Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-11-24 | Page 7 | Bamberger May Not Build

bamberger MAY NOT y C HE SAYS LAND IS TOO HIGH NEAR OGDEN but eccles goes ahead and mako ready for extension to the canyon from wednesdays standard senator simon bamberger seems is not to build 10 the canyon alter all lie complains that th farmers in the strip of land between washington avenue and the mouth ot the canyon are asking too much for their laud we are not doing anything the road troia washington avenue into the canyon 18 we cannot get the way he said along the purposed extension are demanding as high as an aero tw land that is not worth an acre prom washington avenue to the mouth ot the canyon Is a distance ot two and one hall miles we hae bought two pieces of property which will give us n mile ot way but owing to the attitude taken by the farmers and land owners we will have difficulty in getting a right of way for the complete distance lie also stated that the company ia willing to pay whatever price the land is actually worth but it the owners persist in demanding such unreasonable amounts the company a secure a right ot atay through the territory by condemnation proceedings in the meantime nothing will be done 10 wards starting work in diat direction the wheelwright bros who were given the work will be put on the grade between salt lake and ogden mr bamberger Bam berggr explained that the company did not feel justified in meeting the demands of the land owners as the property Is in the main along tha river bottom and Is nothing more than marsh and swamp land we will pay whatever Is just and have offered as high as an acre for land that is not worth halt that amount to the present owners he declared the foregoing beara out the state ment made to this paper a week agy by david eccles in which it was staled that the road to the canyon would not be by mr bamberger the gentleman from salt lake is explaining why he cannot build eccles and hia people are buying the land owned by the banners and aro preparing to go ahead with the extension of tho car line