Show THE NEWEST PROPOSED ROD The news contained In The Tribunes account yesterday morning of the contemplated con-templated steam railway line to connect the various cities from Logan to Provo will hot be received with unmixed joy If It includes the project to build on First West street In this city for which a franchise was applied for some weeks ago It as slated emphatically however how-ever that this franchise was not to have a steam railway in fact a clause It was understood was to he Inserted In the charter which explicitly was to forbid for-bid the use of steam power and hold the proposition down strictly to an electric elec-tric road It was because of this understanding under-standing ind clause that many residents resi-dents along that street refused lo sign the protest against granting the franchise fran-chise though those who were active in gelling signatures to the protest Insisted In-sisted that the applicants intended to build a steam railway Senator Smools name was mentioned in connection with the project then on the tapis and It Is mentioned In connection connec-tion with this new project If however these arc not the same thenno doubt the steam railway proposition will be planned to follow FOIIIC one of the railroad rail-road streets proper further west edo e-do not see any objection at all to the construction of a trolley line along First West street but the objections to a steam railway in that thickly settled portion of the city are very great Indeed In-deed and while we wish to favor every legitimate scheme of public improvement improve-ment It would be quite Impossible to endorse a steam railway on First West street An electric line however would be a great convenience and no nuisance to anybody It would connect the towns In the main sellled portions of the State and give frequent service which would be invaluable for passenger and light freight transportation Such electric elec-tric lines have become common In like communities In the East and we have no doubt whatever that a trolley line along the route Indicated wolud pay well We should be glad to see that sort of a line built but not on the line indicated a steam railway |