Show UTAH MD california californians deeply interested in the new hew state san francisco call in a well con letter published in the call yesterday there was given a review ew of the pou political and business prospects of utah chich was of 0 more than ordinary interest to the people of california generally but particularly to a to those of san francisco As an a part of the iho greater west I 1 utah Is so closely allied to california that her interests tire are practically the fame as to urn ours both in politics and in business it Is ig therefore a matter of ff ratification to note that the lenI outlook for fop t the it 0 territory gives elves promise of a speedy accession to the union with tho aurance assurance that this will be followed by an indrea increased sed representation of pacific com in tho the senate this means that the great western questions of arid land irrigation t the he promotion of the mining industry find and the improvement of pacific coast liar harbors bors and rivers will have it stronger b backing than before tin and aill therefore bo be more likely to obtain a fat fair r leering hearing from the tha country still anil more certain to receive the support of Con congress grelia the file business busl neni outlook Is 1 ns no encourage ing us u that of politics salt lake city and utah have loof long been eking a cloner communication with california and a freer outlet to the pacific ocean 1 the 1110 business men of the he territory rec the fact that competing lines to tho the westward are needed tor for the advancement A van an cement of their commercial and in du AtrIal welfare for some come time past a number of progressive men have been considering the best route tor for projecting such a line and a a terminal has hafi been looked for at san Te diego vo it Is still more than likely that a line to that city will bo be constructed bonner or later but at present attention I 1 in n salt lake city has been dit acted mainly to the san joaquin road t through witch which an opportunity ll is offered utah to get ret a competing line with a terminal tn in san francisco itself in d ise the merits of the various projected routes our correspondent says nys I 1 the san joaquin joaauin road Is the one to tn which Uton Uto lans nans should pin their falth as it Is in a feasible project backed by the solid men of san francisco and planned to build up the territory through which it will run salt lake should find probably will take lake steps to co cooperate operate with ith the of this line which will be tho the means 0 of f enriching this territory tenfold it if this view of at tho the situation should prevail it Is evident tile the construction of the aan an joaquin road would be only tile the beginning ot of a great transcontinental railway system beneficial not only to california but to the whole of the great west and indirectly to tho the entire union this Is the prospect we lime hae now before us un the welfare of utah therefore appears nt at this juncture to be part and parcel of that of california and tile the proceedings at salt lake whether of 0 a business or a political nature will be watched by our people with more than ordinary interest and attention |