Show railways of the near future the next decade is likely to see railways from the east entering utah through every available canyon of the wasatch from salina to logan it is also likely to see a railway constructed ted directly west through the heart of nevada and california to san francisco with lines branching off on either hand at appropriate points for portland and los An areles all the roads from the east must come to salt lake city because it is the natural capital of a region as vast as texas because it is one in the chain of great distributing points stretching from ocean to consisting of boston new york chicago denver salt sake and san francisco and a new line must be constructed west starting out of south temple street because that way lies the most direct route between the capital of the great basin and the capitals of the three great basins of the pacific coast because also this line with its two branches is needed by tho country it will traverse and will pay the firby mile division of this road will command the business of mining district inclusive of utah capable of as large an output as that of colorado many mines in that region have been opened but they could not bo profitably wrought because of distance from market and from supplies most of their ores will not boar carriage further than this valley with coke from price eiver sold at 6 a ton or even less this new source of ore promises to increase many fold tha smelling smelting sm elting business of this to open a new and wide field for the trade and manufactures of the city nothing but this western railway is lacking to make the best half of nevada arable lands and pasturage and silver bearing mountains as securely tributary to bait lake city as jordan valley itself |