The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-30
8STACLE TO
LUCIN CUT OFF
,,gigabie Waters Of Salt Lake
Would be Distracted.
nccLARED CONTRARY TO LAW
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,rIoN By CITIZENS MAY Sc
CURE TWO RAILROADS.
nPcLARED CONTRARY TO LAW

The construction Of the Ogden-Lucin
..of would ObstrUct the navirabte
-,.,rs of the Great Salt lake. Tbe
KIM was raised yesterday by LAWYERS
-.sat Lake city that this could NOT
nna without u special act of con-
rs permitting it. Nobody who could
-ssche5 yesterday had ever heard of
IN an act being passed.
The Great salt lake is officially
,-7rn 90 the government as a naviga-
Il. brdy of water, and maIrv persons
.sfs,e that at some time i'm the rot
ss,srt future the commerce Of the Ike
.-u D.. of COusidera Bile Importance. In
.ss vicinity of PromOntory and other
-,seas along the northern shore of the
-ta important developments of min
--ql are being maze. while it is be-
Ts,af that large amounts of oil will
sls, be produced i'm that region.
Possibilities of Navigation.
There is d prospect that ore will he
.Fpnsd from the rorthern part Of the
at,.t a close rail connection with the
San Lake valley shelters. of tank
steamers carrying oil 10 market and of
to4ts hcing engaged in ether branches
&c Encouraging developments
NJ copper are being made I'm Antelope
Sand. and the product viii in all prob
ability Do handled by boat
The building OF the Ogden Lucin cut
MI however. would cut the lake in
wo practically in the middle Boats
could not pass from either side to the
other. and important possibilities i'm
navigation would be practically multi
fed.
For these reasons it is urged that the
mIdnC of the CUTOFF across the lake
could be contrary to the public inter
Isl. and impossible, legally. without
further legislation.
Despite these opinions. a member OF
he firm of Marshall. ROyle & Hemp
stead. attorneys for the Central Pa
tdc. SAID the road had a right to build
Gross the lake. lie declined to so fur
her into the matter, however.
Not Yet Toe Late.
An intimation ms been given people
To- Salt Lake that it is not yet too late
for this city to secure the Union Pa
cfc and Southern Pacific. While prep
srations are being made for the con-
struction Of the line across the lake
from Ogden, the contracts have not
been let and it is thought by many
that concerteI action by Salt Lake cit
liens can work a complete change in
the situation.
Salt Lakers generally discussed the
question yesterday. and expressed the
belief that prompt action should be
taken. but nobody came forward to
start the BAN rolling. The opinion was
expressed by a number Of men that the
recently elected board of governors for
the Commercial club should take the
initiative. calling on all persons living
in salt Lake or having property inter-
tsts here 90 join i'm the movement.
Pueblo Sets Example.
The city o. Pueblo was confronted
hy similar situation years ago" re-
marked one man yesterday. and it
did not lake the citizens Iong to get
lhe question settled in their favor. The
Missouri Pacific was building toward
Denver and was preparing to give
Pueblo the gO-by. The people of Pu-
ebIo got together and offered the rail
road right Ct way into the heart OF
me city. with terminals, if il would
build there. The offer was accepted
and Pueblo became the terminus of tho
read one of the most important thing:
that ever came about in developing the
town. The money that was raised t
buy the right of way and terminals
vas repaid a thousand-fOld.
I'm the case of Salt Lake there i:
scarcely a question that the building
Ol the two railroads into the city would
advance real estate Immediately "a
least % per cent, and probably more
Take the assessed valuation of Sal
lake real estate at S1ZOOO,OOO, this
would mean a profit at once to the
holders of salt Lake real estate Of 81
100000 The properly owners can there
fore well afford To give some little tim'
and attention ara money to bring thes'
roads here
"It viii mean more than the immedi
ate increase in real estate values. ]
win mean the establishment of Sal
Lake forever as the railroad center o
ths CuJUtry between Denver and tn
coast where every railroad reaching
this country i'm the future must COM
of necessity"