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Show tlio railroads get out of Salt Lake will justify the erection of a large and magnificent depot. We understand that the railroads propose to build such 'a depot sometime in the dim distant future, but Salt Lake needs ami wants it now. The railroads can well afford to treat Salt Lake at least as well as they have treated Ogden. They will find it u paying investment. Of course thero are other matters about which the chamber of commerce committee-will committee-will Interview Mr. Adams and Mr. llolconib, but we consider the union depot project the most important, and we hope the railroad magnates mag-nates will give the committee some positive assurance that the enterprise will be carried out at an early day. We believe that Ihey are favorably impressed with Salt Lake and realize its need of a union depot, but just why they do not permit its immediate erection is something that the public would liko to know. Perhaps Per-haps there is some difficulty in securing secur-ing the proper site. If that is the case, the city should at once adjust this matter mat-ter iu some way. General Manager Dodge, of the Rio Grande Western, is now in the city.and it is possible that ho is here to consult with the Union Pacific officials regarding regard-ing tho union depot. The chamber of commerce eommitteo should also call on Colonel Dodge, and hold a conference confer-ence with him. WANTED A t'NIO.N DEPOT. Charles Francis Adams, president of the Union Pacific, will be in the city tomorrow. to-morrow. Vice-President Holcomb is already here. A chamber of commerce com-merce committee will hold a conference confer-ence with , them regarding several Important matters. One of these will be in relation to the proposed union depot, abojit which there has been so much talk. Salt Lake needs better depot accommodations, and she deserves them. The present depots are a disgrace to a cily of j 55,000 peeplf. Thv business which I |