Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-04-28

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mountain region; be it further
Resolved, That the amount of travel
between Montpelier and Paris, the
county seat. necessitates that train
service be established which will meet
the requirements,of the citizens of the
east side of the valley, and particularly
those of Montpelier. That this branch
may give the best of service to the
greatest number, we ask that you ar
range train schedule which will pro-
wide for at least double train service
daily; lit further
Resolved, That owing to our close
\ proximity to the vast coal fields of
Wyoming, especially Kemmerer,
Diamondville and Cumberland, we feel
that we are uhjustly Disseminated
against by virtue of the excessive
freight rate on coal, which compells the
inhabitants Of this valley to pay $500
per ton for this commodity, as against
$500 paid by the citizens Of Ogden and
Salt Lake for coal from the same mines;
it istherefore
Resolved, by this committee, being
the sense Of the general meeting Of the
Montpelier Commercial Club, held on
the day and date above mentioned, that
there be extended to the Oregon Short
Line Railroad company the moral sup
port and cooperation of the citizens Of
Montpelier for the betterment and
building up of such enterprises and pro-
jects as will result in the mutual sd-
vancement Of said company and this
portion of the state.
Respectfully submitted,
Montpelier Commercial Club, by
F. F. Dalton,
j. F. o'ConnoT,
C. E. Wright,
Committee ON resolutions.
F. I. Cruikshank, Judge Cough,
J. F. O'Connor and Chas E. Harris
each spoke briefly upon the various
points referred to in the resolutions.
Auditor McNitt, acting as chair.
man on behalf of the officials, then
called upon different members of
the party to respond to the remarks
made by the other speakers.
General superintendent Manson
was the first speaker. In referring
to the new depot, he said that Poca-
tello and Montpelier were the next
ON the list for these improvements,
but just how soon they would be
able to get to Montpelier he was un-
able to say. Regarding the train
service on The Paris branch, Mr..
Manson stated that it had been de-
cided to put on motor car to run
between Paris and McCammon,
when the branch line is completed.
In addition a freight service would
also be established on the branch.
According to the passenger schedule
now practically agreed upon, the
motor train will leave Montpelier
about q. M, run to Paris and re-
turning go on to McCammon for
the Salt Lake connection, as at pres
ent. Returning from McCammon,
the motor train will go on to Paris
and return here for the night.
Assistant Freight Agent Plaisted
talked on the coal rate question, and
while he could not give any positive
assurance that lower rate would
be established on coal from Kemm.
erer and ajacent points, he promised
TO take the question up with General
Freight Agent Reeves and togeth, r
they would give the question earnest
consideration, the result of which
he believed would be a reduction in
the rate on coal from the points
mentioned.
In talking on the proposed exten.
sion of the Paris branch to the lake,
Chief Engineer Stradley stated that
before constructing line into any
territory the main thing to be con-
sidered was the amount of revenue
the country would produce. While
all branch lines do not pay their
operating expenses, he said that the
company was ready to build these
branches whenever 1T could be shown
that anything like reasonable
revenue would be obtained there.
from. He therefore intimated that
it was up TO us to show the company
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