Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29
Committee from Junction City
Comes Down TO Salt Lake,
WATTS ON SUPT. A. +. WELBY
Promises TO give All Necessary Fran
chises Provided the Western
VIII BuiId Plant.

ogden wants the Rio Grande West
ern shops and viii move everything
legitimate to Get them with this end
| In view a committee " prominent citl-
zen, from the Junction City waited on
General superintendent a, u. Melby
Of the Wts ern after the News went
TO press yesterday afternoon and in
formed him tnat ogden would grant
the necessary franchises IN - Ger 10
get the shU.s located In that clty. The
committee Was headed by Mayor NJ. s.
browning. the visitors including Judge
Thomas ~ Dee David Eccles, William
Allison, y. clark, Angus Wright, Geo.
j. Kelly and j. w ABBOTT. They were
accompanied by several other residents
0f ogden who. although not present
In an official character. were naturally
deeply interested ia the outcome Of The
meeting
The committee made It's appearance
al the Office Of the general superin-
tendent Of TIE RIO Grande Western
shortly after O'Clock and was admitted
into Mr. Welby's presence with due dis
patch. The visitors lost no time In
making known the errand Of their mis-
sion and We're listened 90 attentively by
Mr.. Welby When they had concluded
their plant he informed them that the
matter OF the selection OF the site would
rest entirely with the general man
ager Colonel Dodge, ana those at the
head Of the directorate. He then pro-
ceeded 10 inform the delegation of rep
resentatlye business men that an APP
plicatiOn for a franchise and the clos
ing Of the streets in the vicinity OF the
proposed site In this city had been sent
to the City Council here and that the
matter was now I'm the hands OF the
committee. which had visited the site
and would, IN all probability, act upon
the matter In the course Of few days,
Mr. Welby thanked the gentlemen, and
informed them that their offer would
receive the fullest consideration.
IL Is understood that the committee
promises 10 donate the ground In Og-
den for the proposed shops and guaran-
tee that the council VIII grant the nee
essary franchises FOR the closing Of the
streets In Ogden, which would conflict
with the undertaking. In addition, It
Is said, the business men Of Ogden con-
template the raising Of a substantial
bonus II from between $4,000 and $780,
600 in order 10 secure these big shops,
which will pay out In wages every year
a sum Of money In the nelghbOrhOod Of
81 600 600 practically every penny Of
which will be spent in the town where
In this big plant is to be erected
ogden knows what a boon the install
latIon Of such a mammoth affair would
be 10 their progressive city. For years
past the major portion OF the business
OF that city has had It's origin In the
railroads and the citizens Of that town
would hail with Joy the erection Of an
other big wage-earnng institution II
the citizens Of Salt Lake feel apathetic
in regard 20 the location Of this big
mechanical plant and the City Council
does not feel prepared 20 grant the
as prayed by the Rio Grande
Western, IL will mean that this city will
be given the 90 by In favor Of either
Ogden or Helper At the present time
the small plant here Is paying an an
nual wage in the neighborhOod % 1910.
900. II Salt Lake does not want the big
plant It will possibly mean that II will
also lose a portion OF the wages that
are now being paid in this city 10 the
shop forces, which will naturally be
to the big establishment,