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Show R. R Knockers Come from Under. It will bo remembered that when the promoters of the Utah & Southwestern South-western rajlroad mot with the oltl-zens oltl-zens of Cedar it was tho sentiment expressed that they would do all lh their power to assist iu tho building of tho lino. The olt'.zone, through the Commercial Commer-cial Club, also agreod to grant free right of way thnrugh all public lands that the road might go In this part ot Iron County. Ihe promoters went to work upon this asBuranoo ind formulated all their plaus, did ull the necewary preliminary pre-liminary work Incident to snob au undertaking un-dertaking and everything seemed to work smoothly for tbu early completion comple-tion of the road. Eusiueorft aud surveyors were sent unto the ground and survoyed the probable route the road would take. Tbo chief engineer was highly pleased with tho showing and made his maps and recommendations naoordlugly and there soemod to bo no hitch. It was found that tho proposed road will go through what is known as thu Old Field aud tho Old Port Flold. Now comes the funny part. No Boonor is it known where tbu lino will go than those effected begin to howl aud to deolato that thoy will not give a right of wny without n large amount of money being given to them for tho necessary land. And tbia aftor the fact that they wero tbo very ones who at the beglnniug yolled loudest aud longest for tbo road. For twenty years or more thoy havo made assertion asser-tion after assertion that thoy would be willing to do Anything wltblu reason to have a railroad como to Cedar. Now when It roully begins to look like we might bavo one and tho right of way will go through aomo farm land, the owners think thoy see a obaaee of Bujeeasy-moaey by holding hold-ing up tho prioo. Thoy should bo ashamed to over dream of asking anything for tho neooBsury Jand, beoMUso the advout of tho road will troblo tbo valuo of all tho laud of tho valloy. Not only this but a ready market will bo had for all tho produco that oau be rniBed hero, moro wnrk will bo had for our young mon. aud by thia moans they will bo kopt ut home. Tho cry oan bo heard any day, "what will wo do with our youug men?" And when au oponlng Is presented pre-sented for thorn to got something to do, as well as havfng tho prlvllcgo ot milking a homo whoro tho old folks are. somo few knoakorB who bavo land through which tho road will pusB nro making tho nttompt to hold up tbo oompauy for n uioo little wad of money, This kind of knocking is simply going back on the promises made to tbe protootors, nnd makes It doubly bard for tbo Commercial Club to fulfill ful-fill ita part of tbe agreement. Certainly, t he great majority of the oltlzena will work hard fur tbe road, and it ia but a few kickers who are hindering the Club iu Its work, but these few make matters very disagree able. Come from ufoder, you who have the land wanted. Bo fair and work for that road ns you have dono for every ev-ery other improvement, end tbr day will come wbeu you can say " 1 have dono my part, and I am glad ot It." |