The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-05-12
SALT LAKE ROAD
TO BUILD BRANCH
1. 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 commercs
commission for permit to construct
branch line of the railroad in Nil.
lard county have been received by the
public utilities commission and by Gov.
ernor Charles r. Mabey. No applica-
ton, it 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 a grazing coun.
try, 1t Ia 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 a 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.
ton service for the marketing of it's
products"
The filing is made pursuant to a de-
cision of the board of directors on
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 ap-
proximately thirty-five miles.
1t will not pass through any incor.
porated towns or villages between the
termini.
The application is signed by G. II. |
Gray, as president of the company.
The blue print of the route accom-.
after leaving the Delta station In an
extended s curve the line will run
straight as an arrow to a point near
North Chalk creek, two miles direct
y north Of the northern boundaries of
Fillmore, when the line runs directly
south to point one mile south OF the
'ame boundary line.
The state law, as passed In October,
919, at the special session of the leg
stature, provides that railroad corpor-
Itions within the control of the COM
is, doing an intrastate
usiness-shall apply for a certificate
I convenience and necessity from the
tate commission also provided that
his section shall not be construed to
equire any such corporation to secure
uch certificate for an extension with {
4 any cftyt or town within which II
hall have heretofore lawfully com.
fenced operations, OF for an exten, !
ion into territory within or without !
city or town contiguous to its rail- 9
BAD and not heretofore served by q | I
ublic utility of like character, or for '
n extension within or to territory al Z
sady served by 1t, necessary in the 1
rdinary course Of business"
The present branch line is probably
lie first to come under this section !,
nee the law was passed, although
10 main line of the Salt Lake & Den
IT Railroad company obtained a GER. :
ficate under the same section.