Show TALK bupt supt welby OD the situation the E G W depot for provo agent craig when called upon by an reporter made the following tat ement in relation to th report that he had been discharged from the service of the union pacific railway 1 I hare here a copy of an agreement between the union pacific and rio grande western railway companies as to the use of the joint tracks etc at provo in which the terms of peace desman 1 my removal the demand is mada by the kio grando western pec pie and I 1 presume in dus course of time the demand will be complied with the part I 1 played in the feht over the cr of lime ial the to the business I 1 hate no regrets my action was for the protection of the inte reata of the union pacific when it cornea to the protection of the which have been entrusted in my hands ana question of my situation is a secondary consideration with m if I 1 am relieved my chief clerk mr killeen well and favorably fayora bly known to the citizens of prevo will doubtless be my successor and I 1 hope the merchants of who have favored me with so much of their business will continue in the good work and stay with the union pacific I 1 know that mr eccles our general freight agent is a good friend to provo As to bay future well I 1 cannot say but I 1 expect to camp around in this vicinity the rio grande may be able to forca me out of the union pacific agency but by the eternal they cannoa move me out of the town it is very much to bo regretted that affairs should BO shape themselves that mr craig should loose his position as agent in this city of the union pacific he hes always been very popular with the men of the city in consequence of hia accommodating ways and genial manners copt welby talks A rio grande western special passed through provo yesterday on its way to grand junction colorado on board were general superintendent welby mr thompson superintendent of bridges and buildings and master mechanic dailey the party stopped over at provo for about half an hour and while here accepted the two artesian wells which hayo recently been driven Peace has coma upon the troubled waters was the response of welby to the query of an reporter in relation to the railroad we have entered into an agreement with the union pacific in relation to the usa of the various tracks ot the yard they gaye us everything we asked for well that ought to be satisfactory oh we ask for anything unreasonable mr bancroft seems inclined to do the fair thing and we want to do the fair thing if it were to do over again 1 should act differently than I 1 did I 1 would smash their engine with one of their own flat cars they had no right whatever to blockade our main track why I 1 would never think ot doing suck a thing we care anything about the car of lime it was billed both roads but that was a matter that could have been settled afterwards without any blockading it is reported that the agreement provides for mr craigs discharge from the service of the union pacific 1 I dont know anything about mr craib there ia a clause which proy idas for the the discharge of the man who was responsible for the blockading of our trains what about the new depot mr welby we are waiting for provo city to take action in the matter in relation to granting us the we of a portion of the street we shall go to wark then and not till then the city needs anew depot the present accommodations are entirely inadequate and inconvenient both for the company and the public |