The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-30
President Wade Announces
That Disposal of Bends Has
Been Arranged.
GRADING ALREADY BEGUN
On THE FIRST SECTION
New Line vii! Open Vast Coal
Deposits of Emery
County.

Henry Wade, president of the Eastern
Utah Railroad company, which incor-
poratcd for S500.OO0 a few weeks ago TO
build Il railroad from Wellington. Carbon
county. To Emery, in Emery county
ANNOUNCED yesterday that arrangements
for d!sposing of the companys bonds
were well under way and tina, in all prob
ability the general contract for the COM
plctlon OF the road for slXty-flye miles
would be let within a few weeks.
Grading has already been started be-
tween Wellington and OrangevillC and tho
first twenty miles OF the road he
completed within ninety days, With the
exception ri Two bridges said My Wade
Yesterday I'VE have secured at least
so per cent OF the right OF way from
Wellington 10 Emery, with sufficient land
for two tracks, switches and stations In
each OF the towns along the road, and
these have practically all been donated
by the citizens who Will welcome trans
portation facilities"
Mr.. Wade says that the figures on pros
pective traffic show that the road Will
he a paying proposition from the start
for. In addition 10 the passenger traffic
and the freight from the rich agricul-
tural community through which the sur
vcy extends, there are coal mines that
Will guarantee Il tonnage of at least 1000
tons a day within six months after the
completion OF the road and the begin
ming OF active development of the mines.
Tap Vast Coal Deposits.
The general route OF the Eastern Utah
railroad is along the old survey made by
the Rio Grande Western railroad about
twenty years ago. The Junction with the
Denver & Rio Grande at Wellington how
ever, is about l2S miles from Salt Lake
and about fifteen miles west of the
junction, according 10 the old survey,
The president OF the Eastern Utah Is
regarded as one OF the best posted men
on the resources OF that part of the state.
For MANY years he was connected with
the Utah Fuel company and it was upon
his judgment that several Of the biggest
producing coal mines OF the stale were
opened and developed
In connection with the plans for carly
completion of the Eastern Utah railroad.
a number OF Utah capitalists are plan
ming extensive development OF the mla-
eral resources OF Emery county which.
because OF the lack OF transportation
facilities. have received little attention
during the last few years. Although Car
bon county has been producing about 30
Der cen, of the coal mined In the state
for The last ten years or more. those who
are familiar with the extent OF the coal
deposits in Emery county that county
Will take the lead within the next five
wears. even though Carbon county may
continue To increase its production at the
usual rate.
Farms and Orchards.
Under present conditions there are
large tracts Of partially or wholly inn
proved farm and orchard lands In Emery
urcs. and IL is predicted that with the
completion of the Eastern Utah railroad
land values will double immediately
Several important irrigation projects ara
either contemplated or under way in EN-
cry county at present, and the announce
ment of the plans OF the new railroad
has added impetus TO the developments
along these lines.
Headquarters for the new railroad will
likely he opened in Salt Lake in the
near future although the location OF the
offices has not Yet been decided.