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

we trust they will be successful in
negotiating their franchise
Again, our neighbor complains that
the local company asked for a blan-
ket franchise, and only guaranteed to
build five miles within two years.
Just suppose our neighbor's railroad
magnates should come in now and
| accept franchise to build fifty
miles of road, and after building suf-
| ficient road to connect Hyrum or
Smithlield with Logan-which is
what the local company were willing
to guarantee to do-they find 1t does
build any more road? Here is the
kernel in the nut" If our neighbor
will guarantee that the road will
pay. the local company will no
doubt be glad to guarantee to build
all around the valley. If it won't pay
no company, no matter what their
VIII IL iOSlhB
proposition. Financiers are not built
that way. Had the local company re-
ceived the franchise it would have
connected Hyrum or Smithfield with
Logan within the time specified. II
this venture paid the county would
soon be linked up, but II it did not
q. ..t,l. ,.spl thnt IL
would cease. If any other company
then wanted to try it another fran
chse could be granted, but who can
conceive of "a company that would
try to make pay what the local com
pany could not make pay. II the
worst was realized the county would
| be Just the road from Logan TO
| Smithfied or Hyrum ahead And ;,n
| expenditure of 100000 for a power
plant and electric equipment and
, 100000 FOR even five miles of road
would be something, ana ought to be
some slight evidence of good faith,
ought il not? And then think of IL,
/ the local company did not even
/ specify where it proposed to build
/ the five miles" Sad, isn't it? Isn't il
to be taken for granted that the com
pany would begin from their lines in
Logan and build north OF south? Or
does our contemporary fear the locaI
company would build out in some Sc
,l.,1 ittGt
keep faith with the obligation in the
franchise?
Our friend then pats the commits
sioners on the back, saying thai
they made most reasonable counter
propositions" and that they have
tne support of a great majority o.
the people in the stand taken, which
Is pronounced one of the wisest ct'
es their administration" This mal
be right or wrong, all based on the
aCtualities of the future. II sounds
more like inspiration drawn from thu
rear end of cigar, on spurious
brand of prophecy, but still it may
be right Who can tell?
Among the self evident things oui
liriend says, mo company will In
ycst it's money without hope of re
ward" and "as soon as it becomes
apparent that such a road will pay
"A company will be found or formed
fer the undertaking" Ye Gods, wha
nh
source? And how lin the name of al
the Gods at once" are mortal being.
going to find out whether or not il
will pay without trying 1t out? AHt
does our little friend" down the
street expect to sit on his stool unit
he is informed by magic that il Wi
pay. Or will his regulation source Of
Inspiration soon give him the key
The facts are this can only be de non
strated by the actual outlay on con
struction. The experiment will cost
some $4,000 Per mile, and the lCcal
company we're willing to try n ont
Il has he money and wanted ia
spend 1t here. Our friend very tight
ly says the local company doesn't
own all the money or all the enter
prise We are glad this is true, for
we hope our friend owns some OF
both, and when our friend gets ready
to spend it in such enterprises we
trust it will not receive the same
treatment IT has given the local com,
pany.