The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23

From developments in railroad cir
cles yesterday it is learned that the
Park City extension Of the Grande
Western is as nearly an assured thing
as any railway project can be before
construction is actually commenced.
General Superintendent Welby upon
his return from Denver yesterday had
the Provo people notified that he was
ready to hear from them and in re-
Spouse a committee from the Provo
chamber of commerce composed of
President S. S. Jones, Hon A o.
Smoot, j. c Graham and Sam Schwab
came Immediately to Salt Lake and
held a conference with Superintendent
Welby early in the afternoon. AS
result of what passed between the
railroad magnate and the Provo digni-
taries, it was announced that Mr.
Welby had given the gentlemen his
assurance that there was no longer
any doubt that the extension would
be built up Provo canyon to Park City
along the recently surveyed route
Further than this statement and the
additional enc that the engineers have
about completed their work. no infor-
NATION concerning the company's
plans could be obtained.
RETURNED HOME MUCH ELATED.
The point at which the extension
will diverge from the main line. it was
stated. was not definitely settled but
The Provo gentlemen returned home
11a
to mean that there is very little doubt
that Provo will be the starting point.
UPERINTENDENTW ELBY TALKS
Superintendent weIby, when seen,
admitted he had given the Provo
delegation assurance that the new
road would become a reality and that
operations in construction would begin
in the near future but further than
that Mr. Welby declined to divulge the
company's secrets. The papers have
been doing so much railroad building
of late" said he, that we have de-
cided not to build ours THAT way but
would prefer to let the public Judge of
our intentions by our actions There
is no doubt. however, that the road
will be built That much / have no
objection to your stating
COLONEL DODGE EXPECTED
SOON.
Concerning the point to be made the
junction Mr.. Welby preferred to saw
nothing unul the arrival of Colonel
Dodge, general manager of the West
ern, who will be in Salt Lake very
shortly, possibly within week, to set
tie upon all such details
This announcement will be good news
to the people of Wasatch county. who
are already enthusiastic over the pros
poets which have been all along suffi
GENTLY bright to prompt the Wasatch
Wave to say under the head Of
PUSH IT ALONG.
It now begins to look as though the
time was about to arrive for the citi-
zens of Heber and this valley to labor
for the prosperity of Wasatch county.
The new state bids fair to experience
an era of railroad construction and
Wasatch county will como in for her
portion of that and other kinds of
prosperity. The new line of railroad
proposed by the R. G. w. company
from Provo TO Park City, through our
lovely valley and this quiet little town.
to US from information gained looks
like a sure go. The numerous advan-
tages TO be obtained by the residents
of This county by such an ACQUISITION
and should not be allowed to slip away
without making desperate efforts at
every available opportunity to secure
them We mean that anything offered
in reason should be seized, and that
work is needed Immediately to make
Wasatch county, with the proposed
railroad. show UP in her true but I'M
devefoped light-the gem of the Rock
les. In order to accomplish this end
private gains must not be given a
thought, but kept out of sight in the
background and none but the welfare
and best good of the public made prom
inent.
This new railroad through Heber to
Park City and eventually from Heber
TO the reservations on the east will be
the very making of WaSatch county.
in one sense of the word. Think of the
greatness it will be to every settle
ment in the county, and especially to
TIeber Midway and Charleston. Think
of its greatness to the Rio Grande
western company. Think of its great
ness to the producers of Utah county. |
Think of its greatness to the rock in
dustry in this county. Of which great
mountains suitable for building and
other purposes now lay untouched for
want of a way to market the stone. /
Think of its greatness to the in |
crease of population of Wasatch |
cOuI'X anu tue IIICI6dS0 III Inc N2lu6 /
of real estate Think of it's |
greatness to our lumber, farming, |
dairying. stock raising, milling and t
mining industries. In fact, think, if !
you can, of the magnitude railroad |
would be in opening up new industries /
in this county, and try to imagine the !
difference there would be in the /
amount of money in circulation, COM
pared to the present. Every man. wo-
man and child would be benefited and |
a new life be put into this section. The |
famous Midway lot Pots would be |
made into health and pleasure resort |
second to none in the state Their I'M
surpassed natural procliyities already
rank them among the leading bathing
and summer resorts. but the disadvan-
tages connected with access to these