own TO the coast and
to the blue waters Of the Paoincg The
NEWS does moi doubt II for n moment,
and with the heaftiesl confidence II
urges them TO go ahead. and In all elm.
certify Wishes them Godspeei.
ono need not spend time or
space In dwelling upon the manifold
advantages Of, or tho grave necessity
for, n declaration OF railroad indo.
pendenos on tho part OF this great
people. Fortunately such declaration
at this time will excite no, enmlty
but friendship from those whose hoe.
tillty might otherwise prove draw.
back. Our railroad friends want II, the
psopls Of southern California aud Ne.
yada want n. eastern allies and
friends with both influence and money
want II, and the people Of Utah In
every city, town and county want II.
With such unanimlty OF hope anu de.
sire anu purpose, there would seem 4
be- no danger iu predicting the abso-
lutte certainty u the project, aud 10.
completion ~ last IN men anu money
can accomplish II.
Referring Again 10 the OLD Fort
Square, wo therefore say, Give Il 20
tho people who nos announce their
determination to build this railroad,
and give It to them 20 promptly ami
cordially that their own enthusiasm
may be undampeuod, and their a,sui.
ancgs AZ TO the active support OF the
community Ne shown to te well.
founded Lot the giit be- guarded by
such conditions a. will properly PRO.
tect the city's aud its peoples Interest,", /
bat let u be Tered with ali reasonable |
dispatch; ioE now, % ever in our hls. |
tory, We have nu opportunity to prove |
that no gives twice who giyes qulcEly. !