Show T A contest for land in provo canyon a CO BEGINS SUIT I 1 claims the power plant people are arc in possession of its land I the expected conflict between tle the rio grande western company and the power plant people over the right of way in provo canyon has been commenced complaint was filed in the clerks office at provo today the title of tte the case is ahe abe rio grande wistern Wt stern railway co vs toe telluride Tel laride power and transmission ca L ii nunn and L holbrook after betting forth that that the railway is is a corpo corporation ration duly organized gani zed the complaint proceeds among the other lines which 2 the plaintiff is authorized to construct and OP operate arste is a line in and over the routes following to wit A line from the city of provo in utah county to 10 a point on the eastern boundary of cf utah where the me same is coar crossed sed by the valley of the white river passing into or through the coun conn liea of uintah Jin tab wasatch and utah A line from a point at or near provo 11 in uintah county to a point at or near the mouth of duchesne fork of the utah river in wasatch county passing into or through the he counties of utah and summit isu the comoli then proceeds to say that the only feasible route for a railroad from or near provo city and thence northeasterly find and easterly by either ol 01 said described routes is to go northeast northeasterly northeastern erl up or in the direction of provo river to the mouth of provo canyon and thence up said provo river and canavon to the of the wasatch range of mountains monn taine a distance of thirty miles more or less irom from the city of provo in the year 1839 and soon sn alter or the filed with tha secretary of the interior a copy of its ita articles ul of incorporation on march 1 1896 the plaintiffs commenced a survey gar and location of 0 a line of railway from a connection with its main line in the city of provo to the mouth of provo canyon and thence up the canyon and completed the raine eama for a distance forty miles the said survey extended into a tract of land A ma minute laute dea of the lani land is then agven and it is claimed that on march 5 1896 1696 by reason of compliance with an act of congress respecting rights of way lot lor railways the olain tiffi became onnora of the disputed dis land A portion they bought from from A L murphy and on information and belief the plaintiffs allege that the defendants wrongfully wrong tully make sat up and assert an ad adverse berse claim to said eaid lands so BO owned by bv plaintiff and in pursuance pnra nance of their adverse claim have interrupted plain miffs tiffs in the work of grading for its railroad on and over said lands and by threats of force baye stopped the plaintiffs Plaintiff is work vc rk at places and deny the right of plaintiffs to use said land for railway puA the lands it is further held isri is rf little use nae except for railroad purposes plaintiffs pray that defendants be re quire 1 to set bet forth the extent of t their heir alveree claim to the land that their c laime be adjudged adverse that abai the right of possession of plaintiff be con coa firmed that defendants be ba I 1 from interfering with plaintiffs and that kaid injunction be made perpetual the same company has belan condemnation dem nation proceedings against the earne ame plaintiffs and W W ferguson on lands farther up the canyon which I 1 he power plant people have bare secured on an option |