Show park city extension CITIZENS of provo have done their part by a big majority they have declared that the rio grande western should have all it asked for even to a right of way through the center of the city nothing now remains we suppose but for the council to ratify the will of the people the people have shown their warm will with the understanding that the extension be built the petitions now before the council promise nothing they simply say certain privileges are desired for contemplated extensions and improvements the conn cil will of course have to guard the cites interest and see that valuable franchises are not given away without the returns which the public expect A switch along H street and others along first street would probably fill the terms of the petition doubt still exists in many quarters that the well advertised extension to park city and the reservations from prove will never be consummated the doubt arises from the fact that the eio gronde western men are figuring on the foreclosure of the utah central railway from salt lake to park city salt bakera are certain that will be the route to the reservations time alone can tell which route the rio grande western will take but it is certain that no excuse such as haa been made in the past of slights on the part of provo can now deter them from extending from hera the people have given them all they asked and should the present ardor of the people be doomed to disappointment it will not be to alie advantage of the company that worked them up to so high a pitch of expectancy we need hardly dwell on the advantages of a road through provo canyon to the rich reservations that will soon be opened all concede that it would be a mosi glorious thing for this city of superb natural advantages and some day a road will run through the canyon unless a railway company gets possession and plays the part of a dog in the manger two railroads already terminate at grand junction either of which is watching for an opportunity to extend through the reservations into utah they are now at the mercy of the eio grande western and naturally one or the other is always restless if the kio grande western does not secure the the reservation route either the denver and eio grande or the midland will avail itself of tha opportunity port unity thus presented the rio grande western is now in the lead and we hope it will push its proposed extension from provo city |