Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-20
no RAILROAD OFFICIALS,
b Is Signed by Nearly All Of he Leading
Business Men Of Cache County.
WILL NO DOUBT BE GRANTED
WIN be OF Untold Bcucnt to Thou-
saEds Of People In Northern Utah
Statement OF the Case.

-statcucnt OF the Case.
For some time past there has been
much dissntiufactlon In Cache valley
ond contiguous portions OF southern
idaho over the train service which the
people there have been having; but oni-
GERS Of the oregon Short Line an
bounced a few days ago that an Inn
proved service aud equipment were
about to be put ON the Cache valley
branch. and an Invitation was extend
~ to the citizens Interested 20 express
tholr wishes as 10 the schedule they
would prefer.
"A the present time. on the main line.
between this city and Butte. two
through passenger trains run each way.
Thcy leave this city at 9.t5 q. m. and
pa pm, The one which leaves In tho
evening reaches Cache Junction at
midnight ana leaves there Cache valley
malls from this city, Ogden the east
and the west. one Of the trains from
4 he north reaches Cache Junction at
Dos am. and II desired II would carry
hHA'NA' NNAANN WNNANN ANNNNN wv fN"NH so
Granger and Pocatollo. as wen a. from
the north. and eastern mail 80 routed
would reach Cache valley some hours
earlier than at prcsnot.
Il follows that train leaving Cache
Function say at $50 am. and passing
over the Cache valley branch. could
carry TO all stations ON that branch. nj
an early hour In the morning, mails
4 from all points. All mail matter de-
posted In this city prior TO 3 o'clock In
The evening. addressed 20 Cache valley
RAILROAD points. would reach It's dcstln-
hilton By seven O'Clock the next morn
ing a better mail service than this,
could not well be provided Tor Cache
VALLEY.
GOOD PASSENGER SERVICE.
The noxt most important point 10 be
considered In the making up Of a schel-
ulc Tor the Cache valley branch, e. a
convenient passenger train. There can
b. no question that the people who
|1atronlzc this branch want precisely
what an rural communities want who
nre tributary 10 large city, namely "a
train that will take them Go the city
M the morning and return them 20
thelr homes In the evening. The people
of Cache valley want O. train ON which
thcy can travel TO ogden ana Salt
Bake. which will give them SUFFICIENT
timO in those cities 20 transact husi-
icas. and on which they can return In
the evening.
Under such schedule, "a
rountry merchant can come TO the city,
buy a bill OF goods. etc, ana De
absent only one day from his business.
DO snyes hotel expenses, an important
Item, For "a long time past resident
Nj Cache county could not wen come TO
'ither this city or ogden without tak-
ing at least two days FOR the trip. and
lncurrlng hotel expenses; a condition
that. beyond all question, has grently
curtalled passenger traffic from Cache
valley points.
ASK FOR A MINED TRAIN.
In view OF the Invitation to the peo-
pie OF the section most Interested 10
flgnify their wishes as To the train
rchedule they would like, petition
has been presented 10 the officials Of
The oregon short Line. which asks Tor
n mixed train 10 leave Cache Junction
early ia the morning, connecting win
The passenger train from the north
md carrying the malls ns above de-
Fcribcd. The petition also asks for q
passenger train to leave Preston, the
northcrn terminus OF the branch, nj slN
or seven o'clock In the morning, ar
irving In this city at ten or eleven M
the forenoon: and TO leave here AT
nbout Ave o'clock y. M and roach Los
gnn at about \ o'clock and Preston an
hour later This train would deliver
40 stations on the Cache valley branch
0t reasonable hour In the evening, alI
mail matter deposited In the postoillce'
80. "a
hour In the afternoon, ana THIS man
Service would cover most OF the more
Important requirements of Cache val
ley, and at the same time would De
free from the danger ~ delay growing
out of trnnscontiuentnl connections
Another important point In favor OF
having passenger train leave stations
on the branch for the south az fairly
early hour In the morning II the oppor'
tunity such a train would give 10 par
tiles living some distance from the
4 rnllrnad, to take such commodities az
butter fresh pork, veal, poultry, FRUIT
Vegetables. etc, from a REFRIGERATOR tf
the train, for shipment by express
without being exposed TO the heat OF
the day. Under such an arrangement
express traffic would undoubtedly In
THE PETITION.
The petition. In short. asks for an
Ideal train service for Cache valley and
has received the endorsement Of tn
principal officials Of Cache county 10
Ran. Hyrum and Wellsvillo. beslde'
being signed by nearly every business
house OF consequence In the town
named. The document Is as follows
Logan. Utah, June H. 1890
y. Il. Calvin. Esq, Gen. supt o. s, l.
II. n, Salt Lake city, Utah
Dear Strive. the undersigned
4 confident that we express the nlmoa
Unanimous wish of the people resldlnf
on the Cache Valley branch Of YOU
road, and In anticipation of the earil