Show ON1N1NETY DAYS WORKi I Citizens Could Build the Coal Road if They Would PLENTY OF IDLE LABORERS Talk with Practical Men on the Question Ques-tion of the Hour All Agree That It Lays Within the Power of the Citizens to Push the Road Through at Oucc Lots Build It Build the coal road Business and humanity alike demand it The coal monopoly is the most cruel I and heartless that ever plundered the firesides fire-sides of the poor and taxed the palaces of the rich Every family in this city that ordered a ton of coal yesterday was robbed out of 3 which would have purchased for the children child-ren clothing and food A business man yesterday ordered three tons of coal His bill was just 1660 which he had to pay cash down Had there been a coal road his bill would not have been more than JD This would have left him 650 to expend for othar necessaries neces-saries During these close times when railroad freights have been reduced when wages have fallen when everything that goes to keep up the home is selling at a less price than ever before why is it that coal is the only article that has been advanced It is because the business men of Salt Lake are asleep The coal combine could not last three months if the people were aroused and in earnest It is one of those things that should not be tolerated in a free country A road to the coal fields can be built within six months if the people only stand united Contractor J W Sullivan says there is a great deal of waste power in this citv in the shape of idle labor that could be utilized util-ized If the citizens would only furnish the supplies we could put 2500 men at work But the trouble with the people peo-ple is that they hang back and depend on somebody else to take the initiative Mr Sullivan said he was willing to put it in black and white that he would put on 2500 men and complete com-plete the grading of a road to the coalfields coal-fields within ninety days from the timework time-work was started if the citizens would only furnish the supplies James H Bacon the banker was confident confi-dent that if the citizens would join hands and make an effort they could do almost anything that they want lor Salt Lake city What is the best way to start the en enterprise and carry it through was asked of Mr Bacon I think he said lthe first move that should be made would be to have a committee of business men to confer with the Utah Central and Hot Springs I Great Salt Lake companies to ascertain what is necessary to be done to get one of those roads to extend to the coal fields and when we get a proposition from them if it is favorable to take hold of it and put it through oy pomilar subscription subscrip-tion If they do not make what is con sipered a reasonable proposition then let the citizens take hold of the matter and raise sufficient aid to give the road a good start and then negotiate bonds as the road progresses to complete it I think that if the citizens undertake to build it they should get an act through Congress to enable Salt Lake City and county and the other cities and counties through which the road will pass to assist the enterprise by bonus and subsidies in the way of bonds and otherwise It would be a profitable enterprise if Salt Lake City could issue half a million dollars of 20year 5 per cent bonds to aid the building build-ing of railroads to the coal fields and the Deep Creek country M J Gray believes the coal road can be build by the united effort of the citizens 4 We are all in favor ot it he said and added You can bet on that It is what we needcheap fuel The manufacturers manu-facturers must have it The citizens can build it if they take hold of it It would I be the biggest thing for this city that could happen and the Deep Creek railway rail-way would follow There are too many moss backs in town If 100 men would put up 100 each I think they could build the road on what they could borrow There has been too much Mormon talk for the good of the town I am inclined to believe that the people have made up their minds to let that question alone and II to pull together We have the example of Denver before us When all the railroads rail-roads were pulling against her the energetic I ener-getic citizens forced the railroads to come i in If the people of Salt Lake lay still they cannot expect to build a great city I jl A Morlan believed the citizens can build a railroad to the coal fields if they undertake it He said he stood ready to I subscribe his part He thought the people I peo-ple were in earnest and were going to accomplish II ac-complish something JB WaldenI believe the enterprising I men of Salt Lake are doing what they canto can-to build that road but there is a certain I class of lawyers doctors saloon men and I preachers who never attend the Business I mens meetings and are above placing themselves in the category of businessmen i business-men If we could get their assistance the project of building a road to Chalk creek I would be on its feet within ten days If we could get these men we could put the I I graders at work |