Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-11
THE DEPOT PROPOSITIONS.

The announcement In the Deseret
News OF Thursday evening, that the Rio
Grande Western intends to build
handsome depot on Fourth West street,
and erect additional shops on grounds
which It owns In the vicinity, attracted
much attention and has been repeated
In the morning papers, with some var
iations. People who want to understand
Just what the r. q. w. win apply to the
City Council for. had better read care
fully the epltome of the petition which
was published in Thursday evenings
News"
An editorial In the Tribune this morn
ing muddles the matter so much that
the reader viii obtain wrong impress
sion az to the location Of the proposed
depot, and become as much bewildered
over Il as was caused by the same pa
per, when II editorally persisted in stat
ing that the bathing houses ut Saltair
were being moved to the east to reach
out into deep water! The writer OF
those descriptions is either befogged on
the points Of the compass or uniformed
as to the direction ana names Of the
streets OF the city.
The erection of the II. @ W. depot at
the place selected on Fourth West street
VIII necessltate the closing Of Third
South street for one block, and arrange
ments on other streets that VIII cause
.c,,,,, t,,oontantas,ca ~ naf,ia CHING ,o al
or west on Third South street But 9TH
err plans have been devised, as set forth
In the News" and explained IN the petit
tion TO the City Council, which largely
compensate for the changes proposed,
and the benefits that Will result from the
splendid passenger depot, the employ
ment OF large number of workmen in
the new shops, and the general improve
ments in that neghborhood will far out
weigh the dsarrangement of street
traffic.
1t should be observed that this
application by the II. c. w. need not in
terfere In any way with the o. =. l.. pro-
ject for union depot, as already pre-
scented to the council and which it Is
believed will be favorably acted upon.
The needs of both petitioners should re-
celye due consideration We do not
hear Of any conflict between the re.
spective companies on these PROPOSE
lions The public will not object to hav-
Ing two magnificent depots, and the
property owners in the vicinity Of each
Will be benefited In the increased val
ues that will accrue 20 their holdings
OF course there will be some OPPOSE
tion to the closing Of streets occasionlng
extra travel In certain directions, and
the grievances OF directors VIII have
10 be heard and Investigated But we
are Of the opinion that the benefits TO
the entire city from the building Of the
two depots and the Improvements as
ISOLATED herewith, VIII be seen TO over
shadow the local Inconvenience that
now loom up and many Of which viii
disappear when the plans OF the two
companies are fully understood,
We hope the City Council viii proceed
IN these matters with due dispatch and
that there VIII be no delay In acting on
each OF these petitions, when the pro-
positions and all objections 10 them
have been properly considered. Salt
Lake City is to be congratulated on the
splendid prospects now in view as to
railroad depot accommodations and at
fractions.