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Show WiscGilcini) Closing County Road. Salt City. Utah, Nov. IS. 1915. Editor Tribune In your valuable paper we notice a (.otnnuuiication addrefHod to the citizens of Salt Lake and Summit counties by City Commissioner Ileher M. Wells, and in reply lo his letter we submit sub-mit the following quv stions: Are the city oflicialw considerim? the interests in-terests Of citizens of Suit Lake and Summit, Sum-mit, counties when they assume tu close a county road without ronsultine properly owners and other citizens? The state ley isla torn Imve wisely provided pro-vided that this cannot be done. Are the city officials considering the interests of citizens of Salt Iake and Summit counties wlion they assume to build a county road in lien of an old-established old-established road without at leayt Ktating where that "better" road is to be located? lo-cated? Are the city officials considering the interests of proper tv owners when they announce that they propose to confiscate their property for public purposes, without with-out properly compensating them therefor? there-for? Are city officials considering the interests inter-ests of citizens when thev do all thev can to damage the valuation of 1 heir property prop-erty for the purpose of securing it without with-out proper compenmtion? Are the city officials considering t he interests of citizens by subjecting them Lo unnecessary and unwarranted expenditure expen-diture of money in purchasing large tracts of land they do not need? Are city officials considering the interests inter-ests of citizens by subjecting them to the excessive and unnecessary expense of building a eigantic pond in which to impound im-pound filth? Are the city officials considering the interests in-terests of citizens by subjecting them to the dancer of a "Johnstown horror"? All are azreod upon the necessity of conserving water f'u- Salt Tjake. Enormous Enor-mous sums have already been expended for t,his purpose, so far without adequate results. . I believe in being considerate of the rights of citizens and city officials and nil other people, and the suuestion is offered that considftalion should come from thofe who seek consideration. SKVMCi n H. YOCWr. JR I River Terminals. "Remove the unnecessary shore expense4 ex-pense4 resulting from the present primitive primi-tive methods of loading and unloading by hand, Hnd you cannot keep the traffic from going to the river when modern boa ts are provided for it . You will not need to appeal to clvif pride. It will become be-come then a plain matter of business interest. in-terest. If a merchant can lay his i:oods down at their destination at less cost by rivr than by rail, and with no greater inconvenience, he will ship by the river. That the cost of furnishing t rai:sporta-tion rai:sporta-tion is far less by water than by fail no one will deny. It is mainly the terminal expenpe tbat prevents rompe t i I ion. For example: A shipni.-nt of 2'iu tons of cement ce-ment was made fnmi H;i mil hat, -Mo., by river, Ht a rate of cents a ton less than the rail rute. a saving of on the ship ment. But it cost ll!tH to loji.i and unload, un-load, showinc h net lns. without considering consid-ering the urea ter inconvenience. With modern docks and mechanical loading and unloading equipment that cement could have been transferred from car to boat at one-fourth the cost and in one-fourth the U mf a saving of J7o made on the shipment. "Kcrv important citv on the Mississippi Missis-sippi is taklm; up the ij.n-k ijue.st ion. Kvery one of thein will h;ive modern dock, sooner or later. Iet us build ours now. Tae boa ts and t tie tr aiTic will in-e in-e Itnbtv follow as a niraliiiii business proposition, without any w h Ing of ba n-uers n-uers or bent ing of drums." Si! Louis Clobe-Pemofiar. |
