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Show 1 GifilCIC Lill Judge Le Grand Young Tells Difficulties of Operating Op-erating Road. Judge L.e Grand Young, president and principal owner of the Emigration Canyon Railroad company, told the state utilities commission yesterday, in an all-day session, ses-sion, the difficulty of operating such a railroad when, as he contended, there is virtually no freight patronage and the income from passengers is not sufficient to pay operating expenses, without even a reference to interest on bonds. Judee Young testified that the railroad company was organized to transport rock from the quarries in Emigration canyon to Salt Lake for building purposes. The road cost $300,000, for which bonds were issued. Joseph F. Smith, as trustee in trust, has these bonds. Judge Young said that one passenger car was operated in 190S. There were then no campers in the canyon. In no year has the railroad paid a return on the investment, he asserted. The hearing before the commission was in relation to the railroad company's petition peti-tion for a permit to dismantle its track and equipment and discontinue operation of the road. A protest against this proposed action and a cross-petition were filed by the Emigration Canyon Improvement com-p?nv com-p?nv yesterday. At the same time Salt Lake Citv, through its legal department, fried a similar protest. The improvement company's document alleges that the road is a public utility and that. Le Grand Young owns all the outstanding stock. It gays that prior to June 17. 1909, Young entered into negotiations with Salt Take Citv for the purchase of lands in Emigration Emi-gration canyon, representing that-he desired de-sired to acquire the land to sell it for use as summer homesites, so there would be an increase in passenger traffic on the road. Mr. Young contended at that time, the document says, that he had depended on freight traffic on stone from the qpaar-ries qpaar-ries in the canyon for revenue for the road, "but this had dwindled, and to keep the road going it was necessary to build up passenger business. The citVs petition says that Mr. Young stated that he had bought lands in the canyon solely for the purpose of selling again to private owners, and in selling to private owners he had represented that he would furnish transportation. t rnnmiri fails: in nnpra tp the road. the document says, it is the duty of the commission to direct commencement of j an action in the district court to compel the road to give adequate and proper i service. The Salt Lake City document makes similar protest, and declares that the continued con-tinued operation of the road is of import- ; ance to Salt LAke and the general public. Judge Young was put on the stand at the opening of the hearing and continued to testify through the day. His examination examina-tion will be resumed at 9:30 o'clock this morning. |