Show J 4 petition for a franchise will be presented to light THE WESTERI PIPI FIRM ICE cwm will the capital Is enild build it la III caie case lite cili city council rants grants the petition A 1 good compian to be b formed annl tonight to night a petition askin asking g tor for a franchise frAnc hiBo to construct an electric rail tell way a y will be presented to the city council bonn time azo ago the western fann farm Mort gaKe company of denver wishing to find a good investment a and rid bearing hearing of ogdena rapid growth sent mr air george J barker general so solicitor ol 01 the company here to look over the ground and determine whether an elec he ric railway system would be a paline institution in this city mr barker has been looking about for some little time and 11 a few days lays since reported favorably on the question A petition was at once drawn up and will be presented tonight for the consideration of the council in case the right of way is granted the trust company will not be the builders of the road but simply furnish the capital A local company will ill be formed who will attend to all the details J 11 II mainhardt Mein Moin bardt hardt and rid L li 11 rhodes lot of this city are doe deeply p ay Ize interested rested I 1 in n the new now venture yesterday este y afternoon a STANDARD reporter had bad a conversation with Mein bardt rhodes and barker on the subject these gen gentlemen clemen are all enthusiastic over abd tbd tb outcome for ogden if we were not sanguine as to agdens future said mr barker we would not spend a dollar here 1161 it is not the intention of the new company in ia any wa to interfere with the present street railway in case came we get the franchise one of the gentlemen saida said we will make it all right with mr fr swans company ten miles of track will be built and equipped with elegant rolling stock at once expense will not be spared the gentlemen said their company would would spend a million dollars as read readily ilyas as five hundred thousand if taley saw that amoun amount t was needed |