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Show Extra Extra V V A Ay WV Number 47 Saturday, May V Number 16, 1925 47 Building ot Salina Canyon Railroad Agreed Upon Construction Work To Begin Not Later Than July Railroad President Gives Editor Explicit Statement For Publication In Our Paper. 1 and. the conference was continued Saturday morning after the two other county commissioners, Abe Han-se- p of Richfield and Carl Tuft of Monroe, had arrived in Salina to take part in the discussion. In interviews with Mr. Crandall, Mayor Barnard, the county commissioners, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Sumner You can state as follows: The Denver & Rio and Mr. Lewis the Sun received the following informaGrande Western railroad has spent a great deal of tion: Mr. Crandall explained what President Pyeatt money in Salina canyon and will now spend more to have the railroad through the canyon completed. We had meant by extent of the work this summer and the will start work and do a good deal of it this summer. of local authorities and coal mines. The The time of commencing work will be determined by, first step in connecting the coal mines with the marthe extent of work to be done this year, and the extent' kets will be the building of twenty miles of railroad up of the to a point known as Nioche, situated about two miles of work will be determined by the local authorities and the coal companies in the can- above the Sevier Valley coal mine. The President J, S. Pyeatt . of local authorities means the exchanging or relinyon. & S. Rio Grande Denver J. of the President Pyeatt quishments of certain strips of lands or rights-of-wa- y Western railroad and his party, accompanied by of- that might be needed in finding a better grade and ficers of the Salina Canyon Coal Co. and the Sevier road bed than that designated in the original survey. Valley Coal Co., went through the canyon Friday af- Be it stated right here, that Mayor Barnard as well as ternoon and after inspecting conditions gave our edi- the county commissioners expressed their willingness tor the above statement for publication. to do everything in their power to further the plans of It is apparent that building the railroad through the railroad, and there is not the slightest doubt that the canyon, for which the county has waited for the people of Salina and of the county will stand bea generation, is now a certainty and that activities will hind their officers in a cause that means so immensely commence this summer. We are informed from other much to city and county. sources that the contracts for the work have been The of the coal people is primarily a awarded and that dirt will fly not later than July 1, guarantee of tonnage for the new line. To insure this probably earlier. The value of this announcement is tonnage and to have the desired guarantee the railinestimable directly or indirectly; directly to the two road company asks the two mines to advance $112,500 companies that are now developing their mines and each, a total of $225,000, to the company, this amount the three that intend to commence development work to be secured by an interest bearing note and to be this summer, the Knight interests, the Lund interests refunded to the coal companies at a rate of 25c per ton and the Livingston & Ivory interests, the latter two shipped. Mr. Lehman assured us that he will be ready of which have been granted leases by the government to enter into such an agreement as soon as the railroad last week; indirectly to Sevier county and the countys commences work, and Mr. Sumner also expressed his entire population. readiness to agree to such a proposition if proper guarThe party going through the canyon consisted of antees on all sides are given. In case the coal comWild who is in charge panies advance the amount .of $225,000, work will be President Pyeatt, of the freight department, General Superintendent rushed to such a point that trains may run through the J. D. Stack, Chief Engineer J. G. Gwyn, four other rail- canyon before snow flies. If, however, such an agreeroad officials. President A. B. Apperson of the Cameo ment should not be reached, the canyon road will be Coal Co., the largest shipper of coal over the D. & R. G. built at any rate, but the work will be laid out on a lines; President R. M. Lehman of the Salina Canyon four or five year plan, a sum of between $70,000 and Coal Co.: President C. J. Sumner, and $80,000 to be spent each year on the construction, comGeneral Manager H. E. Lewis and Secretary Sterling mencing this year. K. Heppler of the Sevier Valley Coal Co., and Cashier The county commissioners figure that the compleH. B. Crandall of the First State Bank of Salina. The tion of the railroad will mean an immediate raise of railroad officials were met by the officers of the coal the assessed valuation by about half a million dollars, companies and Mr. Crandall Friday afternoon at and the tax revenue from this raised valuation will be Emery and from there the trip through the canyon and sufficient to pay in two years for fixing the wagon to Salina was made by automobile. Both coal mines road through the canyon so as not to interfere with were visited and inspected, and then the caravan, join- plans of the railroad company, and so much the more ed at the mines by a few more cars, proceeded through so as financial assistance in the building of this forest the canyon, halting at all places where a more minute road can be expected from the U. S. forest service. The inspection of the grade was deemed advisable, and ar- commissioners are well aware not only of the increase riving in Salina at 7 oclock p. m. Half an hour later in assessed valuation but also in the various sources the travelers assembled for supper in the White House of income the general public will derive from the achotel and were met there by Mayor J. F. Barnard, tivities in the canyon. Just to give one instance, the President C. Leo Merrill of the Salina Lions club, commissioners mentioned that the railroad company Chairman J. F. Peterson of the Sevier county commis- wants to contract immediately for the necessary timsioners and Station Agent Carlisle. In a round table ber for railroad ties which can be abundantly supplied discussion matters were gone over in informal fashion, by property owners along the canyon. and thereafter President Pyeatt issued the verbal These, of course, are only incidentals. The purstatement mentioned above. pose of this extra edition is to convey to our readers After supper the dignitaries, public officers, coal the message: Whether it will take one or five years, operators and Messers Crandall and Merrill held a the canyon railroad will be built and work on it will conference in the directors room of the State Bank, commence not later than July 1 of this year. co-operati- on co-operati- on co-operati- on co-operati- Vice-preside- nt Vice-preside- nt on |