Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-22

truHlNc regions OF btetht toll NhiNh
,,,pond grudglngly TO the arts OF the
husbandman. but they abound In min
cral wealth.
THE WESTERN WAY.
This mineral wealth. however. II not
vet developed. except here and there In
parts, because II will not pay. ON ac-
count OF the expense OF team frcights
10 work the mines.
The building Of the Utah 4 Pacific
line through desert regions IN which
minerals abound. for the purpose OF
developing them. and with the cxpecta-
ton Of thereby creating. In large meas.
urc. the industry which u To support
the railroad. would appear to east
ern or European builders strange
kind OF railroad fnancicringl
Nevertheless. this Kind OF nnancicr-
lng II what has built many Of the west
crn roads. and has made possible many
Of the thriving weytcrn communities.
Without waiting for the people to set
tie upon agricultural. mineral. or tim
Der lands, and fpr the creation OF prod
ucts most easily obtninabie by their
Industry. 80 that they would have
something TO export TO other places and
would require articles To be brought TO
them. the builders OF roads In the Wcs;
often push their lines into places where
there II. for the time being. compare
lively little or no freight at all await
ing shipment. They do this. OF course.
In the expectation of opening up new
regions to such settlement and Indus
try Us viii eventually yield the freight
which the road IN designed 10 carry.
BUILD TO DEVELOP.
The Utah & Pacific Is such n road
business venture made largely be-
cause Of the expectation that the coun-
Try II pcnctratcH. at present OF little
value. VIII - develop as to AFFORD
profitable earnings 10 the road on the
money Invested.
resources now lie unused. not road
butt TO supply pressing demand OF
commerce between citicr already pop.
uloun ana industries aircndy Ia opera
ton. to build W the cities II reaches
aud TO create the industries by which
u N To be mnintalncd-thin IL tho
western Idea OF railroad building, aud
u typincd In hikh degrL b, the
building Of the line now uhdcr con-
liberation.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
The road now in operation extends
from Milford 10 Modcna. nvw station
about ten miles from Mccunc. the ter
minus, which II nearly on the Nevada
llnc. The road has been building since
the FIRST day OF october OF last year.
The line constructed IN seventy five
miles In length. and this IL considered
good record OF road building conHid-
cring the nature OF tho desert country
through which the track has been laid.
making II necessary to transport not
only all ordinary supplies. but water
also; considering also that the work
has been done largely In the winter
months the showing OF construction
IN an excellent one,
WILL AID ST. GEORGE.
From the present track the distance
10 81 George by the new wagon road
now building Is about forty-one miles.
Freight from this town can be- brought
by team To ana from the railroad.
which viii mean considerably in
creased trade FOR those parts Of WASH
lnEtnn county. About ST. George are
extensive deposits OF copper ore. IL
would appear that many Of these can
BE- rucccnrfully worked now and the
ore sen, by team TO the railroad. A
considerable mining and frclghtlnR
business should result and may well
be the beginning OF a great development
OF tho comparatively INFESTED resources
Of Washington county.
ULTIMATE DESTINATION.
The immediate destination % tho line
u McCune. but the ultimate destination
Il To connect with some line reaching
tho city OF Los Angeles In southern
California. there 10 communicate with
the fertile fields. the active commerce,
and Intelligent enterprise OF that great
country.
I.oa Angeles n at present reached
,p.n os ps ana ,he uls,anse - Leo
Gay a. Los Angelica by the propoa~d
line OF the Utah a Pacific, N connec-
ton shall be made with the Santa Fc
route. win be $40 miles, or q saving ~
$40 miles on the Journey Marvel " the
railroad point nearest TO the Utah a
Pacific. being $40 miles from MoCune.
At Blake. California the cniifornln
Eastern connects with the santa 70
route and extends To Marvel. Near
Marvel IL Vanderbilt, the center OF a
great minluE region In Nevada to
which the Utah a Pacific may extend
before long.
CONNECT AT maxwell
From tho noute NJ Tho Santa n, I'm
California nj Iiiake station, the call.
fornia Eastern hrnncher m northwnrd