| Show NEW DEPOT FOR PROVO General Manager Herbert of the Rio Grade Western Announces That His Road Will atOnes Build TRIBUNE BUREAU I Knight Block Provo April 3 General Manager J M Herbert of the Denver ni9 Grande Western railroad road arrived from Salt Lake City hats last evening After laying In the yarda overnight a special l consisting of caSa A and B went over the Park City branch for Inspection and relumed at 5 1250 noon Immediately upon his return Mr Herbert entered into consultation with his chief engineer and especially considered con-sidered the matter of station improvements te mater provements jit PiovoHe was Interviewed Inter-viewed relative to the proposed station sta-tion at this point and gave the dafinllo Information that his road would at I once and singly commence the erection of a model and mOdern elation at Proo MOT Herbert staled that t some con slderallon had been given the matter o a union station but after conservative conserva-tive thought Immediate I Improvements without consolidation had been definitely defi-nitely decided upon Manager Herbert further stated that In view of the great Improvements under un-der the present supervision whereby the roadbed of his line between Salt Lake City and Frovo wculd be brought to a high standard at a cost of upward or 5S5000 n swift service would be at once Inaugurated Relative lo the ntimenl of the city of Provo favorable to a union depot Mr Herbert gave personal assurance that generous consideration would be given the city In gratitude for the prompt action taken by its City Council Coun-cil In granting the company the late grantng franchise He stated that the sole reason rea-son his company decided Its policy to make individual Improvement rather than go Into concerted action with the Oregon Short LIne railroad was because be-cause that course alone gave thor 1m I coure modlato command of tho situation and made patch it possible for vAs the desired dlu v-As to the station It was said that It would bo largely of stone and pressed brick Its estimated cost would considerably It siderably exceed tho original sum named and when completed would be a satisfactory ornament to the city In conclusion the official stated that directions had already been given forth for-th work to begin at once Evcn that perfect avoidance of every obstruction to Immediate action would b studied acton When acquainted with the above statements Ed Loose one of Provo sltcment E J ose largest propertyowners stated thai he poperhowDerB that an imm diate Improvement was to be made He said I would have preferred a union depot but cheerfully accept 3Ir Herberts policy |
