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Show RAILROAD BUILDING. Tho Union Pacific, from the east; tho Oregon Short Lino from the north; tho Southern Pacific from the west; tho San Pedro from tho southwest; tho Rio Grande Western and Colorado Midland from tho east; tho Short Line and O. R. & N. from the northwest afford af-ford entrance to Utah from all points of tho compass. But a Httlo while and these will bo augmented by tho Denver, Den-ver, Northwestern and Pacific, from Denver, now in courso of construe Hon, which will shorten tho distance eastward by GOO miles, or half a day, and tho Western Pacific, which Is now being built from Salt Lake to San Francisco, and will bo completed in two years. Thoso lines of road afford ample facilities for tho shipping of freight and passengers In any direction, but that tho corporations expect a largo Increase is evidenced by tho fact that, tho Burlington road owns largo amounts of property hero nnd wo expect ex-pect some day to hear tho whlstlo of Its engines. Tho Northwestern lino in yoming will ovcntunlly bo extended extend-ed to Utnh and Salt Lake and other lines will climb the mountains and plorco tho ranges to reach this city. Salt Lako City is tho coming metropolis metrop-olis of tho intermountain west. |