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Show mated that which through long ed-fense ed-fense constitutes our hearts most earnest desire. am-1 i : .' The latest news from the north is to the effect that on the 20th insi articles of Incorporation of the Southern California and Salt Lake ' Eailroad Co were filed with the county clerk at Los Angeles and that work will soon be commenced. The capital of the company is placed at seven millions of Dollars with shares of the value of one Dollar each. This is one more railroad scheme on paper that means business and the whistle of the locomotive will soon be heard; no discount on the matter this time. The Dixie people have fi'M heard this so often during the past few years, that it has grown familiar fami-liar and they are disposed "to be- ' lieve when they see." We have never harbored a doubt but that a railroad will be built from Salt Lake City to the coast, it is but a question of time; but how long a time is the problem that most interests us, perhaps a correct solution is that whenever capitalists see that the agricultural, mining and other interests are so developed as to insure a paying investment; it has been asserted, that such condition exist now, and that the financial stringency which has existed during the past few years have been the cause of delay m commonceing operation if this be the case and such condisition have to some extent felt the relief which comes with brighter times we certainly "rejoice with exceeding exceed-ing great joy" leaving out the large number of men who would find employment, while a road is in process of construction the advent ad-vent of a railroad through Southern South-ern Utah is the one thing needful .to bring us to the frount. The soil has been since the settlement set-tlement of Dixie made to produce that, for which it is not adapted and for .want of an accessible market mark-et fruit culture has been neglected fcnd might be the means of bringing bring-ing to us a good income, it has not been possible to any advantage from.-" " , We trnst therefore that this latest project will be pushed through competion; let us give i t our good wishes at least even if we are not able to assist in a more cubstantial manner, and hope that o2 a truth we shUI eee consum- |