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Show Union Pacific, C. S. Mellen, trallic manager; UIo Grande Western, Colonel Dodge, gcuoral manager, and J. H. Bennett, general freight and passenger agent; Colorado Midland, II. Colbran general manager. Under the rules of tho Western Traffic Traf-fic association, it is allowable for com-petitive com-petitive lines in any territory to make certain agreements as to rates to points common to all, and by filing a copy of such agreement with tho chairman of the division of the Western association to which they belong they may take such matters as nre agreed upon among themselves out of tho jurisdiction of tho division. Tho Colorado Utah lines h.tvo for several years had a definite but unwritten un-written agreement as to the maintenance mainten-ance of rates, etc, between Coloiado and Utah common points, and it has worked well, so that they do not wish to have those matters under the jurisdiction juris-diction of the TransMissouri Freight association, as-sociation, and the meeting was for the purpose of putting their agreement into writing in order to file it with the Western association. Until now the Colorado Midland was not in the Colorado-Utah association, as previous to the opening of the Grand Junction railway it did not figure in the Utah business, but since that tinio it has becomo a factor and it was taken in and assented to the original agreement agree-ment which has been in force between the Union l'acilic, Denver & Rio Grande and Kio Grande Western lor a long time., Railroad Notes. G. II. Leach is occupying the position of chief clerk of tho l). 1. dispatcher at Cheyenne. Tho trip contemplated by the American Ameri-can Association of General Passenger agents to the Pacific coast has been postponed until next year. The regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent has been declared by the Northern l'acilio. Work will be resumed re-sumed on all projected extensions aud continued to completion. The number of locomotives in tho United .Mates on. Juno 20, ls'jo, is stated by tho inter-state commissioner' a statiscian at 2!t,030', aud the total number num-ber of cars of all kinds at l.OUT.OOl. The Ohio Falls car works has turned out tho first sleeping car which the works have built since tho destructive tiro of 1872. This car was built for the Georgia Central road, and is said to be very elegant. Tho works will build threo more of the game pattern. The Logan Journal is up in arms against tho U. P. increasing the local freicht rates. The manager of the Coop Co-op Wagon and Machine company had twenty-eight teams haul a lot of implements imple-ments from Ogden to Logan and the charges and time made were less than the railroad would have done. A rumor has been afloat for more than a week in railway circles to the effect that J. V. Parker, assistant general gen-eral freight agent at Kansas City, had been requested by the new management manage-ment to resign. It is learned from a reliable re-liable source that the rumor is true. The successor of Mr, Parker has not been named, but it is possible he may not have a successor and that the office will be abolished. DEEP CRMClliPTER Expression of Citizens on One of tbe Mjst Vital Questions That Ever Game Up Before tha Oity Council. BACON AND THE POET BLOCK. What's to Hinder Salt Lake Prom Acting Generous Like Other Citiss and Invite Enterprise to Locate Here. "The Times last evening did nobly on the Deep t'reek road question," said Judge Wampler. "Keep it before the public. (Jive the outsido world to understand un-derstand Salt Lake is alive. Tell them the Deep Creek road will do more substantial sub-stantial good to tho city in a liuancial and commercial way than anything that could possibly occur Tha couucil couu-cil will surely make some satisfactory arrangement with the old Fort block which will enable the promoters of the proposed road t go ahead with the work." Similar remarks were heard In offices, of-fices, on the streets aud else tv here. Tho question has reached such a stata that men, women and children are talking Deep creek all the while. Progressive people have caught the spirit of the project aud there is no knowing where it will end. It has tackled the moss-backers moss-backers aud they are wiping their glasses and reading what The Times has to say editorially aud locally about the project. They know too well that beyond the Great Salt Lake desert lies a land of wealth, w hich if developed, will add to the riches of Utah. They shrug their shoulders aud seem satislied to pass the balance of their days in ways that are old and shambling, God pity tho man who says: "I have had enough and am satisfied." Of what good is such a man to this city if he docs not in return strive to advance the interests of the place