The daily sentinel., 1914-06-13

The road Is to be 2,200 miles in
length. and the present incorporation
merely complies with the laws of
Utah. That means that 81 900
mile must be represented in the cap
italiZation and that at least ten per
cent must be paid into the state at
the time the papers are filed. This
sum, 100000, was put up with
Jesse d. Jewkes, state treasurer,
yesterday afternoon.
Declaration was made by Colonel
Collier that the main line will be
from Grand Junction to San Diego,
Cal, and shat either new line will
be constructed across Colorado to
Denver or Colorado Springs. or else
the Colorado Midland will be leased
or. purchased II is not out of the
question, said Colonel Collier, that
connection may be made from
Grand junction to the Denver & Salt
Lake road.
We intend to go ahead with the
work on the Southwestern Pacific at
as rapid pace as We can" said Col
onel Collier. land the gathering here
of the officials indicates beyond any
doubt our serious intentions. We
will file our papers and put up only
the amount of money stipulated by
law. Our incorporation papers will
read for $2.200,000. but we expect,
before the completion of the road.
that our total cost will reach $685.
100000. This estimate is conserva-
tive and is one which we fully expect
to meet
with me on this trip are II. A.
Parkyn of Chicago; c. c.. Carnahan
nS
Bunge. director of Chicago, and
Col. Edward Fletcher OF San Diego,
who are here to attend the directors
meeting which we have called.
Plan to Deserve Support.
What the Southwestern Pacific
will do is to open the fertile fields
of southern Utah, the agricultural
lands of southwestern Colorado and
of northern Arizona. We are trav-
ersing through country which is
well able to support a railroad. Our
prime object is to do something for
the people who will be affected by
our road, as well as for ourselves. Ii
is not wholly sentiment. but pure
business. which prompts such a de-
cision. In order to prosper We must
have the support of the people. and
we intend to deserve that support by
enhancing the value OF their lands
and bringing money into their COM
munity.
"A branch of the road will. of
course, be built into Salt Lake City
and sucn branch is essential for
cur shipments.
by opening these coal lands OF
southern Gtah we are assured that
the supply of coal for the ships of
/ the Pacific ocean will be carried over
our lines. Running directly into
San Diego, we touch one of the most
/ IMPORTANT ooaling stations of the Pa
cific coast. and 1t will in the future
be Utah coal which propels the ships
| in the trade of the Orient and coast
wise shipping.
II honestly believe that the land
/ trayersed by the Southwestern Pa
ciiic is the most productive in the
west. We are not alone connecting
two cities That was not the whole
purpose We are opening up new
territory: we are building up a
co intry which heretofore has been
unable to prosper to the extent II
deserves because its people were
unable to ship their products. That
is wha. we will do with the South
western Pacific. and we hope to
have the support of the people OF
4 Utah. We believe that we deserve
lit, and we believe that we will help
THE people of this state"
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