Show VIA sti GEORGE some of the advantages of that route pointed out to deseret news by james andrus so much inquiry lias bee i occasioned bv the recent floods of the salt lake route as to tho e tent of the disaster and the amount f track washed out that tiie nes as prepared a map fining a fairly a cunto idea of the damage done by tl e flood waters of the meadow valley also indicated on giap are the proposed routha chic i may bo followed in alie event the company decides to abando i permanently manent ly the meadow valle line which now seems highly ible the ft ached ri the salt lake route extends fron barclay to rox a distance of 75 niles aind is shown on the map the line the stations m eluded in the washout belt beyond relay aro islen big springs eccles cal etna bod ilgin kle leith st george carp vigo gait hov i and rox at so no of these points sections of tho track are left and it is probable blat 60 miles will cover the actual amount of track destroy ed by the flonc one of the proposed routes f the building of the salt lake line s by way of cedar city and st ge rge starting from the present main line at lund it is said that the om pany had under serious consi oration only a few months the las flood camo tho construction io i of a branch line from lund t st george and that favorable engin ers reports had been taken under con 1 therefore it apparis likely that the bt georgo bouto nay be selected in case a new roub is chosen from lund to cedar ty is 35 miles from cedar city to st george is approximately 60 males ie from st georgo down the virgin n er taking off probably at ville from alie ncr to cross over to moapa where the junction with the main line would in all likelihood be made would cover another 60 miles making a total of miles by alo new route from lund by st georges to moapa the distance di stanco points by the route is miles so thu mileage would no be increased by the building of tins hi line this proposed st george lin lr is bbown by a chained line il the commercial club of biochi s has asked the railroad management mana gemen to build alie new imo by way of th f pioche branch recommending alia the new line at in the branch s panaca through ake valley over bristol posa to delamar and thence to the muddy valley and back to the main imo at moapa alie distance from to ciocho is probably 40 miles from ciocho to delamar 40 miles and from acla to 50 miles or a total of miles this proposed line luca ves ciocho on a eido track atus main line passing some miles below the town this proposed lino is also shown on the map by a chain to st george has also been talked of the distance by tins route is from modena to st george 65 miles fram st georgo to moapa 60 miles or a total of W miles A line has alo been suggested from modena via pioche toi moapa which would civo a distance of ap proximately are a number of reasons which in the estimation of builders would acua to operate in divor of choosing the route by way of st george somo of these were enumerated today by james andrus of st george who is stopping at alio cullan hotel the st george country would supply 1000 cars of freight to the railroad where it receives at the present time said mr andrus the cattle interests arc extensive and would become more so if the railroad were built in the road would pass through the heavily mineralized districts of iron and washington counties which would at once spring into prominence with the advent of a railroad and furnish a great deal in the way of ore shipments the oil industry of alio virgin district is in its infancy although a number of paying oil wells have been struck but these oil wells ho idle because there is no way of shipping out alo product the fruit industry is one of the leading resources of washington county and thousands of cars of semi cal fruits be offered for shipment immediately alie railroad was completed vineyards flourish and gracca and their products would constitute an ever increasing tonnage for alie road and the entire country bouth which has been settled for 50 3 ears would havo its own products in alio way of sheep wool cattle iron fruit grain potatoes and like products of which a surplus is produced to offer to alie railroad the st george country is already developed and the communities are progressive and flourishing and I 1 believe the declaration of the commercial club of that town that tharo would bo no limit to the possibilities of alie country were it anly supplied with transportation The distance on the in nn line of alio salt lake route would not be increased over its present mileage by way of bt george alie route through alie country is feasible and it would seem that in view of ilie fact that alie west side route is practically a barren outside of two or three mining camps which would offer but a limited tonnage to the railroad the part of wisdom and foresight on alio part of alie railroad officials bould but point out the st george route as the one over winch to cons the mom 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