Show the dally of november 80 LOCAL RAILWAY CONTRACTS TUB STANDARD makes no to being an expert on railroads or the making of them but there ia a principle suggested by recent actions of the D orthodox in railroad rail roal or not is the people will swear by in the neck the ruing spirits of the road named bae evidently come to a knowledge of the theory it you please that they are as much interested in the people along their as the people are in them in the letting of their contracts the people in this region seem to have at least a dance baal any others and as a greult they receive a good round ahira of the contract work an example oi this ia the contracts let to boorey arth re of this city this is not a solitary cafe A somewhat contrast with this is exhibited in the methods adopted by the U P it would appear from ahe enormous contracts on the extension of alie sought rn road let to residents of that men of this locality were either irresponsible or were incapable of performing that abor while for railroad build era to have their favorites and friends aej to tarn their patronage into the hands of euch is quite natural in point of sentiment as a financial transaction it is open to criticism making the ase sa near individual as may be we doubt much it the omaha man feho received the contract for guilding tuil ding miles of the southern road has it in bis power to return to that road as much in the way of patronage as any responsible company in utah who might apply euch a contra but there is something more than individual interests to be considered there is an element of local loyalty concerned which the union pacific beems lo 10 have lost of or ignored A city or territory has a ery deeper inte reet in its own citizens than any others and in the favors which any one of them receives there is a united interest inte iest as well as pride which is not more susceptible than business As a rule the road that gives euch interests or sentiments a consideration in the distribution of its favors will win from hie road that does not on every turn we will not undertake to reveal the sequence to the U P s financial coubles roubles rou bles but there are many and obvious reasons for the suspicion that a too Dume roua attachment of pets have to do with it in this connection it will be proper to state that companies compan iea in aiden and salt lake are intending Inte to bid tor contracts for work supplies timber etc and the territory faill expect to eee them get a tair ehtee of the distribution |