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Show NEW PEOPLE SEEK LOGAN FRANCHISE Counoll Cancels Old Concession and Vill Consider New Application. LOGAN, Dec. 23 Because the time limit in which to commence construction construc-tion had expired, the Golightly franchise fran-chise for an internrban road through Cpche coiihty was canceled today at a meeting of the county commissioners. Immediately after the cancellation a petition for a fifty-year franchise for a railroad through he same territory was presented by Robert Anderson, representing the Logan Rapid Transit company. chise desired, the company will be given twelve months in which to commence com-mence actual work and two years in which to build live miles of railroad out of 1-ogan. The commissioners took the matter under advisement until un-til Jnnuar 13. Although the time limit in which to begin work was considored unusually unusual-ly long, It was agreed by the petit iqu-ers iqu-ers thai in case tho franchise is granted grant-ed the work will be commenced as soon as it is' possible to get the material ma-terial on the ground; It is understood that the Logan Rapid Transit company com-pany is controlled b- David Ecclcs of Ogden, and that the contemplated road, when finished, will connect with the Brigham City road, which will form an Internrban line lo Salt Lake. In addition to Mr. Anderson a number of prominent citizens, including II. E. Hatch. John A. Widtsoe. George Thomas, Manager Joseph E. Quinney and H. Bullen, Jr., talked favorably of tho project and urged the commission-era commission-era to grant the franchise. Tho commissioners also decided to call a public mass meeting of the citizens citi-zens of Cache county at the county court house January 6 at 10 a. m., for the purpose of arranging a bond issue to provide means for road building |