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Show UNION PACIFIC FAVORED MILFORD BUSINESS MEN PASS RESOLUTIONS FAVORING THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD IN ITS CONTROVERSY WITH THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC At a rousing meeting of the business men of Milford, held at the Milford hotel last Wednesday, the attitude of the Union Pacific railroad in the controversy over the control con-trol of the Central Pacific railroad, was endorsed. Mr. V. S. Peet, a representative of the Union Pacific, presented their side of the case in such a forcible and clear way that the meeting gladly agreed to do all it could to further the interest of his road. The meeting felt that the people of Milford and vicinity wanted the Central Pacific controlled by the company which will result in the greatest development of the vast "soir-ces of this region ; and the Union Pacific has always pursued the policy of developing the mineral and agricultural agricul-tural resources of the region through which it passes to the greatest extent possible. Few people realize the extent to which the Union Pacific Paci-fic cooperates with its patrons. A hie-hlv train pd fm-pp nf experts is put at the disposal of the territory the Union Pacific serves. Geologists are sent to aid mineral development develop-ment of mining districts. Agricultural and reclamation specialists visit farming sections. Resources of every kind are investigated for the purpose of building up industry. Costly laboratory service is maintained for testing, free of charge, soils and raw materials. Advice as to the best methods of marketing products is furnished. All this is not only of advantage to the railroad company but to the farmer, the miner and the cattleman. And now they are here asking our support in a matter which is not only of advantage to the company, but is of advantage to all the territory along their road. Dr. H. C. Hunter introduced the following, which after much discussion, was unanimously adorer! We believe in progress. We believe in any man or woman, (school, (fhfirch, .firm profession or corporation that aids in building up a state, develops our farms and aids in bringing the hidden mineral resources re-sources to the markets of the world. thus making more contented and happy the five hundred thousand citizens ci-tizens of the Bee Hive state. We believe in the Supreme Court of the United States, that its decisr-ons decisr-ons should be carried out to the letter. let-ter. We look with suspicion and distrust dis-trust on any man or body of men who, by resolution, money or other means, that try to thwart or set aside in any manner, the mandates of our courts of "Last Resort." The Union Pacific is a Utan railroad. rail-road. It was chartered in Utah an it is the only steam railroad that maintains its general offices in our state. It employs five thousand per sons in Utah and its annual pay roll is nearly seven and one half million dollars. The Inheritance tax on. Union Pacific Pa-cific stock paid to the state of Utah, is one million nine hundred thousand thous-and dollars and' that amount added to one year of Union Pacific state tax es would build our magnificent State Capitol and stUl have over four hundred hun-dred thousand dollars over. Every community in the state ot Utah reached by the rails of the Un-on Un-on Pacific has been made more progressive pro-gressive and the products of her farms, mines and: manufactures have found the best markets to be had, in the nation. Union Pacific in Utah, means United Uni-ted Progress of the people of the railroad. The Union Pacific system is spending spend-ing hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly in advertising Utah's scenic beauty and its world wide wonders. It has distributed to our farmers since January first, 1922. thousands of copies of "building and maintaining maintain-ing dairy herd." The storing and the "shipping fruits and vegetables" the "Egg machine and how to operate it." the "corn primer" "diversified farming" sun flower as a silage"; one hundred and fifty receipts for the cooking of apples;" "the silo and how to build it;" monthly market! bulletins and market letters;" pota-, to charts, wall maps ot Utah. etc. Itj constantly maintains a force of agricultural ag-ricultural agents, expert farm lectur- ers. market agents, geologists, irrigation-experts, free .lecture bureau and prizes for boys and girls corn and pig clubs. The mineral output of Utah has amounted to fifteen thousand million dollars. The Union Pacific railroad has been the greatest factor in promoting pro-moting their development. The Central or Southern Pacific railroad has operated in Utah for over ov-er fifty yearsi. It has never built one rod of track to a mine or spent one penny in developing Utah's mineral or farming resources. F-rom the above, and hundreds' of other reasons we believe that for progress and prosperity, the Central Pacific railroad should be grouped with the Union Pacific system, |