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Show Mgn k tMrJ cn THEY ASK FOR A DAILY TRAIN Believing that daily train servlco between Brlgham City and Kelton would benefit Ogden, as well a themselves, them-selves, the farmers of tho Curlow val-lev val-lev have asked thc Weber club to support sup-port thorn in their endeavors to secure such servlco. Since this district may be called Ogden Og-den territory and tho city would be tteneflted bj better transportation facilities, fa-cilities, the Weber club has taken the matter up and President H. M Rowo and Secretary Roynolds have been communicating with tho officials of tho Southern Pacific with tho result that better service may go Into effect at the beginning of next season. In his first lettor to Superintendent T. F. Rowlands, President Itowe stated that there were 2.000 peoplo living In that district and at thc present time thev had 500,000 bushels of grain awaiting shipment, but the farmers wero not able to transport to the railroad because of the bad condition of thc roads. It was pointed out that an agency at Monument would lc of mutual bonoflt to tho railroad and the farmers. The lettor stated that, while it was true that that branch of the railroad was not a paying proposition It is believed that with proper service a profitable business could be developed. devel-oped. Tn answer to the Wober club s letter, let-ter, Superintendent Rowlands stated that duriug tho month of October, with train service four times a week on Uiat branch, the receipts were only $1,000 while tho oxponaes amounted to S1.S00. However, ho said that ho would Include In-clude the proposition In his next budget bud-get to the goneral superintendent with tho hopo that better service would Ik secured beforo the oponlng of the next Benson |