The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-16
ARE BOOSTING
FOR RAILROAD
Expected Work on Utah &
Grand Canyon Will
Soon Begin.
RIGHTS OF WAY MATTERS
PRESENT NO DIFFICULTY
inhabitants of Southern Utah
Enthusiastic About Pros
pect of Line.

That operations in the way Of grading
on the Utah 6 Grand Canyon railroad
are about TO begin is the word that
comes from Cedar City. A letter under
date OF March to the Cedar City Com
mercel club from II, l.. Weber, cniea
engineer leaves little doubt ABOUT rrt,e 1he
beginning OF the work this month Inc
letter says:
''Los Angeles. Cal. March 2
Mr.. !. II, Arthur. Cedar CITY, Utah-
Ny Dear Mr.. Arthur would IKE 10
commence grading about March 10, ana
will want to begin at or near iron
Springs until | can get organized. RIO"
many men and teams, and at what rate
per day can be secured In your country,
by March Is. 10 work on the grade near
Iron Springs; men Ia board themselves,
teamsters Chat is, the men who go with
the teams) to feed and care for their own
be had In your country for these teams
TO work with? How much right OF way
can ! get upon? Let me have all tne
information you can by mail. Get the
telegram answer to me as quick as you
can.
Rights of Way.
Commenting on the letter. and the
probability OF the extension of the road
this spring the Iron County Record OF
last week has this To say:
"The foregoing Is copy OF a letter
received the first Of this week by MI
Arthur, the former secretary Of the Cedar
neer Weber OF the Utah Grand Can-
yon Railroad company,
Elm line with the above, she CONNER
cial club has received recent communi-
cations from Mr., Dudley. the promoter
OF the road urging that the rights OF
way guaranteed by the club be secured
al the earliest possible date. and the
deeds be placed in escrow pending the
completion Of the road when they are
to be turned over to the railroad com
pany-and not until then.
work Mr.. Huntzsucker. in the employ
Of the railroad company has been among
work will be commenced on the grade
just as soon as the rights OF way can
"At the meeting Of the Commercial
consisting OF s. A. Higbee. c. s. Wilkln-
son and S. J. Foster. together with
President U, T. Jones Of the club. was
selected to attend to the work OF pro
curing the deeds for right OF way
through land over which the surveyed
road will pass, On Monday the. above
committeeman visited Kanarraville and
held meeting for the purpose Of ascer.
tanning the feelings Of the people OF that
place In relation TO granting Tree rlght
of way, for the road Most OF tne he peopi,e PIE
over the matter and anxious TO DO all
that they can to encourage the bnildlne
of the railroad. They have agreed TO
take care OF whatever expense is in.
CURED in the providing of free right OF
way for the road in their locality.
Prospect Is Encouraging
Taking everything into consideration.
the prospects certainly look most encour-
aging for the building Of The road Che
present season. though we still have
Doubling Thomases who pooh-pooh the
Idea
THE fact. however. that the promoters
have obtained large and valuable conces-
slons on coal lands. timber and other re-
sources which under the terms OF the
contracts entered into Will revert back
to the grantors unless actual work on the
road is under way before May l and the
road completed within two years. makes
II look most favorable for the building
OF the road. 1t does not look reasonable
nor profitable that al this time, when
the time limit has so nearly expired, the
company would be out here trying to get
deeds to the right of way. which can
pass into its hands only after the road
Is completed, II they did not mean busi-
ness. or hadn't the financial backing to
put the road through.
"At any rate, there is not long TO wait,
and 1t Is now up TO all the idle men and
teams to make application for work on
the new grade. which from the foregoing
| letter Is to commence at or near Iron
| Springs.
Everybody get in and boost for the
| railroad"