Show projections editor deseret new 1 the complaisance with ith which the people of salt lake receive tidings that railroads are pushing in this direction is commendable experience has taught that they are not unmixed blesin blessings g in almost any other place than he here r the people when one considers the efforts making to work up a boom aboon 11 would be nearly beside themselves at the prospect prospect 0 of another railroad through gro salt lake or to it there is ip reason to believe that a third rail will be laid over the D R G in fact the fast growing competition will force such a step to be taken unless the little road is to be crushed between the contending standard grages that the colorado midland madlan d I 1 is 8 com coming jag soon has become a settled conviction yet there are to be seen no signs of unusual stir over the event railroads which open up new countr country y and offer fresh avenues for exportation are always desirable but it is a question if the benefit to utah from these roads will be in proportion to what she might expect under reasonably faaoi favorable able circumstances cum stances competition com I 1 edition eti tion which is said to be the life ott of trade rade but which a great philosopher declares to be its ite death is by the system of pooling and agreements practically a dead thing among railroads what utah has reason to complain of is not the rates given into her borders butche rates out ot of her territory if the coming of the midland or any other road will afford utah a permanent nent outlet everywhere at figures equal to those by which merchants in other sections are allowed to enter her domain it will do a good work for the people of this section and they will nave have cause to be grateful there is the trouble in a nutshell nut suell the incoming of auy any railroad here will bring money and for a time create a temporary bd business siness increase but bat such buch are nut not always healthy it will probably create one of those periods of unusual demand chich now be beguile 1 e the vain and unwar unwary under the sigui title e of boom it will aso also create a permanent business growth and that far will be desirable if there were good reason to ho believe that the policy of the midland will be to encourage exportation from utah it may be assured of a welco meland an encouragement encourage myat meRt that no road can get here without such a policy why should not merchants and capitalists here ask for utah generally such consideration as will enable her to reach out oat and begin the exportation 0 those these articles of which she can produce d nee more than is necessary for consumption A guarantee than the people will iia aid that road which will befriend them would perhaps have a good effect and would receive very care careful itil consideration the co coming ing of 01 the midland will be a bene benefit t and we believe il permanent interests were held in view by merchants and capitalists and a proposal made to the projected road to assist in a good work that will build up utah rather than keep her in the background that road would be apt to afford some relief yours SCRANTON |