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Show CONGRATULATIONS TO OGDEN. B The railroad ofllclnls who were In H'tah yesterday gave a patient and ft-ourteous hearing to tho citizens of Hpgden, nnd to the Conmioiclal club's Brimmlttee of this city, on the question Hbf the I.ucln tut-off. While no formal Beilslon vvns made the final word he-ftig he-ftig with Mr Ilnrrlmaii, thn ctpiessbn Hrr the railroad visitors weio so dccld-Keily dccld-Keily In favor of the lino across tbo Hfnorth arms of the lake, that theie Is Hna reiser iblo doubt that tho cut-off will Bbe built on that survey, The Tribune Htherefote tiks occasion to congratu iH late Ogdrn on the result, nnd to ussuro B the i nple of that city that there are m no heart burnlnrs here, nothing but B Hie heartiest good will. While tho case B WJS pending, of ccursj Fait Lakers did H what the could for the'r lit), but Hj there has never been the slightest ef-H ef-H fort heie to ntnute uny antagonisms H or bitterness; those who have tried to H p- made them to tho contrary slan-H slan-H dered this city and Its people and tried H to make personal capital out of a alt-H alt-H nation that In fict ndmltted of notli-H notli-H ing of the kind, but was a straight bus-9 bus-9 ine s proposition 9 And that was the basis of tho Judg-M Judg-M ment of tho railway ofllclals They showed that by their surveya tho difference dif-ference In favor of tho northern lino was sixty seven miles, and that a very Important Increase In fact, u prohibitive prohibi-tive Increase In operating expenses would bo required In the running of the proposed lino by tho Bnuth shore nnnuallj, as compared with tho cost of the north-shore lino's operation The object mainly nnd strenuously In ew ! both tho Union Paclllc nnd the Southern raclflc railroads Is tho shortening short-ening of distance and tbo reduction of curves and grades A great and brilliant bril-liant woik has been duo In this by the Union Paclllc, and the reduction of P.ictfio will add Its part, by thl I.ucln cut-oil and In tho elimination of grades and curves further west. 'I his ono cut off will dispose of tho most Impartant piece of troublesoinu load cist of tho Rleins, to Ogden, viz, tho Promontory Promon-tory hill which Is costlj nnd slow to surmount Tho two roads, when theso Improvements nro made, will ho In po. JH tltlon to do their share In meeting tho IH requirements toward turning tho Aus- trallnn nnd Chlneso trado nnd tiavel this way, and keeping It-at least till tho construction of tho Isthmian ca- (H halt Lake rejoices with Ogden In the J prospect for Improved sen lie that thn J new conditions will bring Wo shall have our full share nf theso benefits. It Is ndmltted that this city has not received the consideration that her M CVI0O0 tons of Incoming fielgbt (cot-M (cot-M ing 5 000 000 to pay for Its tnns-Vj tnns-Vj poitntlon), SJOOOO tons of outgoing JH freight (another $3 000 000), nnd mll-wj mll-wj lion doll us of outgoing p issonger W travel entitle her to This will bo ffl changed. We shall, first of nil, have 3B the full benefit of tbo reduced grades m nnd curves and the shortened time to J the Const, which should give us chenp-jjl chenp-jjl er and qulckei fioifjits, und wo shall jR have Improvements In tho tmln uer-rftB uer-rftB v'r0 B"ch as lnvo long been needed. "M ThP Splllt '" whlch fc'lU L-lko I'"1" met 'vm this situation Iior been ndrnlrablo, and igj has won tho r,ood will of tho inllroul M authorities They think rnoro of tho Kg city than ever befoie, nnd mo ready 'nw ,n mcet every tensonnble demand to iljHl advance Its Interests The occasion ha Passed off admirably, und there nio JfJ no regretH U,o gentlemen v;hn had TM the enso In their hands gnvn eveiy ono "HI ih" lrnmesslon of courtesy, Kindly nffa. Jm hlllt, excellent business Judgment Js and thorough Information on tho sub- 'ect In hand They made an excellent "tjH Impre-islon on tho members of tbo Halt J9J Lake committee. That Is one thing 'gll settled, now for tho next good thing Ja for all Utah! |