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Show Tin; MOTOR coming! A SI ronr Move on Font to Build The Line from Hot Springs to Iiriham City. COUNTLESS ADVANTAGES TO BE DERIVED. The Ciiy Council and Counly C'unrl Favor It Lend Your IleliillK II ii ml. That onr fair City is attracting the a dent ion of canita lists a"d moneyed men is proven by recent events. The last to turn their attention this way are the Utah Hot Springs Co. Most of our readers are aware of the fortunes and misfortunes I hat have in the past attended the noted Hot Springs, and that it iB ; now owned hy a strong company ' composed of keen business men. who are full of push and vim. It is their intention to make improve ments around their property when necessary. They are now considering the cjiiestion of extending their motor line, which runs from Ogden City limits to the Hot Springs, further north, through Willard and Three Mile ('reek to Brigham City. That they are in earnest, was proven last Tuesday. On that da' J. It. Smurthwaite, of this City, was in Ogden and in conversation with some of the directors of the Springs Co., they requested hm to present this matter tn the people of brigham City, and ascertain their feelings regarding this connection. In compliance with their request, he presented the matter to the City Council on Wednesday, for their consideration. The members of the City Council expressed themselves them-selves as willing to grant a reasonable reason-able right of way or franchise to the first company that will make-connections make-connections with our City. In conversation con-versation with some of the ollicers of the County Court, they also ex- pressed their willingness to grant Iht- -onnie. - Thns'-farp everything, seems bright for the success of the connection. They want, however, an expression from the citizens of Brigham as to what kind of encouragement en-couragement and assistance they will give the company in building the road.' We could give a long list of the advantages that this connection with lirigbam would be lo our City, but will confine ourselves to a few of the main points: It would give us better connections with our neighbors on the south,, in more w:iys than one. It would help us to bring the Union Pacific to terms, so that wo would not be entirely nt the mercy of that "soulless corporation,1' cor-poration,1' as we are now, and spur the S. P. Uy. Co. to build over here. It would also cause the Pacific Kx press company to give us more and better accommodations. It would also increase the revenue of both the City and county. Express packages and coal would be handled over the new road, and brought almost to our doors, as the com pa ny would have an up-town olik-e, an near the center of the City as practicable. If the patronage just ilied it, we could have four south-bound trains a day over the new line: (wo in the forenoon and t wo in the afternoon. Jty this means, we could rnn down to Three Mile Creek, Willard, Hot Springs, North Ogden or Ogden City nearly every second hour of the day, and back as often, which would prove an ahnott inestimable conven- : ience. The time consumed by (he motor from Brigham to Ogden j would be about two hours. 1 There are a few of the important points in its favor, but the list I could be extended to a greater length. 1 Wc urge all of the citizens of ; Brigham City to attend the nieet-! nieet-! ing called to be held in the Second I ward hall on Wednesday night. ( hie or more members of the Utah Hot Springs Co. will bo present to explain the suhject to those present. Now we have a chance to help I our City, should we let the oppor-I oppor-I t unit v slip by ? |