The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-28
Salt Laker Visits Denver Of.
flcers, Receiving Encour-
ragement on Errand.
SAYS UTAH MUST HELP
TO EXTEND M0FFAT LINE
Proposes to Promote Company
of Utahns With View of
Taking Stock.

gestion of prominent citizens of Salt
Lake and the state at large, among
) them Governor Spry, the task Of going
into the proposition of providing ways
and means for the extension oG the
Moffat road from the Utah line on to
! Salt Lake, Frederick Brind of the state
engineer 8 office made trip to Den
yer. While there he was in confer
ence with officers of the company and
hdent that the road can be built to
Salt Lake.
For the consideration Of that body,
Mr.. Brind has submitted a report of
his trip TO the board Of governors of
the Commercial club in the following
communication:
The Honorable Board of Governors
ns c'zens sb oh e9 our sa o"F
i City on May last To meet President
W. Z. Evans and +, G, Moffat, in Denver.
for for the purpose OF ascertaining their at
sion Of the Denver. Northwestern Pa
cihc railway into our stale, and. If feas-
ibls, into our city In connection With
move on our part. II possible, to create
| a local Incorporation. and do all possible
In our power to assist In the construc-
| ton Of q line from this end TO meet theirs
at some common point In Utah TO be
| Jointly agreed upon.
With reference TO this matter, | have
the honor 10 inform you that on my ar
I rival IN Denver ! was most cordially re-
ceived by both Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Mof-
fat and that at their suggestion. / called
Judge Halleck, s. M. Perry and other
prominent gentlemen connected with their
road,
Incorporation Is Suggested
|
! cially. owing 10 matters pertaining 10
! their road being in a reconstructive state.
! although organized on the new basis II is
| hencetorth to be operated under. never.
that we make a demonstration from Salt
| Lake City, or other initial Npoint at this
| end incorporate somewhat on the lines
of the old Rio Grande Western railway
| in its Initial stage. and when sufficiently
advanced to warrant II, create our own
bond issue, In connection with this mat
l ter they suggested that our incorpora-
tIon could be so effected as 10 enable
| us to unite with them the west side
| of Green river. which would call for the
| construction of the line for a distance OF
| about 165 miles,
OF course. the question before the citI-
zens of Utah is, how 10 raise the money
| 10 warrant such an undertaking. In re-
ply, | beg 10 state that II we go about
| IL with determination such a result can
be accomplished In the following manner;
| Obtain through subscription the absolute
pledge of such citizens OF our state as
will udorse the movement, a certain pro
rata of the estimated amount which VIII
be required to complete the road for the
distance named, and, on the strength
| OF reliable reports. statistics and other
| data now at our command, or obtain
able, Will venture 70 assert that. on
| thorough investigation. our bonds can be
Il successfully exploited abroad. For IN
| stance, off hand. let us say-and j be-
lieye the facts Will bear ii out-that the
entire line OF ls5 miles can be constructed
and equipped for $50, 900, as a maximum,
per mile which calls for practically
$4,000 600 outlay, If we. through SUP,
| 10 guarantee that We can raise at least
81 900 600 OF this amount, ] Will venture
statement that sG our sxI people PIE the aeF9sa Te
manning four-flfths. or less, as the case
may oe.
Guarantee Of Good Faith.
Our willingness to subscribe this sum
Will be a guarantee OF our good faltll
our project and Will induce our friends
abroad to look very carefully and thor
oughIv into the matter and, II satisfied,
they will Immediately arranse, s,,rod TO take nroi up
, ects in especial appeal to capitalsstlc
Europe, and II is up to US TO prove TO
their entire satisfaction that our ehsetr NET.
estIma ton Inasmuch as the Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific, though con
structed for considerably more tnan ainsodv ayv
been placed 6efore the public. both In
the eastern states and abroad, it ls wen
known that 1T was SO ] sysaenaI,GSaiE. anG .onld an3
systems that the late d. III. MoHat was
; unable to carry his exploitation TO success
during his lifetime, although ~ mas rIor Dven
: 10 his demise these obstacles ilnh neen ~
overcome and that his lfe's work, SO 10
speak. WAS at last financed. ana apSut pn ,biS i9
be pushed through 10 completion. be t.is
az II may, our policy should DC TO p'ace
our bonds. for the most part At least; on
private instead OF g,, pmDai,e ,mW me'He1 own
foreign associations. ] beiieve we can en
i plolt their sale for the full amount, aHd Hi
without calling on the poweTtus yo1d m,1d'cI de.
cline to deal with US II advised aSails,.
II by the two giant trunk lines VINO n, iook
upon our D5ojsSt; ;cS as q, Iniy Insns is for does
ii not at the least estimate reduce III, wv
, distance from Denver TO san trancIsc.
Ig2 miles? This certainly Is a menace
and back Of this again they doubtless
! have their own views as TO inc iu,u!
) of the country we desire and intend te
tap. ,t oh,so
of the question, other than To suGGes.
, that bonds OF small denomination arc
worthy Of the conSidsration, ,t5ct y, ''o as ther
We would have ten workers In our ln
terest az against one were % we % 70 81 InaM aaS
tho face OF a bond loo ,nslead u io,, vii
: all concede,
? To Retain Stock.
? believe that the gentlemen or ins
/. Denver, Northwestern g. Pacific Eaii"as
Q Ecc,nnany would also cheerfuily take
{ block OF our stock themsclves, II we sc
desire it. but would nlaG 5agsest wa ,hat abso w,
i., n,,'s narc 10 and that we retain oui
: own stock in its entirety In our ,od owI
keeping The argument may be ,,o, raiseo
Wby GO TO all this trouble and expense
e ourselves when the parent company II
Denver has already given out out the snd sIaIe re
innrnnratod and has ample funds tt
build the tr road clear through to Sale LAX,
City? Simply this. gentlemen InI,
. have offered us en- opportunliy-nu.e' u
fact, urged that we create our o"n ~
corporation. build our own road and ID D.
the arhfters nf our own destiny. or NOR
nrcneriy eneaklng OF the destiny OF ou
own state we dseh dse,ne snem and build soai' s%
" n,u nnu - ouT country without effor
10 on our part To make move II is ou