Show FROM LUND TO KAIBAB salt lake route to build branch line between these TWO places maybe we read in the herald Republic aft some few d days ays ago that thai the salt lake route ron to officials had decided to build a branch of their line from lund to Klu kaibab blib and that A survey of the proposed line ima will be started within a few weeks anat proposition is al alright raight but we also read in the tribune that senator clark stated that it was WD not dot the intention of hr his company to build through southern utah yet because there was hardly enough tonnage in sight or words worda to lo that effect that proposition is also alao alright but to we take except exceptions to the letter latter part of the article as it appeared in the herald republican concerning the coal ginesin the little salt lake lak gap it states in 10 the article that the road leaving lund would touch the new coal fields fielda in little salt lake gap recently opened by R A kirker of Pa carowan parowan Paro rowan wao a coal expert who has filed on the coal land in the U S land office 11 well if the road leaves lund via cedar city how in the deuce cm can it touch the new coat coal openings opening of R A kirker in ID the little salt lake gap when he own any and anyway how would too road mad touch the little salt lake gp some chump must have misinformed the herald heald republican reporter orease was unfamiliar with the coun conn try hereabouts in the first place R A kirker kiaer did not open up any coal in little salt lake gap he simply pros pro peered and parowan carowan capitalists capitalist op ened up the veins mr kirker did not file the land in the U S land office the filing was done by wilford day gordon eatough silas J ward and jos B dalton da ton the gentlemen who he have done the filing have also furnished the money for the opening up of the veins veina and other parowan carowan gentlemen are furnishing money for further openings ope nine on other lands which no doubt in time will be filed on now as for the railroad while the editor of the times was in 1 the metropolis of utah recently he bad the pleasure of an interview with S J H manderfield then connected with the he salt lake route during the interview mr Mander manderfield neld expressed the opinion that the railroad would boum not branch over to the little salt lake gap until it at could be shown to the officials that at least tons tona fit af coal daily could be tamed mined and that said coal would be of the quality needed on the coast the men an who are developing the tha gap mines have every assurance that the coal is of the right quality and in time can so develop the pro porty perty as to produce BOO tons tona of coal daily but it will take time and until this Is IB the people had just as aa well forget about tho the railroad the salt lake route has ha alzati two been very friendly to southern utah and iron county in tart part color and we have no doubt whatever that when the right time cornea comes the road mad will he be brought into the carowan parowan valley and ad our at coal taken tut ut over it but bu t we are not going to get bet excited over the prospect of its earn corn log in by truck and auto we can reach it in two hours without inconvenience ve veni n amee ence and for the that suits 3 u i to us as in the matter of thes thee reports Is bt bout the litt little salt lake gap coal of we certainly hope that all who wish to know about it will consult the men most directly interested mba and get correct information |