The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-10
SALT Lake ROAD
TO BUILD. BRANCH.
{. A. AND .. L. ROUTE APPLIES
FOR LINE FROM DELTA TO
FILLMORE. UTAH
Branch Line 70 BE Built Into Willard
County and Will Tap Rich
Agricultural Section Of state;
6@t Application Filed

SoAs A1ahS-OOpleS OF the applica-
ton OF the Los Angeles 4 Salt Lake
railroad to the Interstate commerce
commission for permit to construct
2 branch limo Of the railroad In Mil.
lara county have been received BY tie
public utilities commission and by Gov.
e1nor Charles r. Mabey. No applica,
Ttton. It 10 held by local counsel Of
The road. u Necessary to be obtained
from the state public utilities commits
sion. The petition filed In Washing
eoa reads In part. ~ follows:
That permission 10 desired to re-
tain the excess earnings derived from
such nsw line.
THAT the reasons why the present
ana future convenience and necessity
require or will require the proposed
construction are az follows:
The territory traversed by the pro
posed new line 10 not now served By
. Setlroad. Formerly a grazing coun
try. Il 10 becoming IN important agrt
cultural section, due to the land beina
brought under irrigation. "A consid
cradle portion Of the lands which VIII
be served By the proposed line are al
present under cultivation and q great
many additional acres will soon b
placed under irrigation BY means Of
projects now In course Of developmen emf
and construction. The territory, there,
tore. WIN require railroad transporta.
ton service for the marketing Of its
products"
The filing 10 made pursuant to a de-
cision Of the board Of directors on
April 2. The route and terminal d
the new branch are described a. fol.
lows In the application:
'Trom the town Of Delta to the
town Of Fillmorr. a distance Of ap.
proximately thirty-five miles.
1t will not pass through any incor.
porated towns or villages between the
tormini.
The application IL signed by G. r.
Gray. ~ president Of the company.
The blue print of the route accom-.
panying the application indicates that
after leaving the Delta station In an
extended 9 curve the line win run
iatHai0hy~ds an arrow to a point near
North Chalk creek, two miles direct.
Ily north Of the northern boundaries of
Fillmore. when the line runs directly
south to q point one mile south Of the
same boundary line.
/ The state law. az passed In October,
1919. at the special session Of the leg.
islaturs. provides that railroad corpor.
atoms within the control Of the com.
misston-that IL, doing an interstate
business-shall apply for a certificate
Of convenience and necessity from the
state commission also provided that
this section shall not be construed to
require any such corporation to secure
such certificate for an extension with
In any cityt or town within which It
shall have heretofore lawfully com.
menced operations, or for an extsn,
sion into territory within or without
city or town contiguous to its rail-.
road and not heretofore served by q
public utility Of like character, or for
an extension within or to territory al.
ready served By II. necessary In the
ordinary course Of business"
The present branch line Il probably
the first TO come under this section
since the law was passed. although
the main line Of the Salt Lake 4 DEN.
yer Railroad company obtained Ger.
tificate under the same section.
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