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Show IX RAILROAD OFFICES. i C olonel lodse's Ideas of the luties of Salt I.uke Citizens. The Denver Xcjiub'tcGji says: The Deep Creek project is acknowledged by all railroad rail-road men who know anything about the country to be a jreod one. Colonel D. C. Dodge said to a Jf-pubUcan reporter recently, that the road should be built and that if Salt Lake had the confidence to put in 100,-000 100,-000 they could easily get outside people to da the rest, '-but," he said, "the citizens of Salt Lake can't work together somehow." The line as proposed -would reach twenty mining districts in the first 200 miles, some of which are big producers. It would also reach bathing resorts and salt works, and there is little doubt that it would pay from the start. The line has been surveyed through Xevfli to California, and the legislature oT lie former state has offered a subsidy of ?H 00 per mile, pavable in the bonds of the counties coun-ties through which the line is to run. to the tirst companv that will construct a road on the proposed route. The couutie have all agreed to the action of the legislature. At a pnolie meeting held in Salt Lake Saturday the announcement was made that $,OtX,000 in bonds had been placed in England for the Salt Lake & Deep Creek road. The grade of the (irent Salt Lake A Hot Springs reached a terminus midway between ( cntrcville and Bountiful, with the exception excep-tion of a brief span owned by the White & Sons against whom proceedings are progressing progress-ing in the district court. The road is already deriving considerable revenue from traffic along its route and promises to enrich en-rich the pure of every stockholder as time speeds onward. A large didegatien promise to visit the mining conuress at Denver aud to acaomo-date acaomo-date them the Rio (irandc Western quotes a rale of one fare for the round trip. It will nfford the people of Utah excellent opportunity oppor-tunity to lay some important facts and figures before the enterprising people of Colorado and other mining countries. !. E. Bmley returned lat night from a trip over the southern branches of the road, taking in on his journey both Tin tic and FriM'o. When asked if he did not think those lines rather rocky ones, he replied that they were no tougher than the country they passed through. The excursion to the Sugar riant at Lehi promises to be largely attended. It will af- 4..I-A .. ( inf,inin!iftn ViitliortX nn known to the denizens of Zion and will Introduce In-troduce them to the era of manufacturing as it appears iu its birthday raiment. The Pacific Short line -which has experienced ex-perienced so many vieitudes will pass under the auctioneers hammer tomorrow. An exchange ex-change names A. 8. Garrctson, known in connection with the Ogden street railway as a probable bidder and purchaser. J. C. Malvcny, division engineer of the Union Tacilic, arrived iu the city last night. It was J. C. w ho located the line to the Northern Spy and also made things so interesting in-teresting at Eureka for the Eio Grande. Western. West-ern. There are not more than half a dozen civil engineers employed at this time on the entire en-tire Union Pacific system, so that there can not be a uery big corps at work surveying; on an extension from Tintic to Deep Creek. A half-rate fare -will be made by the P. G. W. and Union Pacific on November 15, 16 and 17. for the benefit of those who wish to attend tbe Denver Mining congress. J. If. Pennett is at his desk after a two days' absence in the Sevier valley. Thai branch of the K. G. W. is one of the most profitable on the entire Vine. It is said that roinoters of the Ilailey & Boise railway, yet a project, have uamed a subsidy of 82.VX10, before it guarantees the construction of the road. D. J. 1'lynn, traveling passenger agent of the Rock Island with headquarters at Denver, Den-ver, w ho has been in the city for two days, leaves for home tonight. Grading was commenced Wednesday on the Union Pacific branch to the Northern Spy. Commencing on the first of November, the San Francisco traiu over the Southern Pacific will leave Ogden at 12 in. . . |