| Show WANT T THE SALT SALTAIR AIR DISPUTE SETTLED Commercial Club Governors May Try to Arbitrate Con Concerning Concerning Concerning Franchise POSTPONE SPENDING CASH RESORT OWNERS PREPARED TO INVEST Feeling the general desire upon the part of the public of Salt Lake and Utah for an electric road between the city and the great bathing resort at Saltair the Commercial club board of ot governors may take action within a afew afew afew few days seeking to bring the mana managers managers gers gets of at the resort and the members of the city council together upon some equitable basis At the present time as a result of the breach between the council mem members bers and proprietors of or the resort it itIs ItIs itis Is feared that the negotiations for an electric railway franchise will be sti stifled stifled stifled fled and that the same steam method will be used in the future General dis disapproval disapproval disapproval approval of the present situation has been felt and it was announced last night that within a few days action will willbe willbe be taken by the Commercial club and other bodies in Salt Lake looking to a compromise between the city and the Saltair management The Saltair franchise matter will likely go before the city council Mon Monday Monday Monday day night on a report from the council as a committee of the whole which met Wednesday night Franchise Not Satisfactory At this tb ft time J 1 E Langford vice pres pros president president ident and general manager of the Salt Saltair Saltair Saltair air Beach company and of the Salt Lake Los Angelee Angeloo Railway Hallway com company company company pany better known as the Saltair road declared negotiations might as well wellcome wellcome wellcome come to an end because of the apparent attitude of some of the In trying to dictate how the road should be managed the terminal the style and model of cars and the fare to be charged i It has been stated by Mr Langford i and Joseph Nelson president of the road that the fare would remain at 25 cents for the round trip to Saltair but he objected to the city trying to place this in the franchise on the ground a he said last night that it was a matter over which the city should not have control We have by no means given up the Idea of electrifying the railroad to Saltair Sa said Mr TIn Ind but the matter ma eris Is up to the city coun council u uell oil ell But we do not care to have a franchise which will regulate our busi business business business ness matters If It the county had sped fied fled the rate to be charged in the county It would have been a different matter But the city aU has not this right we think We do not think it fair and do not propose to have them to tell us what kind of station we shall build or where to put it up or where to buy our cars We Wo can attend to our own af fairs Of course courso we intend to build bund a traction terminal station In the heart of Salt Lake and one which will be a credit to the city In purchasing ma tonal and rolling stock for the road we would get the newest and most modern to be purchased In this day the best must be purchased in starting a new road We e had Intended spending more than a million and a half halt of dol lars lar on the road above what we have spent now We want to make the road roada a model in all particulars but we must be allowed to run our own business af at a fairs |
