Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-05
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4 apeeih 10 the "Nows' yesterday
announced the departure ~ survey
,nr party from Provo. having In Wow
The eventual rh1rtllning M the way 90
Denver via iiobbio Greek and cunnec.
ton with n trunk line further al'nn'
The promised reduction ~ 900 miles be-
tween the metropolis " uiah and thni
n Colorado would h' an immonae adj
vantage 10 both ana a. an points nnd
places tributary or contiguous thereto
when one reflects upon the poftIhilliy
~ knocking thnt much travel out % ihf
road between two great points, ho il
led 10 Inquire hos It was that sn much
fupcrnuoua space was put into 70 In
the nrni place Tcn hours saved IN
these busy times means q whole lni
u money galnoi and wonderful Dot
more of business transacted IN ihc
course of year. Let us hope the
scheme will not. like many others We
have had In this state Tor several LONG
years, have ne only existence ON pa
per. Push II through
ON the heels ~ this announcement
comes another almost nn gratifying and
quite a. promising u success. ~ u
that the oregon short I.inc Will be
extended from Milford To staiollnc this
year The work D. ia strong and Will
Ing hanis-A W. McCunc. David Ec-
Giles. Il. C. Lund. ana c. W. Nihloy. a
Combination that could scarcely be- im.
proved upon. The extension will serve
the treble purpose q making money Tor
IT, projectors. stimulating 20 q great
extent tho development ana CONNER
clai status N the district nu1 lts sur
roundlnFa. and being o. practical begin
nlng 10 the long talscd-of line u los
Angeles The latter consideration 10
the one that appeals most strongly 60
the grea, body ~ our people. because OF
the manifold ANA wcll distributed bcuo-
nts certain to follow hut either IL some-
thing We can aii AFFORD 20 aud undoubt-
cdy will feel pleased over.
Al the while the Deep creek railway
continues ~ Rlp Van Wrinkle sicata.
tlnn which IL M tho m'rc vcNcd by
reason or the Inability 81 anybody TO
answer No. Tho country De- 80 nearly
level Tor the whole distance that the
grahiup would Dr. n nominal expense
while the topography o. such that curv.
inE would only be- necessary ln frw
places and tho degree ~ curvature 40
these quite moderate. thus making tho
track building an Easy thinr 90 accom-.
pllsh a narrow gauge would do 90
begin with. perhaps fur several yonr,
and u could be- completed ana trains
running within three months from ihc
time work commenced ln good carne 3.
The amounts that such "a road would
earn from the hog.unlng are known
IN advance 90 Dc Hn rrglt that the
stock ~ tho ontCrpnHr would never
rct much below par, ana might In %
comparatively short time be- expected
o. go above a.
The Dccp creek mineral deposits arc
wonderful In ,helr vartncss and mean
richness. inHurirF 90 the railway COM
pany full trains aH often as they could
run them for LONG time. and the
natural wealth ~ which but the mercal
molcty n now available would then
pour nut upon tho world Of finance In
n steady. yoluminous stream, n would
enrich those who have properties there
tho great majority being Utah men
make endless MONEY f,r 'hc railway
ana BE- 10 means Of bringing about a
new era % prosperity In our midst
why II n that ao splendid, 20 certain
and 30 E'cat a speculation r. 90 lon.
kent In nncyauce through thr luaDuuu
aud irrssolutIou of men III capital De-
ors ~ tho mysteries why no, take
The subject up and sot tho project on
foot in a practical, determined Nuyf