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Show "CUT-OFFMVILL BE BUILT That Is, Mr. Bancroft Says He Is Favorable, Favor-able, and Ordinary This Is Sufficient. Ilellevlug It legitimate to assume i that Superintendent liancroft's en-' doisenicnt of any proposition affect-' log tlieO S. L meets with acquiescence acquies-cence on tho pa 1 1 of thcothcr oillclals, Till'. ItiH'Uiu.icAN feels constrained to announco that this valley Is to seeuro tho much needed "cut-oil" between Logun and Cache Junction. If a letter let-ter from Mr. Ilancioft to the special committee appointed by the Cache Commeiclal Club is not Interpreted wiongly, that gentleman has actually pledged himself to this desired change. Hesajs lie has considered carefully the icpresentatlons of the committee and will take ttie matter up promptly WITH A VIKWTO UUILDING tills pioposcd line. That would seem to be it direct piomlse If wo mistake not, and It Is to bo hoped that the woidlng may bo taken at It's face value. The full text of Mr. liancroft's letter Is as follows: fol-lows: The Letter. Mi. Melvln J. Italian!, Chairman Specical It.lt. Committee, Logan. Dear Sir: 1 have jour letter of December t!ml; contents carefully noted. I have given Instructions to our Chief Knginccr that as soon as he can get the force together, to make tlic.survejs, etc., for the proposed shoit line from Cache .Junction to Logan, and when that Is done, 1 will take the matter up promptly with our people with a view to building this proposed line. With kind personal legards to yourself your-self and the other members of the committee, I am, Yours very truly, W. II. IlANcnoi-r. The Whole Negotiation. This letter from Mr. Ilancroft is in dliect reply to one written by tho committee replying to some objection of his own. The llrst objection and nlotit the onl) one that Mr Ilancroft urged against the cut-otT was the lack of rails. At a later date the committee com-mittee suggested b letter that the track from Cache .1 unction to Mendon be torn up and the rails laid on the cutolT, Mr. It.iucroft's iepl was In form of a question. Another Letter. Ho said: "I note what jou say about having discussed witli the railroad rail-road committees from Wcllsvllle and Ilyrutn tho question of scenting steel for the proposed short line, and that jou mutually agreed upon a proposition proposi-tion to have the track taken up from Logan to Mciidonaiid from Mendon to Cache .1 unction, thus profiling sufficient suf-ficient rail for the contemplated cutolT. cut-olT. This method would probably furnish enough rail for that purpose, but what would the people of Logan do while this track was taken up from the existing Hue and laid on the new UneV" Question Answered. The committee innnedialelj answered an-swered saying that If the gradojor the cut-olTweie built, ties laid and bridges' constructed hemic tearing up the rails between C. .1. to Mendon, the change could be made In four or live da) s at, most. For that time or even longer, If necessary, u stage lino could and would take care of passengers, and I freight conditions could and would be met. The committee made it plain that, we want that ctit-olT, and now conies the last letter from Mr. Ilancroft in which he promises "to take up the matter with n view of building the cut-oir." Kvcrylhlng looks as satisfactory rs could be deshed, and there Is reason to hope that the cut-oil may be an accomplished fact with in a few months at least. |