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Show MOFFAT THE MAGICIAN. David H. Moffat, of Denver, financial virtuoso and whilom rail ro id impress-- ' ario, is billed to appear in Salt Lake. His press agent has been both busy and ingenious. The press agent first began to hint that the star performer of the Denver Pacific and Northwestern railr- ent time as an individual enterprise. In other words, a short piece of railroad cannot exist when it depends entirely on local traffic. It must do busint ss with connecting lines or go into y. When all the lines in the United States are in three great combinations, the small mad becomes an easy prey, and its speedy bankruptcy is a banli-niptc- foregone conclusion. ft ft A brief history of the Moffat railroad project may throw some light on the proposed visit of its promoter to Salt Lake. Mr. Moffat is a Denver banker of wide reputation in the financial building of a line between Denver and wjrld. He took up the plan of buildSalt Lake. ft ing a short line of railroad between The question now arises: Are the Denver and Salt Lake. It was first repeople of Salt Lake in the proper frame ported that George J. Gould was the Moffat enterprise, and the of mind to be successfully buncoed? If they are not in the proper frame of road was to form an outlet for the mind, will the visit of an emissary of a Gould system to reach the Pacific proposed railroad, all on paper, be suf- coast. Mr, Moffat went to New York ficient to throw them into an hypnotic to raise $22,500,000. It was reported state so they will let go of their mope ? that the Mercantile Trust com pany wals Has the cycle again arrived iff the' his- to underwrite the bonds and guarantee tory of the country when railroad promoters, without expending a:penny of their own money, will be able to hoodoo the people into buying stock and bonds and giving subsidies and bonuses for hot air enterprises that never materiali- oad might be induced to visit Salt Then the glad tidings were Lake. heralded throughout the town that Mr. Moffat was to become the guest of the Commercial club and tell about the new railroad dream that contemplates the behind ; ze? the interest upon them. There seemed to be no doubt that Gould favored the building of the line, but violent opposition was offered by the Vanderbilt interests and the bonds were not underMr Moffat gave out the written. statement that the new road had been financed, when as a matter of fact not a cent could be raised in New York for the enterprise. To prove that the project had failed, Mr. Moffat offered the stock and bonds to the public thiough advertisements in twenty daily newspapers in the United States, one of which was the Salt Lake Trilune. Being unsuccessful in getting funds at the money center of the country, Mr. Moffat appealed to the public. The fool public can always be relied upon when anything reaily foolish is proposed. It must not be forgotten that Mr. Moffat has been honest enough to say that the building of the rood must begin at Denver. If the public should contribute money to build but ten miles of road it will be projected frpm Denver toward Steamboat Springs, where there is coal and other minerals. ..SEE.. California. A Delightful Place to Visit A Profitable Place to Live -- Greatest Play Ground on Earth Famous Places which everyono wants to see. 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The Burlington takes you to Omnha or Chicago without a A - the cheaply, comfortably, past single change of cars, the finest scenery in- America, over a wonderfully good track, and surroundedr by every luxury of modern travel. ' outhern Pacific - w- D. R. GRAY, General Agent r If Salt Lake can be drawn into the game through the weakness of being too enthusiastic, perhaps Mr. Moffat may get both money and concessions. Has Banker Moffat invested any of his own money in the hopeless and hapless project of building an independent ai a m rairoad? p m p m p u am p to 7.45 a m . . - City Ticket Office 201 MaliT St; Telephone No No. 201 Main St., Salt Lake City. E. F. Neslex,. General Agent, Salt Lake City. ARRIVE. From Ogden, Portland, Spokane, Butte, Helena and San Francisco.. 8.35 a m From Ogaen J.tO a m TOm Ogden. Chicago, St. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and San )' Francisco 3.06 p m pfestn, Logan, Brigham, San rT?m ranclsco, Ogden and intermediate 6:50 p m points Fmm Ogden. 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Tuesday evening after the regular meefng an enj yable literary anl musical program was leidered. i hose taking part were Mr. aud Mrs. Sanborn, Miss Burmeister. Mrs Dickenson, Miss Larson, Dr. ,T. U. Giesy and Miss Fin'nbinder. After the prowere 'r33hme served a :d rt its gram a social timj enjoyed. order. , Cars c Sego Lilly lodge No. 252 of the Fra-- t r.i il Brotherhood is inaugurating a new order of things in bringing into prominence the social features of the . ' |