Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-13
WHICH TOWN GETS
THIS RAILROAD
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Price Made offer by Builders Al
though Helper Has Many
Advantages.
NEW COAL FIELDS INVOLVED.
4. A, Sweet and Other Onicihis say
Construction Starts Upon
Receipt of Answer.

II the people OF Price want the SCUM
ern Utah railroad they can have III al
that's necessary for the commencement
or construction. is the word from Price
The Southern Utah Railroad company
| is a company formed to put the Goa.
| fields about 10 miles southwest OF
| price and near Helper, into connec-
| tion with the main line of the Rlo
| Grande Western. Ideal junction points
| are offered at either Price or heiper'
| Rnt price has said II would like the
road TO come that way and 1t is now
up to Price to say the final WORD.
MIR. SWEET TALKS.
Manager \. A. Sweet said this morn
| ing: Price can have the railroad IL 1t
wants IL. Everything is in readiness
| for the commencement or WORK. one
| contract bid having been already ac-
| cepted We are ready to place oruers
| for ties ana steel and otner mateIlSi
| inst as soon as the route is selected.
| Letters have been sent TO prominent
| citizens of Price as to how That Guy
| stands on the matter and II asnwers are
| favorable the line goes to Price; II not
| to Helper"
HELPER HAS ADVANTAGES.
| The letter TO which Mr. Sweet re
ferred is one written by Vice Presi-
| dent Bauer and himself In II the cil-
| zens OF Price are told the time .or ue-
] Gliding upon the route to be adopted py
| the Southern Utah Railroad company
| is at hand. In putting the propositioh
| to Price the company shows great llo-
| crafty. BY building TO Helper the
| Southern Utah could have big money as
| the Rio Grande has agreed to lay the
| rails ana repay the cost OF grading ana
| ties in freight that VIII be shipped over
| the branch Coal from the mines VIII
| be shipped northward, for the greater
part and this makes extra mileage
| against Price as Helper would be near
| 81. market: there is differental rate
| of 10 cents per ton against Price but
| the Southern Utah says 1t Is Wiling TO
| take chances on getting this adjusted
| If sufficient inducements are onered
| to come to Price in spite OF the az
| ference And even with the aid OF the
| Rio Grande the cost of going to Frice
| would be greater than It would be with
| connections at Price.
WOULDN'T COST MUCH.
More of the letter follows: III we
| come to Price we will always own this
| branch, and there has been induce
| ment already for us to make certain
| extensions which are not alone feasible.
| but necessary, for that territory, and
| which would pay a railroad good In
| terest on the investment. At the start
| we will be compelled TO spend a much
| larger amount that IL we go to Helper,
| and OF course the money invested on the
| Price line will always be invested. 1t
is customary in the east, where a new
| line of railway Is going through, TO
| issue a large amount of bonds in each
| township through which 1t goes, OF
| course. a place of junction benefits more
| tl:an ott els. In this instance Price Will
| be bound to receive the big end. and
| whatever is the first cost they might as
| sist us to viii be repaid in very
short time with good interest for all
| times.
| For the first 10 miles from PRICE the
| grading of our line is so very light that
| il will be almost impossible to get
| gang of regular railroad contractors to
do the work. There being less than one
million cubic yards of dirt work. It
should cost not more than $500 to
| $4,000.
Can the people of Price get together
| and do this work? We believe this 10
be fair. The time VIII come when a
| good restaurant at Price can make this
much In short time. for it Is just
| possible that Emery county may in
| short time be brought closer to a rail-
| road than at present.
Let us know what your ideas are,
| and what we can expect. 1t Is up to
some of you to take the lead"
Tho response coming from Price Is
being awaited with interest in this city.