Show Er E Enthusiastic h 0 0 D j I Meet Meeting g People up the the River Get Behind T The ne Pope Pope Railroad The he past four or or fi five days will vill go godo odo in history as railroad railroad rail rail- ro road d w tv week tek ck L Last Thursday the I president of f the the- Provo Eastern East Eastern Eastern East East- ern Utah Railway company J John hil T. T 1 Pope accompanied by t two iO other members nem bers of the board of directors S. S S- S A A. Af Maginnis and R. R M. M Pope arrived d by automobile in the G Gem city of f the The Tile following ving evening c ning a H large lar e mass meeting tri was held in iii the town hall and it was vas explained how by hy a little operation co-operation on the thc part of the I Reservation farmers the advent advent uden ad ud- vent en of the iron hi highway hway might be be hastened d somewhat If eVry eve ev- ev e cry ry lUIl landowner will vill sign a note f T at ht t the r rate te of 10 a an an lacre l' l acre acie for each acre he owns that owns that is is HiO per section and and quarter r se give li a mortgage in in the the- same amount the l papers liers will be he p placed ace in escrow u until the first train passes passes over ovel the railroad l from I Provo royo to J Jensen The farmer can then pay 1600 for forstock stock in iii t the railroad and and nd t take ke I up tip the th i note ol find and in mortgage tn r age ng-e or or orlie he lie can au receive e the railroad stock and nud renew tl the e note and mortgage mortgage mortgage mort mort- gage for a period of fie e years tars longer er at ut six per cent interest As soon as the th first million mi dollars dollars dol dol- lars lurs in fn in notes and amid moi mortgages s ar ar exe executed ut d and placed i in e es escrow s- s crow either r at the Myton State Stute ba bank l or sonic some ome Provo Pro bUlk bank east lUSt eastern i ern rn Capitalists who are backing t the tIle railroad will p pay a one million million mil mil- lion Hot dollars cash f for r stock in iu inthe inthe the mil railway corporation and construction work will com coin commence ui mence nce at nt the the Provo end If matters watters moved promptly President President President Pres Pres- ident Pope said he hoped rails rail would he be laid fr from Provo o up Hobble creek canyon to the site of the first t tunnel this falland fall falland and und the tiie tunnel work c be 1 finished during the winter vinter permitting per per- I the resumption of grading grad rad grading ing and track la laying lading down the Strawberry tra r river ver valley valle as IS soon as the snow melts in the he spring N No one was asked to subscribe for stock the evening of ot the meeting but hu t all were requested request request- ed cd to think au and l talk the matter watter over for a II day da or t two VO vo mid and then s see the railway rail ay officials Practically Practically Practically every owner of land along ulong the tile ri right ht of way of the new line dine has hus examined the map tf f the railroad survey which has has' been beel k kept pt open open to inspection ion at the town hall haJJ and upwards of ot of railroad stock ha has baa been already subscribed sub aub- o scribed l bed for A. A M. M l. l unlock M N u and nud 1 Hock Reck Pope have taken the lar largest est amounts Next Next week a n complete list of investors in the thu railroad securities from the Duchesne and ud Fruit Fruitland and 5 sections sec sed- will be he published in t these se oa OTI 1 msS 3 4 page y |