Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-12 | Page 5 | Rail Officials See Prosperity in White Metal

RAIL OFFICIALS SEE PROSPERITY IN WHITE 1 METAL l I A prosperous mining industry means more railroad tonnage and therefore therdore the price of ol silver sliver is an Important Im Im- Important problem to western r railroads J. J S. S Pyeatt president of the Denver If Rio RID Grande Western railroad saidon saidon said sale on his arrival here Wednesday night from Dieber Bieber Cat Cal where he attended attend attend- ed cd golden olden spike ceremonies toM MAs a result of or the low price of ot the white metal we have hn lost not only n D heavy volume of ot ore tonnage but bu business which would be created by bya a prosperous mining Industry he hed d declared John Cannon vice president ant and general manager manater of the Missouri Pacific railroad who also O arrived on the thc golden spike special said ris- ris ing fag prices for tor wheat and cotton have hn-el hn created a D much more optimistic spIrit spin In the and md this spirit Is 15 re reviving business The Utah delegation to the ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies at Bieber arrived on the special cial at 7 p p. p m. m Wednesday Every member heaped praise on local Western West West- cm ern Pacific railroad officials for the success of 01 the excursion As a 3 result of ot the connection of or the Western Pacific and Great Northern ro railroads within the thc next few days day some carloads of lumber will pass pas through Salt Lake via the Western Pacific and md Denver Rio RIG Grande Western railroads Prior to building the Keddie cutoff this business was rout routed eastward over the northern routes