The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-20
YES, WE WERE oRIEvEp-

Our friend, the journal. was right
IN The statement made in It's last
issue, that this paper seems eces.
sively grieved because the commits.
sioners did not grant the franchise
for an interurban road to the l.. r.
T. Co." We were certainly grieved,
because we thought the investment
of money to the extent of an interurb
an road, the adding ofthe improve.
ment, would place Cache county in
the vanguard of counties We wanted
a road of this kind, and we want one
now, and thinking the granting of a
franchise to this company meant
the early. building of road. why
should we not be grieved at its turn
down? lnterurban road building in
the state of Massachusetts is said 20
cost $4,000 per mile, and this is
under the supervision OF the state
commission. In our county it is es-
timated II can be built at something
like $4,000 to $4,000 per mile. Had
the franchise been granted the com
pany must of necessity have built
to Hyrum or Smithfield ON the first
installment, which would have meant
the expenditure of over 100000. We
were anXius for the expenditure of
this money in our county. 1t would
no doubt have carried with II the
installation of power house and
electric equipment that would have
perhaps cost 100000, and we were
anxious for the expenditure of this
money in our county.
The people we understand arc
building IA high school at Smithfield
which will cost around $4,000 This
school will maintain corps of tea.
cheers at cost of over $4,000 per
year. Now railroads as well as school
houses cost money. School houses
are owned by the people and are
paid for by the people The people
pay for the maintenance and support
Railroads are taxed and in the aggre,
gate so a long way towards the pay,
meut Of taxes, Aside from the advan
tagas that would accrue to our boys
and girls, in giving them easy access
TO high school, with the privilege OF
being home each night, we thought
hA lat nf In haN
would help the farmers pay for theiI
school building. That an interurbar
would be a very valuable asset tc
our community, and II through the
payment of large tax the burden
of taxation on the people was not re
duced, it would at least perform its
part IN adding more funds 20 ia,
public treasury, so that the burden
would not be increased. This being
the case why should we not fee
srieved? Again We wanted the road
aud with the money in sight. ready
for investment in our midst, We
would like very much to have ha.
the lfancnlSe granted
Our friend says we were disposed
To strongly criricisa the commission
ers and all who agreed with thCp'.
Wen now, II 10 present our side ., ;
controversy is criticism; IL argimeD
is criticism; II to disagree with gen
tlemen, and officials who are gen
tlemen, and citizens; il to speak an,
write and act feelingly and earnest
ly on a matter involving the eXpen
diture of hundreds of thousands o
dollars in our own county, a matte
that means so much for all of MS, /
criticism we plead guilty. and ar,
willing and ready to receive sen
tence.
Our friend further says that ",
assumed that IAN interurban system
worth having has been thrown away
Once more our friend tells the truth
THAT one town after another woul,
havebeen connected without delay
True again while now the fats il
the fire for good and ALL D." We trus
the last is not true, and we hav'
hopes, for our friend said in its is
sue of the 18th instant that the fran
chise rendered by the commissioner
now awaits a claimant, AND WILL
NO DOUBT FIND ONE WITHIN
VERY BRIEF PERIOD" Furthor
we understand the commissioners az,