and people who for years wero his patrons? "Ho that does good to another man does also good to himself; him-self; not only in the consequence, but in the very act of doing it." True, tho satislied aud contented man may pay his little tax with great grumbling, grum-bling, he may give a dime to the blind, he may be the idol of his family, and at night he may lie down to rest at peace with the world and have no thought for the morrow. This old world has just many such men. Hut how are they estimated es-timated by their less fortunate brethren? breth-ren? What in all the wido world is more beautiful to behold than a publio benefactor? A man of energy, progress, sense, and full of the spirit of determination determi-nation to help the place where he made his means? This line of thought was knockea out by a realty man who met the scribe and said: "The Deep Creek enterprise is worse than tho itch. Xo use getting vaccinated vacci-nated tho thing is too contagious, rich and poor have it and the city council is going to pull itself out of the soup of public disfavor by allowing the old Fort block to become a business spot. I have been thinking that any other city that desires to grow and prosper would give the block to the Deep creek people on a silver salver. Listen while I tell what Pueblo has done to encourago various enterprises to locate there. She gave $'.'00,000 in land and money to the Missouri Pacific Kailroad co'mpany, $125,000 in land and money toward the erection of the Philadelphia smelter, $125,000 in land and cash to build a mineral palace, $T)0,0(K) to Stearn & Kogers for their plant and the people erected the new opera house. The total is something some-thing over $.".00,01)0. Not satisfied with this the Commercial and Manufacturers club will raise $1,000,000 in land and cash to foster aud promote the manufacturing manu-facturing interests of Pueble. Oue of the peculiar features of the club is that uo real estate man shall hold office. "Will you tell me what Salt Lake has done in a similar direction? Not a single thing as far as I can learn. Why in the little city where my eastern home is the couucil offers land free and exempt from taxation for a term of years to all manufacturing manu-facturing enterprises to locate there. The result is several new factories fac-tories have been established and their pay rolls cause thousands of dollars to circulate. 1 went back to the place last summer and was delighted with the spirit of progress which prevails sinco the Hip Van Winkle sleep has been dispelled. There is nothing like generosity gener-osity when a town is to bo increased in population and enterprise. Salt Lake would bounce if some such spirit was shown. "I noticed by The Times of last evening even-ing that a denominational college may be established here, the building to cost $100,000. What is the matter with offering of-fering special inducements for this college? col-lege? Why not have it here aud thus aild one more institution of learning to Salt Lake and let tho country know-that know-that as an educational center the oity is unsurpassed. We cannot have "too many schools and they are needed at once. The public schools are not what they should be. If that old commoner, Thaddetis Stevens, was alive aud paid Salt Lake schools a visit ho would be disgusted with them. "Hut back to tho Deep creek enterprise. enter-prise. Hrother Bacon's offer of JISO,-000 JISO,-000 for tho Fort block is surely generous gener-ous enough. When he made this offer tho public was surprised. Men asked of one another if Mr. Hacon had gone wrong? Ho appears to. be all right and I have heard nothing about taking him down to Provo for a vacatiou. I hear Judge Wampler has stopped taking ono of the morning Bheets because it editorally got its back up against the idea of letting Mr. Hacon have the block at any price. Queer act indeed for a paper that gets a living from the public. Now is the time for the papers to advocato Deep creek all they possibly can. What matters it if Mr. Hacon and associates do get a remuneration for their enterprise? en-terprise? They deserve to. One thing is sure, they cannot get all of it. You and I and everybody will bo the better for having such a' line enter this city. We may not have it handed to us like dividends but it will reach us in various wavs. The preseut generation genera-tion will not live always and it should leave a prosperous city to its children. With a strong pull, a long pull and a pull altogether we will have the Deep creek road a thing of reality." t 'Colorado-ltah Association. Denver News. An important meeting of the Colorado-Utah association was hold in Denver the other day in the office of Traffic Manager Hughes of tho Denver & Kio (irande. The road-, represented were: Denver & Rio Grande, H. S. Hughes |