Show TALKED RAIL CHANGE Will INJURE MANTI Discussion slon has been heard of ot late and took some official form format at a joint meeting of Lions Lion's Club and Commercial Club representatives representatives representatives tives held at Mt Pleasant last Wednesday Wed Wed- Wednesday night December Rich Richfield field Salina Manti ManU Ephraim and Mt Pleasant were represented ana ann representatives of ot the rail road were in attendance Tho The proposal is to discontinue I the practice of ot running the branch passenger train which traverses the Marysvale line from connecting direct to Salt Lake City Instead this branch line passenger train will terminate at Thistle Junction and connect with passenger train No 3 which runs from Denver to Salt Lake City and instead of takI taking tak talt- I ing ling the Sanpete train at the depot in Salt Lal Lake e destined for this part of oC the country will board transcontinental train No 4 and then board the Sanpete train at Thistle This proposal will necessitate a aI I change In the local schedule It means a later arrival in Salt Lake at night If No 3 from the east eastis is on schedule time Ume and It is re rei reported repotted re- re i potted ported that it is fa s frequently if not notI I invariably late the Sanpete passenger passenger passenger ger will arrive in Salt Lake at 8 15 p. p m. m too late to transact any business bus bus- moss iness that night The next mornIng morning morning morn morn- ing the train leaves at 7 55 too tn to tr n nt any hn so the patrons of ot the road will be compelled compelled com corn pelted to remain over for two nights to do any business The train from the north would arrive e at Manti ManU at 12 1215 15 a few minutes earlier than at present It would depart for tor the north at 3 30 about three and one-half one hours later later later lat lat- er than it now leaves This last item is of tremendous importance to the hatcheries at ManU Manti and will effect the shipment of baby chicks clucks As the schedule is isnow now baby chicks can be sent on the north no bound train and reach all destinations between here an Salt Lake the same evening In time tobe to tobe tobe be delivered ered before night Should the later schedule be adopted many of these chicks would have to lay in depots and on platforms and be subjected to undesirable conditions due to their arrival arrI too lat late for fer delivery that night and due to tho the possible pos lateness of train No 3 Re Resolutions were passed at the Mt 1 Pleasant meeting favoring no opposition to the proposed change e. e Needless s to say Mantis Manti's delegation vl vigorously opposed such action Another suggested change which has S not yet et assumed anything like official sanction is the proposal to discontinue the Sanpete Valley branch train tran between Ephraim and Manti The sug suggestion estfon is that the Nep Nepi I train operate between Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim and Nephi on only Such a charro han n would require the moving Manti ManU families families rami of away of It a n number lies who opera operate te th's ti's train It mi might ht mean that Mal Mantl would woud no longer be the coiling station station station sta sta- tion so that freight and passenger trains would no longer stop here for that service but would simply staying only Inns lont pass through t-brough receive enough to discharge and Such a amoye freight and passengers move moye would take with it another of families It looks now group 1 9 f these I either elther or both DUtil ui u vi JI that f If i canes changes chang are made Manti ManU is s in for fora a tremendous loss |