Show THE UNION PACIFIC We know that everybody out this way who is interested in tho welfare of the Union Pacific railway and is desirous of seeing that great system made to do the most good will be glad that Wednesdays election resulted as it did It would have been a misfortune to the entire section traversed by the lines of the company if the control had passed from Mr GOULD and associates Especially would it have been unfortunate had the Boston influence obtained ob-tained the mastery and the ADAMS regime of conservatism incompotency been restored re-stored To bo successful a western railway rail-way must be operated in harmony with western ideas It must be energetic pro gresslve generous and in sympathy with the communities with which it has to deal and from which It draws its support It is all right to be narrow and picayunish and non progressive in a narrow picayunish and unprogressive community but that sort of thing will not satisfy In the great west where if there are not many people as compared with the populous east tho few who do live here pride themselves on their broadmindedness broadminded-ness and their push and enterprise There was a time when the Union Pacific was thoroughly in touch with the people of Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and Utah That was in the days of tho GOULD and DILLON control and these two men were looked upon as westerners in spirit and enterprise A change came and the Now England ideas and down east methods were brought into play with the Inevitable re suIt that the Union Pacific was absolutely hated from one end of the line to the other Those in control were not in sympathy with the local communities their ways and methods were not like ours whilst the road was operated in the wild and woolly west the atmosphere pervading pervad-ing every department was of the east Tho methods may have been those of strict business but they were not such as made the patrons and the public feel Uat home so to speak This Is not said with the intention in-tention of reflecting upon Mr CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS who is doubtless one of the ablest railway men theoretically and one of the most honest men in the country He simply didnt know how to operate a railroad in the far west he didnt like the west and the westdidnt like him As remarked we are glad Mr GOULD has retained control and especially glad that he has put at the head of the system his most capable lieutenant Mr S H H CLAnK Mr CLARK belongs to the west his ideas are western and the western people peo-ple like him Unless he shall be handicapped handicap-ped which we do not think probable the policy of the Union Pacific will bo in harmony har-mony with the ideas of tho western communities com-munities and something of the lost prestige of the line will be recovered The election of Hon JAMES SHARP of this city as a director was not only a graceful tribute to the late Bishop JOHN SHARP so long a faithful member of the board but was as well a recognition of railway ability and a showing of deference to the local community Mr SHARPS presence in the directory should and doubtless will prove advantageous to Utah |