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Show TEflillS BF COAL MUD TO 8E PRDVD Fund to Buy Right of Way From Spanish Fork Canyon Practically Assured. Special to Tho Tribune. PJtOVO, Feb. 3. Provo is now practically prac-tically assured of thc western terminus of the Utah Railroad company's projected pro-jected road to tap tlie coal fields of Emery county, a meeting of tho right-of-way committee and the finance committee com-mittee recently appointed by the local Commercial club to investigate tho possibility possi-bility of having thc tcrmmus hero reported re-ported to the club tonight. Originally the road was to havo its terminus at Spanish Fork. AVhen the local businedif men Interviewed the promoters of thc road they were told thut tho route would bo changed to go through Mapleton and Springvllle and end at Provo, providing pro-viding thoso towns would pay for tho right of way from the mouth of Spanish Fork canyon, a distance of about twelve miles. Tho first estimated cost of tho right of wuy was 50,000 and thc finance committee com-mittee of the local club began soliciting subscriptions for the fund. They enr-oun-torcd some difficulty on account of tho fact, that there wius no absolute assurance assur-ance aa to the exact i-ost of thc right of way. Some believed that If the cost was to bo too high thoy would not care to support the proposition. The railroad company's right of way agent, II. S. Kerr, who has been working work-ing with tho right-of-way committee, made a detailed report of the cost tonight. to-night. The exact cost will be $M.187.fiO. Deeds for most of tlie land needed have already been prepared for nlgnaturc and the finance committee of thc local club feels confident now that, with tho assistance assist-ance of residents of SpriiiKvlllc and Mapleton. the fund can be quickly raised. More than S12.000 has already been subscribed. sub-scribed. Thc flnanco committee will "begin a vigorous campaign at once to secure Provo's portion of thc fund. Officials of thc road will Immediately begin signing sign-ing up for tho right of way nnd grading work will be started at an enrly date. The heaviest expense In grading will come In a four-mile stretch In Springvllle. where there are many cuts and fills to be made. The four-mile stretch between be-tween here and Springvllle will be Jointly Joint-ly used bv tho coal road and the Orem electric rond, which Is being built into this valley from Salt Lake. |