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Show I FRANCHISE NOT I YET GRANTED I SAYS BOOSTER H "The ranchise situation in Logan Is H still In its slumbering state. On the H ono band, Mr. L'ccles and the dlruc H tors of the Logan Hnpld Transit com- m pnny are rendy nnd willing to huiM HI . the road, but do not feel like they cun IEA modify their franchise proposition (V very much, while on the other linnd the commissioners are equally determined deter-mined to get ns good terms as possible. pos-sible. It seems to be a waiting game with no material advantage In faor ol cither. Looking nt It from tho standpoint stand-point of n franchise as n franchise the commissioners may be Just In their contention Hint they are giving .iw.ty valuable property and that that pro pcrty belongs oxclusoly to the people, peo-ple, and that the blanket franchise such as Is being asked for by Mr. t'cclcs and his associates contains more than they feel at liberty at tho present time, to grant. Hut looking nt It from tho standpoint wheic actual money has to be Bpent, one finds the Important fact staring him In the fnte that something like two hundjed thou sand dollars will bo spent In building that road, that that amount of monoy will be disbursed throughout Cache nlley within tho next two years malting malt-ing work for a good many people, so that It would bo a good thing If tho two forces could get together and settle set-tle the question, especially us the people are anxiously looking for actual ac-tual work on the proposition to com-I com-I nience. It Is certain that if the road Is built H and It goes thioughout the county, H this and tho adjoining county will bo I richer by the amount of taxes whloh will be collected from it every yjar. It Is confidently stated that when tho road docs commence, It w'll build t-j Smlthfleld tho present )e'iv on ihe north, und cs far south as Providence, and that uoxt year It will be p-ulunl on to Itlchmond, Lewlston nnd Pioston, opening up n gtcat country for both passongei and freight traffic. So. 'hat while the sltuntlon U a llttlo tense nt piesent owlns to the obbtructhi ' t knockers and windbag-gcrs windbag-gcrs it Is believed by those who should know, hat before spring the cloud? .lll clear ind thnt dirt on the new In tcrnrban .IU begin to fly. Pieaton Rooster. |