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Show Nepbi nnd tlie Railroad. There being a great deal of doubt and considerable gossip concerning tlie reason the division at Juab has not been moved to Xephi according to promise, says the Sentinel, a reporter re-porter determined to try and unearth un-earth same of the Hosieries surrounding sur-rounding tlie whole proceeding. W. A. C Bryan, a member of the committee to purchase the nece-sar) nece-sar) land, was selected as one mo't likely to be on the inside track, owing to the fact that he Is one of the owners of the strip of land given the Union Pacific Railway Company Com-pany by the citizens of Jiephi. In answer to the questions of the Sentinel as to what the railroad committee was doing aboutse curing the land, he said ''We cannot get the strip of laud liecause the prices are too high, the sum asked averaging about $1,400 or $1,500 per acre." "Well," we replied, "isn't that an outrageous price for land, which is real!) worth $300 to $400 per acre?" "31) land is worth $1,500 per aeru. and they nor an) one else can have it for less," was 3Ir. Brian's reply. re-ply. "I have tried to buy some of the land in question at that figure, but could not get it, and that, I think, isevidencesuUIeicntlhat the land is not over valued. And another ano-ther reason why tilings have not been pushed more rapidly is because I have been to Juati and hai e seen what they have there, and I for one-can one-can ea) that if the) are going to give us no more Uian Juab has, 1 do not want them to come litre at all." "Ves," we f ursued, "but don't you think the) will puteier) thing in new here, and fix up a line place?" "o, I do not; slni ly from the fact tliat they haven't a decent station sta-tion or depot on their whole line. Thty alwa)s put upoIJ trausj which will in no way comiare with stations sta-tions on other lines." "How can )ou get around tiie fact," we asked Mr. Bryan, "that w e all a oted to make the follow ing tlie sense of that muting; We do agree to furnish the Union Paiifie Compau) the amount of land asked for depot grounds. ' Oh, well, of course it ltad to be understood that we made a nrornibc to this effect, 'If we can get it reasonably.' "Our donation of $J50," said he, "was promised with the understanding that the comjan) fulfil all their prombes to the citizens citi-zens of Nephi b) way of suitable buildings itc., on dtpot grounds." Asked as to w hat the committee now intend doing, Mr. Bryan said "We are now negotiating for the purchase of ground on the opposite side of the street, and I think we will have no trouble iisecuringit." ' Do you think tlie cojjpauy will accert that ground in irAce of the oilier" weasked. "Oh, )e, I think there will lit little choice with Hum, a? It is all on the tame street." "Are there any landowners 011 the east side who refuse to sell their land at any price?" wo enquired. "I cannot sa) posltivel)," wa the answer, 'bat t hale heard it rumored that Mr. W. P. Bead has oiienly refu-ed to seli at an) price or on an) terms." 3fr. Br)an being crybti) wed'd not quiz him further, but lift him and sought the solitule of our sanctum to pondcrovir the conversation, conver-sation, and try to glean seme sa'iv faction from thcanswer to our queri as to how the citizens in genirakand the committee in particular, are going go-ing to get around that oint blank promise made tlie Union Pacific comianvconceniing the purchasing of that little insignificant strip of land worth, in boom figure", to the rail w a) conipan) a few thousand dollars, but to the owuirs only as man) hundred". Up to time of writing we have gained no shadow ofsati-f.actiou.and we feel safe in predicting that unless said IauJ, which was virtual!) anl to all iu-tents iu-tents and purposes given to the Unian Paiatic railwa) company, be dillvered to them acecording to promises, Xephl will never regret the act but once, and that will be during the remainder of iter natural life. |