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Show BOX ELDER FARMERS If BUILD RAILROAD ! I Prosperous Land Owners Seek Increased Facilities for Marketing Crops. LARGE FUND OFFERED Shippers Say They Will Give Rig'ht of Way and Advance Money. Fanners uf F-ux VMcv county held a conforenee with railroads of fieiii ' in Suit I-'ike reonllv with a view tn obtainius tlio const ruction OJ" a rail line to tap the nortti extern F.'tion of tlie cyurny. Tbroush Cnrloy and Blue Creek valh'yp tht? rntimeni in fa-.oi- nf Hie road is eo stroii a- tl:at many of the T'arnier.s hiive declared their willingness to j.rnvi.Ir one-half one-half ot' ti'e fnn.1? necessary for the woik. the monev to he lal-r letnnied to Hu m on their freight accounts. At a meet in at which fifty "f tlie most prosperous farmers of the section werp present, a farmers' orLi niza lion was formed. W M. Co. was elect-1 presi -den; of the nssocia t ion. a:ni was also made chairman of Me coioniitlee appointed ap-pointed to confer with the ratl-o:id magnates. mag-nates. At the moPilns: tl" farmer? tacitly pledged ?:;nn.u"n to huil.l t.'e ro.oi. and many dc lare tiuii in the event of the failure of the committee to make r-ranrements r-ranrements with some railroad th.ey will build the road themselves. McHenry Favors Plan. J. W. McIIenry. president of t'-e .loint Commercial clnhs nf Salt l.ak- roontv. is active in the interest of tim fanne's. Speak inp of thn proposed tuilrouil Mr. Mcllenrv paid; I rei-entiv rcf.ii ned from a tour of that section of the slate. Throughout Through-out the valleys 1 found the farmers not only prosperous. hut vea Ithv "W'hen I'reallzei the si7.e of t; e present pres-ent tonnage of the se' tioii 1 he-anic a convert to 'he railroad scheme Xhesp men are now raising some won-derfullv won-derfullv lare einps. and the output is constant ! v increasing. Thev should have a rail hue to con-nft con-nft them with the ma'ket . r rid I believe thev will have it. I talked with a number of thm and the sen-tin, sen-tin, flit appeared to be that sMle tuy preferred to have the road built by m e n w h o. e b u s i n es wa -a i 1 roa d i n z , and operated hv one of t""e bl Mfie, thev -uoulrj. in event of failure to obtain ob-tain the co-operation nf a nv outside line, build the roml I hemse've?. Large Receipts Promised. They are independent, tii-sf men. They 'have been su'-csl'id a nd 1 h-v sre in a position to hui d a r--id if thev want It. Personally. I h.-:ie e that it will be a sod imestir.em for 'he railroad rail-road that builds tiie line. Ti e fa rm -ers wit! thtmselve? donate t ne risrht of way, and theie U no c'lrMor. but What thev will provide suffp nt top-na?e top-na?e to make 'he f'e-lit receipt? compare favorably with th-e. of arv similar line In the countr--. It will nn!y be a few ears when 'ur!-v valtrv alone will produce more fian n million husheH of wheat mmnl'v. MemnerB of the farmers' r" oi i t tee , railroad men have So far be.-n reticent regard Inc: the action tak ri m the mat - I ter. but it is reported nu cod authority that on road nt leant ha JimminM , it. wlllinsrness to accept C fa rui'T"' proposition to furnlph half ti e funds and collect the money later In freight haulage. |