Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-13
A MARVELLOUS WORK.

senator W. A. clark must feel The
thrills OF victorious warrior, when he
conlomploles his triumph over the nu.
nierous obstacles that arose In Ms way
whom he determined to carry into prac.
teal ofoot the prophetic dreams Of 9TH
,r minds which depleted the advantages
of a union, by direct railway route. Of
The Two great and growing cities Of
Sail Lake ana Los Angeles He had 10
encounter not only the physical aim.
rulllcs In the way, the contention Of u
rival road legal technlcaIllos ana dis.
putoa, ana the great financial outlay
consequent upon the project, but also
Tho formidable doubts about right OF
way Into this city, and those eastern
connections without which the enter.
prise would be q comparative failure,
Hut with his usual persistence and
living faith he pressed forward, with
the Arm conviction that, ns In other
important matters In his career cir.
cumstanccs could De made TO bond TO
his purpose and that the way would be
opened M to fun contamination of
his design, As TO the financial part NJ
the enterprise only a liberal mind and
ropaolous resources were involved, he
determined 10 build the road, No to
vpoak, out Of his own pocket he ear.
I'll MOI for either stocks or bonds The
road was 10 be constructed, no matter
~ what risks or what cost
With him were men Of force, export.
onoc ana eminent obIlliy no each ot
ihom In due n mead Of praise 'rhoy
worked together with u wlll They
were not 10 be bWned, nor dssuaded
nor prevented from undertaking their
gigantic task. Every prediction mfa.
Norablo TO the building Of the road has
fallen 10 The ground senator clark
md his associates have conquered nll,
The dream Of many years has been ful.
flllcd und realized, and today we have
with ny n host Of strong pushing, tn.
Tented and up.to.dato business men,
who have come from the wldc-aw wake
nnd beautiful city OF Los Angeles 10
Wow the ploros and pnrtakc " the
hospitality Of the lovely peaceful and
progressive city OF Salt Lake,
Mutual interests draw together the
PEOPLE Of the two elites, II Ia u pleas.
ure to greet our friends from south.
,rn California, We feel honorcd by
their presence We rejoice NJ the easy
means Of communication which have
been established by the completion Of
the Salt Lake Route, which lraverpcs
large tracts Of territory IN thleo
states and makes their intercourse
profitable for all II isn splendid piece
of work viewing n from every stand.
point II shoWons travel from the
shores of the pncinc IN southern Call'
foria to an points on the way to the
Atlantic coast N 10 u boon to the
travelling public,
~ benefits have only commenced TO
ho experienced The possibilities II
presents for the opening mp " vast
umdoyoopcd reglona are just begun to
be perceived, Thcy moan great ad.
ullion TO the iron, coal and other min.
oral supplies Tor the Great Wosl the
bringing into cultivation NJ untold acres
rupahlo Of profitable production the
building OF thousands of homes whore
dosolNlion now roigna, aud the cstab.
llshment IN the wilderness Of towns
nnd hamlols, with schools and churches
ma an the splondors of modern cav.
ili2otioh Thc success ~ this UNDER
Waking means the transformation of a
grcut area whore Wlouee has lclRnod
for centuries
We congratulate Senator w. A.,
Clark and the bright and brany men
ronncctcd with tins great wor6 ON the
success that has ALREADY come to them,
aud on the brlght future which shines
mp no glorously Ana We also con.
graduate the people Of the two cities
that are now Rraspng the lrotcrnnl
hond ON the beneficial results that are
pure 10 come from the contamination
OF this long'dostod enterprise,
Surely the world does moyo. and the
Visions Of the Hoora ana the predictions
oi the prophets concerning material
developments, the removal Of slerlllty
ma barfcnncss, the breaking forth OF
waters IN the desert, the running 10
nnd fro OF horsoloss vehicles, the har.
messing Of the lightning the swift
communication between communities
nnd nations, and the preparation NJ tho
way for universal brotherhood and ry,
orlasilng peace, are becoming splendid
realities. calling ua nh 10 work together
IN the interest Of united humanity ana
INC prevalence Of lIght and truth and
liberty,