| Show I ITh Th or of the contract men In this or er for tor the he building of l a to shOrten the route of the railroad from to Salt Lake Lako avoid the tue steep grade gradean an and 11 on the Une mentis on the part of the It Union Pacific company and for Salt Lake City and the Pacific It hM haa been tile the desire of that grant groat railway corporation to have a I 4 direct run to the coast ent or of orthe the Southern Pacific company That with wish was father ther to o the thought that thatis Is likely to In n a a very few tew years A short cut to Salt Lake means the opening or of t a route to south ot of the saline mime lake and by connee connection tion with wilh the San Los Angeles and Salt Lake line Independence ot of the powerful Southern Pacific company compan President Brigham Young endeavored to persuade the projectors of the great railroad to take the route south of the SnIt Salt Lake but his counsels did not prevail It Is highly probable that what ho perceived with his keen klen foresight was the bettor better wa vay will te be nt at length adopted and the most direct route to the coast cout will be through this city may be done In the various projects now contemplated antI and engagIng engagIng Ing the attention of capitalist for tor the I opening and development or of railway In I It Is pretty certain that hat our lovely lorel city will he a point of attraction and bo become mo a distributing center In the midst or of the and that lint its lis growth and Increase will lII JJ be rapId not only throughout the new century but In InUs Us its first decade Everything that can be and legally legall done to the that will surely accrue from the establishment of at railroad tar ter termini mini and connections here t be accomplished cheerfully and liberal liberally We think the ot of this contract marks the commencement of new op for this city and the coun country country try which It wilt will supply and gives Ill as assurance aurance or of the construction of nw nitI lInes line and the buildIng up of new nel enterprises the shadows ot of which have flItted over the minds of men and lute have been boen reflect ed ad In the press ot of the West Vet We all welcome quicker communication with the East Enst and new openIngs for Inter Intercourse Intercourse course with the West They cannot come too soon tor or the people ot of Utah |
