Show SM or ha pir at ja jl 0 lop r ll 11 W isa piercing the a has ban ban hanging gida liko a forbidding pall liall over the depot ques question tiou our readers will remember i that a few days tay s ago a go charles F adams the new dent of the union pacific ily ity co gp in coin company daiy with a num number er 0 of f other r prominent officials of ful corporation passed through this ci city y on an extended i tour of inspection JW hile the chev v we re lay lix 0 naf ing over ov er a short lort time litno f at a t what should bo a depot at the junction several odbur of bun leading leiding business men and other citizens met the magnates and urged upon them thern the josf though long neglected claims of ogden city for substantial accommodations for traffic andi travel at I 1 th the noda 1 and pivotal point of five railroads two of them transcontinental lines the facilities of this place were BO so earnestly and ably sei forth and every available argument agu acut wils produced to impress mr adams especially bially with the tile ur gout necessity of substantial depot buildings in ogden that gentleman who is at ilie head cfall of an organ organization izat ion which in influence and power practically exceeds that of many a E european monarchy gave courteous and will in ing hearings to all the and pleading by mayor peery and the other representative men and caused them to understand that air circumstances cum curn stances allowing a favorable result sult t might be expected from this interview ter view in which ho lie had had bad tle 1111 important matter entirely new to him hini presented so cogently that this impression was correct is shown by the following letter addressed to hon D H pecry peery and otheir committee of citizens of ogden and received receive il friday evening SALT tali aug 1884 Ite referring ferring to tho the subject of our interview yesterday at ogden I 1 desire to put in writing the tho conclusions arrived at J JI understand that you express a decided preference for the plan of oatlie tile union union originally proposed by the tile company I 1 rev represent resent without anteri entering into details y am prepared ou on my own behalf to make the following in proposition ro position to wit if you will win obtain pin tb the 0 consent of the other corporations po rations interested to the adoption of bf that plan in its general features I 1 will recommend to the board of directors of the union pacific railway company that the ne necessary ce steps be at once taken to prepare detailed plans and that ground bo be proposed structure as soon ao as may be aft after er they aro ready and agreed to 1 I am allf very truly yours CIfA lILLs F ADAMS jn JR y president if y f though 11 0 11 not tho tile first written communication muni cation on this subject for indeed in edthe de the correspondence between the committee of citizens on one side aud and the railroad corporations on the other is rather volu voluminous leous it is the first real glimpse of hope it makes it distinct promise gayes a definite pledge con co on premises which it lies within the reach af 0 our citizens to a attain it ain tho the nest next thing to be done ia is to wait for the plans spoken of by president adams and then have a special committee deputized to tako take them to tor san sau francisco and submit them to competent authorities of the central pacific railroad Kail road az co urging those officials to tako take as prompt action as possible so that the old 1 vexed and perplexed question quellion quell of a union depot at ogden finds at last latt a favorable solution and ground is broken for the pro posed road as soon aa as possible we earnestly hope that the silver lining on the clouds will brighten and expand until the financial and commercial firmament of ogden city is again clear and pure and the first step towards this desirable consummation will be the erection of a depot worthy 0 agdens position and trade |