Show NOT LIABLE TO MAKS A CHANGE the fears by many concerning the probable transfer of tho utah eastern to the union pacific co la no doubt without foundation the statement that the grass valley coal beds ara beginning to weald does not meet with proper but were it not so we are slow to understand why the U P company wishes to get control of this property unless it would be for the purpose ot controlling cont roling the coal now handled by the ontario company certainly this would be an item of some importance to the union pacific because then they coald deliver coar bere atan advanced price and a big profit ethcie are on an av daily of sixteen car loads of coal brought here from Co alville for the ontario company alone which 13 consumed at the hoisting works and mill a safe estimate of at least tons every twenty four licurs liours if tho change should he made the union pacific company would then control tho abole coal for the mines and town A slight advance ia the price of fuel would be and where could he people look for relied pay the asked as timber is scarce and wood is on abo rise there are a number of other reamona why the transfer should not be mado bat as both roads are owned by companies neither of them are liable to consider the wishes of the whose set the arc we should greatly cegret to sec the chainge made not because of the coal but foi the reason that b between salt lake and pai k cit will be put off just as long as possible po sible it is true that the utah eastern has not set any day for the extension of its line to the centie stake bat if it holds on to ILS road and coal field there is a that the demand for col in be so great that it till bo an inducement for them to ex tend their line thitherward n that is done it wilt give oui a ready market for their low gade g ade oies which they would not have if the transfer is the union pacific is connected with salt lake city but the distance is so great that the company cannot transport low grade ores over their lines ft ith profit to themselves and the shippers it would be anieas anable to expect them to do it and it would be as unreasonable to supple that would go to the expense of building a direct line through to salt lake when they are connected in a round about wa A company was organized in salt lake city spring with the averted intention of completing the line between this place and zion but for reasons best known to was never commenced the advantages of having these two places connected has been discussed by the salt like capeis as atell as b this paper but local capital seems slow to grasp themi before they arc aware of it the denar itlo grande or some other corporation will push a line through and carry off the laurels As regards the change in the ownership of the utah eastern our people at pros ent aie not much exercised over it |