Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-19 | Page 3 | City Sells to the Union Pacific

Clir SELLS TO THE UNION PACIFIC Through Mayor Abbot R. Heywooc and Attorney Charles R. Hollings worth, the Union Pacific completed 'the purchase late Saturday of the poo ple'8 acres of land in Taylor can j yon at $G an acre, the total price be ; ins .f., 76". On account of Mayor Heywood's re fusal io appeal the city's suit for tin waters of Taylor canyon, now amounting, amount-ing, it is said, to ahout a million gallons gal-lons a day. the city lost the right to appeal on February 6th, the time limit. lim-it. Having acquired lhe lnnd Itself by purchase at a nominal price the Union pacific will now forever control the water sheds. Lawyers Interested in this transaction transac-tion declare it completes a Rift to the Union Pacific worth many thousands of dollars.