The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
SAL LAKE ROAD
TO BUILD BRANCH
L. a. AND S. l.. ROUTE APPLIES
FOR LINE FROM DELTA TO
FILLMORE. UTAH
Branch Line to Be Built Into Willard
County and VIII Tap Rich
Agricultural Section Of State;
Application Filed

Salt Lake. Copies of the applica-
ton OF the Los Angeles & Salt Lake
railroad to the interstate commerce
commission for permit to construct
a branch line of the railroad in MIL
lard county have been received by the
public utilities commission and by Gov
srnor Charles r.. Mabey. No applica-
ton, 1t is held by local counsel of
the road, is necessary to be obtained
from the state public utilities commits
sion, The petition filed in Washing
ton reads in part, as follows:
THAT permission is desired to re
tain the excess earnings derived from
such new line
THAT the reasons why the present
and future convenience and necessity
require or will require the proposed
construction are as follows:
The territory traversed by the pro-
posed new line Is not now served by
a railroad. Formerly grazing coun-
try, it is becoming an important agri-
cultural section, due to the land being
brought under irrigation. A consid-
cradle portion of the lands which will
be served by the proposed line are at
present under cultivation and great
many additional acres will soon be
placed under irrigation by means Of
projects now in course Of development
and construction The territory, there
Fore x,,ilI ,au,,i,o 80 ilro,d tro nanar+o
ton service for the marketing of its
products
The filing is made pursuant to de-
cision of the board of directors on
4 April 2. The route and terminal of
the new branch are described as fol-
lows in the application:
From the town of Delta to the
town Of Fillmorr, a distance Of APP
proximately thirty-five miles.
i 1t will not pass through any incor-
porated towns or villages between the
termini.
\ The application is signed by @. r.
Gray, as president of the company.
The blue print of the route accom-
panying the application indicates that
after leaving the Delta station In an
extended S curve the line will run
straight as an arrow to point near
North Chalk creek, two miles direct
ty north of the northern boundaries of
Fillmore, when the line runs directly
south TO point one mile south of the
same boundary line.
The state law. as passed in October,
1919. at the special session OF the leg.
isiature, provides that railroad corpor,
ations within the control of the com
mission-that is, doing an interstate
,, business-shall apply for certificate
, , OF convenience and necessity from the
state commission also provided that
7 this section shall not be construed tC
require any such corporation to secure
such certificate for an extension with
:. in any cityt OF town within which il
shall have heretofore lawfully com
menced operations. or for an exten
sion into territory within or withou
a city or town contiguous to It's rail
road and not heretofore served by
public utility of like character, or TO
an extension within or to territory al
ready served by 1t, necessary in thu
ordinary course of business
|, The present branch line is probabi,
!. the first to come under this section
: since the law was passed, although
: the main line of the Salt Lake & Der
I yer Railroad company obtained eel
tificate under the same section.
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