Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-25
After Line Has Been Completed
To Weber River, Ru-
morS Start.
FRANCHISES ARE IN JEOPARDY
Interurhan Builder Says He Has Faith
In Ogden and Expects Every
Encouragement.

Upon the vote OF the Ogden city coun-
ell depends the fate of interurban SER
vice between Salt Lake and the juno
ton city. Reports from Ogden say
there is talk of taking away Senator
Bamberger's franchises. City fathers
are now looking up the records to see
just how the Salt Lake & Ogden
stands. The Ogden Rapid Transit
company is the other company in the
affair and the disputed right-of-way
runs into the southwestern portion of
the city is the route by which the S.
l.. & O. intends entering Ogden. The
Ogden Rapid Transit company has pc
titioned for a franchise along Wall av-
enue and contends the Bamberger line
has forfeited its right to hold the
right-of-way longer.
BAMBERGER TALKS.
Senator Simon Hamburger was seen
in his office here this morning, There
is nothing to it," he said when asked
about the report that franchises In
Ogden We're to be taken away, Ogden
is a wide-awake city; a good city ana
fair city. IL we were not doing any
thing towards getting there we would
have no right to hold the franchises,
but we are spending $4,000 month on
the fill on the Weber river. We are DO
ing all we can TO get the line through
aud with the big cut and fill completed,
the rest will be easy sailing" AS he
talked Senator Bamberger was signing
the Salt Lake Il Ogden railways pay
roll and his desk was covered with
checks
The dispute over crossings In which
the Union Pacific and we are involved
Is about to be brought UP in the courts
and some arrangement made which VIII
put an end to that trouble. l rest easy
on the result of that affair.
EXPECTS SQUARE DEAL
Going back to the franchise matter,
though, Ogden has always encouraged
the salt Lake & ogden. and j feel it is
willing to lend US every encourage
ment now. We have been slow OF ne
cessity--the work on the river is heavy
ana until 1t is done we can not go
ahead with the work on the other side.
The streetcar company would like to
see us blocked. however, but we have
spent a lot of money and are spending
a lot at the present time, SO l feel GER
tain we VIII get a square and fair deal.
Everything possible is being done to
hurry the completion of the road, for
that IS something / want more than
anyone. The end of work is now in
sight
SENTIMENT DIVIDED.
The completion Of the Salt Lake 81
Ogden means q whole lot in the future
for both Salt Lake and Ogden; 1t
promises interurban service which in
turn means host of better things for
the cities at both ends and the terri
Il
Der OF Ogden's councilmen favor taking
the franchises away from the BAN
berger line and handing them over to
the Junction City's streetcar company
The franchises under discussion was
granted to Senator Hamburger June H.
1906 and called for the completion OF
work along Lincoln avenue. ogden
within six mnnths. Rails have been
laid on this avenue from the city limits
to Twcnty-fifth street. With tracks
over the river. Ogden and this city will
be Joined by an interurban line, if.
SAMPLE OPINIONS.
The Standard an Ogden daily, prints
the following interviews upon the stu
alton;
when voted for Bambergers
franchise ! thought he meant business"
said one OF the councilnlen this morn
Ing. II don't believe in letting an
outside company Interfere with local
improvements and If the street car
company means business, 1 am In ia
vor of giving them Lincoln avenue"
I'VE would prefer to go down
Lincoln avenue to Wall" said dlrec-
tor of the Ogden Rapid Transit COM
pany I'VE don't want Wall until we
get TO Twenty-eighth street for the
residence section is beyond that point.
OF course. we are under no obligations
1. L.. Q..ft
his rights to Lincoln avenue we can
conveniently use the street.