Show THE HA1LROAD I SITUATION Seldom has a nev year dawned in Ulah with a brighter prospect before Its people for additional transportation facilities as well as improved conditions on the existing lines of railroad One of the most Important agencies In the upbuilding and development of any sec lion Is I transportation In Its various torms The pioneer blaxcs the trail the agriculturist sows the seed the stockman stock-man breeds the finest cattle and by their combined efforts n fairly prosperous prosper-ous town Is buk up but the Influx of population the erection of great industrial Indus-trial plant the development of the natural resources can only follow where the lines of steel lend Utah and her cities presented in the early sixties scenes of pastoral thrift but her real importance from the commercial standpoint stand-point dates from that mornIng in May 1SG3 when the Pacific roads were joined at Promontory thus bringing the Territory Terri-tory for the first lime In direct commu nlcalion with the rest of the world Some thirteen years later the Utah Northern opened to Salt Lake markets i the region to the north and almost at i the same lime came the little puffing narrowgauge Denver HID Grande giving Utah Its first sweet taste o competition com-petition I was narrow In width but broad In policy and a wonderful Improvement Im-provement In the local situation followed fol-lowed Immediately And now Utah Is to have another onward stride From Denver comes the Mofful road which will be followed by the development of a fat region part of which will be tributary tribu-tary to Salt Lake The San Pedro line will bring Los Angeles capital Into Utahan Utah-an likewise open a new region rich in mineral promises These two roads will do more o Salt Lake than can be real Ixed That they will be built no person now doubts as they are backed by men whose every business act In tho past has Indicated their ability and farsightedness far-sightedness They have gone Into the enlerprlEon upon a strIct business basis and their word Is a guarantee that the roads will be built Utah will be ready to welcome most cordially Mr Moffatt of Colorado and Senator Clark of Montana Mon-tana each of whom 5s behind a project for the great benefit of Utah Many other projects have been announced but t the details have not progressed ton to-n great extent an yet However there Is room here for all and each would find a cordial welcome The past year has boon a prosperous IOrjr ous one on the existing railroads with Increased earnings wHi < new branches and extensions planned und started roadways and equipment strengthened strength-ened and Improved and sonic of the notable engineering work of the tIny included within he State The heavier engine all cvira and the In created tinlllc demand heavier rails and I a line with the IciiHt resistance and millions are being expended In roetlfy Jng the lines tot that they were poorly constructed In the first place but rather that they must size up to the new order of things and so are being made to conform con-form The trainmen and other em ploycen of the local roads have In many cases received Increased wages and the local atmosphere baa been quite free from any troubles among tho employees em-ployees Among the officials Horhe changes and promotions have taken place To those who have gone away The Tribune wishes all success to those who remain 1 continuance or that policy poli-cy which bar caused Salt Lake to be referred to nr a fine railroad town with I fine lot of railroad men |