| Show THAT UNION DEPOT the following letter has been addressed by the chamber of commerce union depot committee to the hon charles francis adams president of the union pacific railroad a and nd general W J palmer president of the rio bio grande western dear sir through the indefatigable and energetic work of the chamber of commerce salt lake city has within the past three years made great progress in the development of its material resources and increased its population from to real estate has advanced from 50 to per cent in the different parts of the city and never since this city was first located has the outlook for the future been brighter than at this very time different business houses have been opened out three new banks with a capital of nearly a million dollars have been organized many various manufactures have started up making this city today a central point for a large extent of country north south east and west while these developments have been go ing on the traveling facilities for the public are still in their primitive state four railways enter this city at four dif different terent points causing the traveling public the utmost inconvenience veni ence when coming into or going in from the city to obviate afo this ls d difficulty culty the chamber of commerce has bas begun the necessary preliminary work by appointing a committee consisting of ex governor west J E dooly geo A lowe G 8 erb F H auerbach J T little elias belias morris and fred simon the committee has been charged with the duties of taking the proper steps for the purpose or of havinga having a union depot located and built in this city by the enclosed extracts from our papers you will perceive how earnestly this work is being taken i in n hand we have been requested to communicate this important matter to you for the purpose of obtaining obtain obtaining in your views upon this question there is no doubt in our minds that the citizens or of salt lake will give the different railway companies all the aid in their power to see this work accomplished the increase of population within the past three years amounts to nearly fifteen thousand people these have come among us principally from the eastern states may we lay the one fact before you that every inhabitant we gain here becomes a twofold two fold worker for the interests of your company first by consuming the products of the east second by the products of our own resources which again are shipped over your lines to eastern markets this in itself should suffice to encourage this city in its work much has been done in the past three years but much more remains to be accomplished trusting you yoa will give this matter the consideration which it merits by its ts vital importance and awaiting in your reply we are very ery respectfully yours CALEB W WEST chairman union depot committee FRED SIMON secretary SALT LAKE CITY utah september 11 1889 |
