Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-29
DAVID EccLEs SILENT,
Ogden Millionaire Figuring on Build
Ing Eagle Valley Railroad.

4 special to the Portland Oregoniau
/ from Baker City. ore. Is OF interest Ia
| Utah people from the fact that David
! EccleS is apparently figuring on build
| ing another road This Is what II says:
Will David Eccles build the Eagle
Valley railroad; Baker city Is asking
that question now. and 10 is hard 20
get an answer What David Eccles
will do usually Is a matter that MI
ECcles alone knows. and the man who
built the Sumpter Valley road and is
behind the oregon Lumber company
and is financing many other biz busi-
ness ventures is not gratifying the
curiosity Of Baker City TO any great
extent I'm build road wherever
there Is business enough 20 warrant
That is all Mi Eccles says.
Baker City wants the Eagle Valley
road and no mistake. The town Is
showing It's positive faith in the pro-
posed venture IN a positive way. The
business men and merchants are sub
Scriblng generously for stock in the
scheme William 4. Ninson, the pro-
moter expects Baker CITY 20 put up
100000 for stock, and the Town WIZ
90 u.
40 wonder Baker City was inter-
ested when MI Eccles and his chief
engineer Mr. West, spent am evening
going carefully over the Ninson blue
prints. which point ont the directions
aud grades Of the proposed road.
Mr.. Eccles and Nj. Nlnson did not
overlook any details IN that conference.
Nj. Wilson'S plans were outlined in full,
and the promoter went owe the advan-
tages OF the proposition thoroughly,
The showing he made must have been
good. Nj Eccles admitted that. but
ne said. 81 am skcptical regarding these
propositions until J know what Is IN
them. I can't say Just what ] think of
the chemc. J have not Investigated fat
enough. VIII say however. that IL
We are shown that the railroad can get
the business its promoters claim t0r a.
we viii build a road. We have % have
freight and passenger business 10 ope-
rate a road and We will build anywhere
We can get the business. We have COLI
sidered pt other times tapping that
mineral district and when We are salts
ned II will Ray We viil do 30.
Baker City Is sure the business 10
there and Is bound TO convince Dave
Eccles or somebody else. Meantime Il
keeps adding to the stock subscription
90 Wilson's company.
Mr. Eccles was asked about the ru-
mored extension OF the Sumpter Valley
road. He declared that none would be
made this year, but II the company was
convinced that the business would Jus
tIfy 70 would extend next year lie de-
ciares that the newspapers by what he
characterizes as AN unthinking cam
paign FOR higher taxation" have injured
the prospects for railroad building In
oregon. The Sumpter Valleys taxes
have been increased $50 per cent IN
this year. Materials, Mr.. Eccles says.
are high. and labor high and scarce.
he says building is not practicable this
year.
This 100000 subscription campaign
which the local business men have IN.
dertaken Is bringing results. The COM
mittees are little more than half done.
but more than halt the money has been
raised. The men are now going over
the territory for Increased subscriptions
from the big business houses and the
capitalists. They are getting them. too.
The women recognize the Importance Of
the scheme and committee has pre-
dlcted that u viii get $4,000 from
among the women who pay taxes in
Baker City