The herald., 1898-10-06

however, that this Is the first real. tangi-
BILE step in the direction of building line
from Salt Lake through to Los Angeles.
That Is the way Utah people view 1t, and 1t
is not surprising that the same view should
be taken here.
'1n building eighty miles Of road one Of
the richest regions in all Utah Will be
opened up, and the southwestern part Of
the state will enjoy such boom as nothing
on earth but transportation facilities would
give 1t. De Lamar and Phoebe, New, will
be brought two hours nearer to Salt Lake,
In travelling time, while innumerable mines
will be opened In Iron county there are
almost inexhaustible fields Of fine coal,
whole mountains Of iron and any number
of deposits of lead. All of these proper
ties will be brought within a short distance
of the railroad. while agriculture and fruit
growing will be stimulated Experts who
have been through this country and the
new State Line gold mining district say
that the shipments will be sufficient to
make the road paying proposition from
the start. Washington county, along with
other parts of the state, will be immensely
benefited and Its principal town, ST. George,
which enjoys a semi-tropical climate, will
become a big winter resort.
Development Of Territory
1.-THE Importance of 1t all. hwever lies
in the fact that this project has revived
interest In the Salt Lake-Los Angeles road,
and makes 1t certain that the two cities
must ere long be connected by rail. Just
how the extension on from the state line
will be made the future will develop. When
the Utah and Pacific is completed there
will remain but 254 miles to complete all
rail connection at Marvel or 300 miles via
the surveyed line to Barstow. This would
make the stretch of road between Salt
l Il, Mo-, nrr
miles via Barstow, giving a saving of near
| ly 500 miles over the present route by way
| of Ogden, and a saving of nearly twenty
hours in time.
1.-THE details as to the organization of the
Salt Lake and Pacific would be Of little
interest here, and it Is sufficient to say that
they were carried out by Hon. A. w. Nc
Cune of Salt Lake City. Hon. R. c. Lund,
of Southern Utah, had been trying for a
year to get the necessary backing. but re-
ceived only promises, and not being able
to realize on them was about to give up
in disgust when he presented the matter
to Mr. McCune, who promptly took 1t up
and carried it through. Associated with
him are the Oregon Lumber Co., the Ore
gon Short Line and some Of the foremost
men of the state.
As to Politics
"When left home there seemed to be no
question that the legislature wuld be over
whelmingly Democratic this winter. Utah
will elect Democratic senator and one
who is in thorough accord with the Chi
cago platform. The Democratic candi-
dates are Hon. VIM. H. King, the present
gressman, who has made fine record
during the past two years; Hon. c. c.
Richards, former secretary of state and
one of the ablest men in the state; Judge
O. w. Powers, a very brilliant lawyer and
effective speaker, and Hon. A w. McCune,
the present national committeeman. The
last named has been brought into the con-
test since 1 left home, but If he really de-
sires the position, my opinion Is that he
will get it.