The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-13
Ogden News
Office 40 Twenty-Fifth Street.
Ogden, Wednesday, May 10.
MR.. BAMBERGER
MAKES OFFER
Meets Every Objection Offered
to Entry of His Road
Into Ogden.

President Simon Bamberger of the Salt
Lake & Ogden Railway company is of
the opinion that the statements made be-
fore the city council Monday evening in
opposition to his petition for the right TO
temporarily use steam in operating his
line from the city limits to Twenty-fifth
street and Lincoln avenue were anything
but fair. Considerable interest in the con-
troversy has developed during the past
few days, and the action of the council
is uncertain. The latest move of Mr.. BAN
berger changes the complexion of the en-
tire question, as II is taken as proof that
he wants to be fair with Ogden people
and only asks fair treatment in return.
In an Interview yesterday, Mr. Bamber-
ger said;
Some of the statements made to the
council last evening were most malicious,
as well as being absolute falSehOods. In
the first place, the Salt Lake & Ogden
Railway company is not for sale, and l
have not even in my dreams thought of
selling it to any one, let alone a trans
continental railroad system. 1t is the
same old story, which is started by our
enemies just about every so often. l have
denied it repeatedly and would not pay
any attention to it if il was not made
again just at the present by certain ma
lcious persons. in an unfair attempt to
prevent the company putting the line
in operation on Decoration day. 1t is
impossible to begin operations then with
electricity, and | only want to use steam
that if the city council grants this tenn
porary use Of steam the cOun-
ell will be pOwerless to prevent the use
of steam for the franchise term of fifty
years. The temporary use of steam Will
not grant any vested or permanent right
to use steam. when such use will be for
only a short while and during the pleas
ure of the council, and when our fran
chise says steam shall only be used dur
ing construction. | am more than willing
to submit this question to any reputable
attorney for an opinion. If | rent a
house for five years and agree not to
Sublet il and the owner should grant me
the right to sublet it for six months, does
any sane person for a second say that
then | am authorized or given the right
to sublet it for the rest of the five years?
All l wish is fair and sane considera-
ton of the matter. The fact that | have
labored under most adverse circumstances,
have had to overcome tremendous obsta-
Giles and have been hanipered by the late
financial stringency, together with the
vast volume of work accomplished. in
Guiding a satisfactory crossing of the
Union Pacific tracks, and the trial of the
last condemnation suit, would suggest to
any far-minded man that the granting
of the request would be nothing less than
fair treatment. All the objections raised
are grOundeSS. save the temporary an
personally assume any loss or damage to
property on Lincoln avenue and any in
creased fire insurance rates
ITO show that there is no deal pending
for the sale OF the road, | will deposit
with Mayor Brewer all the capital stock,
save five shares which are not at hand.
of the company, with the understanding
that the mayor may hold such stock I'M
til the line is operated with electricity.
This shows that l am fair. and this plac-
ing the stock will entirely prevent the
line being permanently operated by
steam"