Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-16
CITIZENS MEET;
MAKE PROTEST
Large Gathering Present at Sixth
Ward Meeting House Last
Night,
THE PENDING FRANCHISES.
Discuss Railroad Situation on West
Side Gen. Supt Young Also Ex'
plains Needs of His Road.

There was large crowd present at
the Sixth ward Westinghouse last night
called for the purpose of protesting
against the granting of the franchises
necessary for the projected railroad i'm
provemcnts In addition to the prop
erty holders OF the vicinity, Gen. Supt'
J. II. Young OF the Rio Grande Western
and Attorney Van Cott legal repre-
sentative for the same company, also
a number Of tenants from the west side,
were there. There was an effort to
prohibit all from voting who were not
property owners, but the sentiment pre-
vailed that the taxpayer was as much
interested in the welfare Of the city and
her streets as was the property owner.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The meeting voted unfavorably to the
Idea OF granting the franchise asked
for by the oregon Short Line. The
sentiment was that the projected i'm
provements would be a detriment TO
property In regard to the Rio Grande
franchise il was voted to appoint a
committee Of residents to walt upon
the officials of the railroad company
and the city council so that the prom
ised Improvements could be thoroughly
weighed and canvassed, A. s. Reiser.
who was elected chairman, accordingly
named Archibald Freebarn, Hugh wat
| son, Henry Rudy, Edward Ashton, Q.
| A. Eek, Lewis Hoagland, c. Il. Davey, u.
| schoenfelt and Robert Sherwood
NUMEROUS SPEAKERS.
I There were a number of speakers at
| the meeting in fact. they became so
| numerous that II was decided TO limit
the talks to five minutes. one of the
| first speakers was Mrs. Alice Butter
worth who owns property on Fourth
| West and also runs store In the same
locality. This lady spoke twice dur
| ing the evening, wherein she asserted
| that the railroads wanted to break up
the homes on the west side, However,
she admitted that the railroads, AFTER
| all were benefit to the locality Tnis
| admission was brought out by Driet
speech on the part OF X, b. Weils, an
cmploye of the Rio Grande shops. Wells
stated that Mrs. Butterworth's posi-
ton. that the granting of the iran
chIse would be n serious objection, IN
convenience and hardship on her ten
ants. WAS hardly tenable, for III II were
not for the railroads her houses would
probably be without tenants, and that
railroad employees made up the biggest
pnrt of renters west of Fourth West
Larger shops and other improvements
he ayerred, meant n brsker demand
for dwelling houses near the works
GEN. sUPT YOUNG EXPLAINS
General superintendent Young was
| s,tfat,tfNalN when he arose
in response TO a request that ne explain
the improvements contemplated by the
Gould system in Salt Lake. Mr.. YOUNG
stated that he did not come to the
meeting or the purpose OF talking ne
came to listen to the objections OF this
nonnle II any. so that he could be post
ed as to what was desired, Upon be
ing urged to speak, however, he pro
ceeded to occupy the floor for th'
space Of some twenty minutes durint
which time he outlined the improve
ments projected by the company NJ
represented. Mr.. Young stated tina
the capacity OF the shops wan to b.
doubled, which of course meant mor'
work and a bigger payroll to be dis
tributed among the west slders. ii
n fIirmed that the company wa
cremped for room and could not handl
business with anything like comfort o
dlspatch. He said that yesterday, 70
instance, the company had to leave 20
trunks on the platform because ther
was no room for them In the baggag
room. The same conditions preVaile
, In the waiting rooms so thnt otten 'Wo
, men had to walk out on the platform
, owing TO crowded conditions. II
thought that Salt Lake was worthy 9
n handsome depot. The Rio Grand
was ready to erect one, but could nc
do SO ON its present site on account c
cramped quarters and no room 10
: tracks necessary. He explained tha
$ the stret would be closed for one bloc
= so that n train could stand In the dc
= pot which would not be possible witt
z out blocking the street.
: MRS. BUTTERWORTH PROTESTS
e As previously stated Mrs. Butte
; worth was one of the speakers for q
u npposltion. This lady affirmed that u
: company owned already grei
9 amount trackage on the west side.
v her opinion II any more trucks We
laid the abutting property which won
be damaged, should be purchas,
by the company so that there would
!; some redress She protested that sle'
q was out OF the question some night
= and then went on to say;
C WANTED, A CUSTOMER.
= people say, Why don't you sell out
:, Well, you must have a customer frs
y When the boom was on here all u
:, booming the boomers did was to boo
/" the taxes and make them larger. Tl
(, railroad not only wants to lay track
- but II wants to close up the street. tn
may benefit the railroads hut whe
does II benefit us? They want TO cru
us. They want to break up our home
hope that when this matter is brous
before the city council they will co
"a slider the orphan. the widow and q
"a others who will be deprived OF the
8. homes, We don't want engines stan
"a ing In front OF our property and kee
e. ing us awake at nights.
in "They say It will Improve your pro