Show THE TERMINAL TOWNSITE CO he he santa fe locates its depot and houses away from se searchlight arch light special correspondence d search searchlight light nev aul xul july v 10 the final set lement of the depot question wherein the fler germinal minal townsite company headed by red J abbott se secures cures the terminal and t yards of the santa fe road is taken is 2 s a great victory for the promoter of the t addition this means that a new town 1 t ew s I 1 destined to be built a around aund the depot or at p present resent merchants must haul their goods 11 a mile into town r while rhile many are openly hostile to the railroad lail railroad road and threaten to brin bring in the salt lake railroad others have decided to immediately erect warehouses and to follow the railroad toward terminal r since abbott first entered the field every Fob obstacle stacle has been thrown in his way and rival realty companies have stirred up a sentiment against him bordering onto hatred that his logic in selecting terminal as the most probable place for a city has been indorsed endorsed indor sed bythe by the santa fe which announced that it was the only place where the enormous freight business of this district could be handled economically as well as the proper point from which to advance the road to nob hill much depended upon the action of the santa fe in locating its depot and several 4 big realty deals hinged on this point among them isa is a projected concrete hotel as well as a number of business houses not to mention the residence buildings that will now be erected so great has been the influx of people during the past two w weeks that the hotels have not been able to take care of them and it appears that the contemplated boom for next fall is already starting in anticipation of thisie this it is announced that the large hotel will be erected immediately at terminal as well as other accommodations included in the santa fes plans is the erection of of a large concrete depot immense ware houses and ore bins and the laying out of a 1000 foot yard of sufficient width to accommodate all freight equipment and ore trains the settlement of the depot question also settles the plans of the terminal company which will immediately begin the laying of concrete sidewalks arranging for a sewerage system and grading streets as well as the erection of a number of modern cottages A water works system will be connected with the cyrus noble mine until such time as the water shaft is sunk on the townsite the mining companies and freight outfits that haul to distant points are highly ela elated ted over the location of the depot as it affords them an even grade both to and from om the terminal and removes the necessity of increasing teams to haul up tip the steep grades into searchlight from where the depot is now located it ii is possible to land freight both to and from eldorado canyon and nob hill without encountering heavy grades while the end of the santa fe tracks have reached the only outlet in the direction of eldorado which is its destined terminal it is the belief of many that the big business houses houes will eventually locate at terminal and that the old town will occupy the fame position as the older sections of all mining t camps where the gambling houses and saloons will remain eucalyptus trees are to be planted around the townsite thus insuring shade in summer and a windbreaker wind breaker in winter B E M MARTIN |