Show AN ANOTHER othen otner LQ nocal cal CAD enterprise A PETITION to the city council presented last weeks is likely to be considered this evening which Is of great interest to the people the petit petition loli ioli asks lor tor the right of way along the banks of the jordan aad salt lake city canal for a railway from the first ward to the mouth month of big cottonwood canon callon it is to connect with the salt lake and fort douglas railroad Eail rall road and extend the benefits of easy connection with this thia city to the people living in the country southeast south bouth east of it we can perceive many good results which would accrue from the accomplishment ment of this project we have not space today to day to enumerate them thein nian dlan many of them have been clearl clearly yset set forth arnof in n the petition for the right 0 of I 1 way we can see no evil as likely to result from such a road the tha benefits to the farming population in its vicinity can be easily understood by anyone any one who will consider the subject it will be of mutual value to the citizens in and out of salt lake city of course the city council will give the matter due don consideration and decide whether any damage to the canal is likely to ensue from the operations of a railroad along its banks we are of the lopint opinion that it will be no det detriment rion but that on the contrary any seeming injuries will willi be more uthan ithan counterbalanced by the benefits that will accrue without enteria en entering terin into this question minutely we will simply say that nothing in which we have heard shows any good reason why such a read should not be built and we hope that chronic objectors to every local improvement will not be allowed to stand in the tiie way of an enterprise that promises so 80 muc much h good to tile the inhabitants of salt lake county I 1 |