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Show DAVID ECCLES IS BUILDING IN CACHE Dacid Eecles, who has returned from Logan, Htates that within the next week Or ten days the Intonir-ban Intonir-ban extension of the Iogan electric lino will reach Smlthfleld. The distance dis-tance of the extension is about eight miles and the road will furnlBh accommodations ac-commodations for a largo number of students who attend tho Agricultural college and the Brigham Young college. col-lege. , v Mr. Eccles BayB that he does not expect the new road to pay a dhidond on the Investment for some time to conio but that the people desired that the road be built and ho spent money In tho enterprise for their benefit He will extend the road south from Logan to WellBVllle, It Is hardly prob-ablo, prob-ablo, however, ho Bays, that building toward tho southern part of the county coun-ty will begin this year. "We are going to huild electric car lines In tho Cacho valley sections," Mr. Ecclos said, "just as rapidly as the huslness and passenger traffic will justify and wo will bo only too glad to cover the entire northern country as soon as we find the business busi-ness of t.ho section will pay a dividend divi-dend on the Investment. There is no use building until the country is ready for It, hut aB soon as It Is read then the work wlil be done." Speaking of tho Wells project to build an electric line from Ogden to Logan, Mr. Eccles stated that ho had nothing of an objectlonal nature to say. He says that those who have money to invest In olectric roads are at liberty to placo their money in that direction and that the building of the proposed Ogden-to-Logan road would not have any bearing on his operations. |