Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-11-20 | Page 13 | Logan Raises $8000 of $25,000 for Trolley Line

LOGAN RAISES $8300 OF $25,000 FOR TROLLEY LINE Special to The Tribune. LOGAN, Nov. IP. The proposition for tho construction of a street railway in tho city of Logan by David Eccles of Ogden, Is meeting with unexpected on-couragemcnt on-couragemcnt hero. Mr. Eccles proposed to supply J15.000 of tho $10,000 necessary to build tho road, on condition that the citizens of Logan furnish tho $25,000. A meeting was called of representative business men. the matter was discussed and a committee was appointed to solicit capital, consisting of II. E. Hatch. W. J. Kerr. E. W. Robinson. Robert Anderson, Ander-son, and J. A. Hendrlckson. nnd -In fifteen fif-teen minutes $000 of the needed amount was subscribed, lion. Joseph Howell leading i lie list with J10O0. The proposition Is to extend the lino frcm tho Oregon Short Lino depot up Center street to tho Agricultural college, from north to south on Main street to the Eccles sugar beet factory, and possibly possi-bly take in the towns ln the south end Ot the valley. Mr. Eccles gives tho commlttco threo weeks In which to make Its canvass for money and report, nnd It is believed that In that tlmo the needed $25,000 will nil bo subscribed, when plans will bo matured for the Immediate construction of the nad. a 4 a Tho meeting held last nlgUt for the purpose pur-pose of creating a business organization, or commercial club, was not tho great success oxpected. yet It was far from being a failure. Thero wore two discouraging discour-aging features the rain and tho non-ap-rcarance of Fisher S. Harris, who. for some unknown reason, failed to come Fllty-sevon men. however, gave their names and checks for ?10 each in evidence evi-dence of ood faith, and n now committee commit-tee was appointed, with Melvln J. Ballard Bal-lard at Its head, to find forty-throe mui names to make the 100. and report next Friday night, when Mr. Harris will bo present to assist In the organization.