Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-12
SALT LAKE ROAD
TO BUILD BRANCH
L. A. AND 8. 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 a permit to construct
branch line of the railroad in Mil
lard county have been received by the
public utilities commission and by Gov.
ernor Charles II. 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 il not now served by
n railroad. Formerly grazing coun-
try, It is becoming an important agri.
cultural section, due to the land being
brought under irrigation. A consid.
erable portion OF the lands which will
he served by the proposed line are ut
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. will require railroad transporta-
ion service for the marketing of its
PRODUCTS"
The filing is made pursuant to a de-
ision of the board of directors on
April 2. The route and terminal OF
the new branch are described as fol-
ows in the application:
"From the town OF Delta to the
town OF Fillmorr. distance of APP
proximately thirty-fiye miles.
1t will not pass through any incor-
| ,ornted towns or villages between the
ermini.
The application is signed by e. X.
! ray, as president of the company.
The blue print of the route accom-
.Jnnying the application indicates that
/ tier leaving the Delta station In an
| ext nded s curve the line will run
straight ns an arrow TO point near
North Chalk creek, two miles direct
! s. north of the nogthern boundaries OF
fillmore. when the line runs directly
south to a point one mile south OF the
same boundary line.
The state law, as passed In October,
! l9l9, at the special session of the leg.
/ stature provides that railroad corpor-
ations within the control OF the com.
mission-that is, doing an intrastate
buslness-shall apply for Il certificate
Of cOny enience and necessity from the
state commission also provided that
/ his section shall not be construed to
/ require any such corporation to secure
such certificate for an extension with
N any cityt or town within whlch it
shall have heretofore lawfully com.
.nenced operations, or for an extern
siun into territory within or without
city or town contiguous TO It's rail.
rMd and not heretofore served 10y
,ublic utility of like character, or for
an extension within or to territory al
ready served by 1t, necessary in tho
ordinary course of business"
The present branch line is probably
he first to come under this section
since the law was passed. although
the main line Of the Salt Lake & Den
yer Railroad company obtained GER
tiiicate under the same section.