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Show , . WESTERN PACIFIC TO BUILD'AT I ONCE. i ICverybody in Salt Iiko City Is linppy with tho exception of tho ! knockers over tho nows tbnt tho j money for tho const ruction of tho t Western I'aclllo; a Gould lino, from 7Mm to San Francisco, has boon rnlscd and that work on the rond will com- ', I liinnco right awny. Fifty million dol- j j lars; a sum equal to that voted to J begin tho Spanlsh-Ainorlcai) war, has been secured from tho sulo of bonds md tho new lino will ho -running In-side In-side tho next, two years. Tho construction of tho railroad means a great deal to this city; to f San Francisco and to tho towns on '. ' the line. It will menu a cessation of j j oxtro,inely high rates between horo ', ' and tho const, both ns to freight and , pnssengor sorvlco. Tho Pacific sys- j tern bns us now where It can handlo us. It lias used us rough too. It has ( mndo a cheaper rato on goods from 3 Now York to San Frnnclsco, than from Now York to Snlt Lako City. It hao mado a rato from San Frnnclsco to Now York City cheapor t,han the rato I from Snlt Lako City to Now York City. While tho Utah gardener enn I ralso celery belter nnd cheapor than I ho California man, California colery , 1 had tho edgo In tho cast bocauso Cal- M Ifornla got tho rnles and Utah could I I not. This Is but ono Instance, but it H will servo. With tho Gould trnnscon- i Hi tlnental system coinplotod wo mny j m look for a bit of roller, because thoro ; W Is bound to bo somo competition. jj Tho construction of tho now rond '' st means nddod buildings for this city. j 1 It moans nn Incroaso In tho volume j D of business done; It means an Incrcnso - u in population becnuso of an Increased I volumo of business. And all of. us j I except the knockers, who want no lm- 3 I provoments; who want no Increase In H population aro glad; exceedingly H glnd. Property owners on tho west Jlj sldo or town will bo benefitted by tho jl erection of now stations and frolght R houses and tho construction of ware- H; houses. It Is truo thnt cottago owners f i may suffer slightly by reason of hav- , lng to move, but then thoro Is plenty , of room for cottnges olsowhoro. Land ' j that has been lying idlo will now bo- ) como a sourco or rovonuo and tho city ! Is going to bo greatly boncllttcd. , Tho news from tho mnnagomont ot tho affairs of construction Is to the I ! effect that contracts for grading will i V' ho awarded soon and that dirt will bo-HK bo-HK ; gn to fly all along tho route. This HB moans thnt work will bo dono on this K ' end; in tho middle and at tho other Wm i end. It is not a ono ended road, liko HH j the Moffat road, which is still bolng worked from Denver. This city will got some benefit. Moffat works his rpad, liko all Colorado roads havo been worked. Fay day is tho date to take Hfr the workmen Into town and givo them HL their checks. Then every man who fB blows ills money in holps Denver that Hj v much. HIb job is always open so long ' , rs ho spends his mqnoy in Donvcr. If wb had that system on this sldo tho rango wo would bo doing something; would bo going some. Truth is pleased at tho news, bo-caueo bo-caueo it means a great deal for the (own. It means a great deal for tho titate. It moans tho opening of now I- markets and tho bettering of condi tions for tho farmers and tho stockmen. stock-men. It moans cheaper rates and bettor bet-tor scrvlco all around. Every ono in this city should rejoice except tho knockors. It will bo a knock for their j business. |
