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Show A iOO WOKU FOB HALT LAKE. Government Director Spalding's report re-port on tho affairs of tho Union Pacific railroad is an important and interesting document. It is very complete and exhaustive, and will be carefully read by people all over the country, and especially by the people of the region west of iho Missouri river. Mr. Spalding Spal-ding commends in the highest terms the present management of tho road, shows its condition as to finances and operations, gives a concise but complete history of the system, ami speaks at some lcugth upon what the railroad lias done towards the development of tho Great West. Mr. Spalding has very properly made a careful study of the country aud tho cities tributary to tho great transcontinental railway. AfLer dwelling at some length upon the merits of Omaha and Denver, he very truly says that Salt Lake City is another of the phenomena of the west, aud that "tho recent municipal election at that point gives tho strongest evidence that could be desired of tho decided drift of immigration 1n. that direction." Mr. Spalding says further: The result of the overthrow of the Mormon clement will be the rapid growl h In population and wealth, not only of Salt Luke City, but the entire territory of Utah, u territory as rich iu mineral and agricultural resources us any that has yet attracted the people of tho older slates. From Its lnaguilluent and eligible location, the fertility of the Valley of which It. ts tho distributing 'point, and . its almost midway position lietween the two oceans, there Is no question. In my mind, but that Salt Lake city Is, hound to thrive and become a very important center. Utah in tlieeourse of a few years will lie admitted iuto the union, She already claims, by reason of lier growth, the attention of congress with that end In vlow, Tho Union PaciHc Hallway company com-pany will derive incalculable henellt from the growth of this new state, and tho construction of branches which will penetrate lier rich valleys val-leys and give access to her rich mines will doubtless become an Imperative necessity In the near future. " Tliis is indeed high praise, but it is not by any means' undeserved. It comes from a man who has thoroughly investigated all the matters npou which ho has reported, and it will havo its weight and Influence throughout tho country. |