The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-05-11
SALT 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 Filled

Salt Lake.-Copies of the applica.
uon OF the Los Angeles & Salt Iak,.
railroad to the interstate commerce
commission for permit Ia construct
branch line Of the railroad in Nil.
lard county have been received by the
public utilities commission and by Gov.
ernor Charles X. Mabey. No applica.
tion' 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 rs follows:
THE territory traversed By the pro.
posed new line is not now served by
railroad. Formerly grazing coun.
try, 1t is becoming an important agri-
cultural section, due to the land being
brought under irrigation. A consld.
cradle portion Of the lands which will
be served by the proposed line are ut
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 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, distance OF APP
proximately thirty-five miles.
It will not pass through any incor.
porated towns or villages between the
termini.
The application is signed by &. II.
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
ly north Of the northern boundaries or
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
islature. provides that railroad corpor-
atoms within the control Of the com
mission-that is. doing an intrastate
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 1t
shall have heretofore lawfully COM
menced operations, or for an extern
sion into territory within or without
city or town contiguous TO its rail-
road and not heretofore served by n
public utility OF like character. OF for
an extension within or to territory Ill
ready served by It, necessary In the
ordinary course Of business"
The present branch line is probably
the 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
tifIcate under the same section.