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Show Lions Qm Will lk Oppose the R. R. Schedule Men it Pleasant. Ctah. December 15. l:i27. II. M. Gushing, Assistant P.cnera.l Passenger Agent of the Denver Den-ver and Rio Grande Western Railway Pr.-S. I'1- Kichy and 11. M. Rasmussen :,' 'ra i vi'-w : A. W. Thompson and II. 1!; Myers of Fphraim; Spencer Mof-ti;l. Mof-ti;l. K. F. Lund and W. G. Freshnett (-!' Manti; F. II. Jones and E. H. W'tle aberg of Gunnison; G. M. Wi lgl.t and P. C. Scoi up of Salina; all reiire-entin, their various Talons G'.ubs and Commercial organizations met w 'lh the local Lion's Club at the Xo:;h Sanpete High School last Wednesday Wed-nesday night on an open discussion p feeing local present and contemplated contempl-ated passerpers service on the Mary-sva'e Mary-sva'e Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. lrffeet'vc the first cf the new year the Win Grande s reipiesting petrmia-fnn petrmia-fnn to discontinue the present service land cnn'iert with Trains 4 and 3 at j Thistle Fiah instead of running train j through to Salt Lake as at present, be only difference in time being about IliMty minutes earlier servico fioai Salt Lake and three hours later service into Salt Lake. Mr. Ouesh-I Ouesh-I Jag in ontliivng plans for the Rail J i i(tad Company reported a decrease jet pa--si urrer revenue of from 117 cents per mle n 1024 to 52 cents per train mile as of Octo'ie,- 1027 for train 511. and $1.04 to (10 cents per train mile same period for tram 5112. Tho Denver and llio Grande Western at J present pays $57,000 taxation in .Sanpete County and $11,000 in Sevier Sev-ier County this taxable year, which i imdudes among other 'tenia 20 per cent or the road tax of these counties t The Manti delegation seemed to jthink Ihe contemplated servico would I injure their poultry business so far las the spring shipments that every Safeguard would be extended them for the protect ion of this comoddity. The following resolution was passed. pas-sed. "Wosolvcd that it be the sense of this meelMig that we report back Ipnnal and eonfirinal ion that.no opposition op-position he extended the Penveir and ; llio Grande Western Railroad in their proposed train schedule changes "The resolution was adopted almost 1 without opposition- A. II. Chrisfen- onsen of the U'lab const n.iet ion was construction was preseifl and talked lion the Gooseberry Irrigation project. "iSurvey will soon be. completed and ;je,;ii,s will soon be out w-itb all data 1 I no cost for the benefit o'l ail interest-"!ed. interest-"!ed. From present outlook the estim- aied amount of acre-feet, will exceed past estimates. II. O Jobanscu and Dr. A. L. Peterson Peter-son were received as members into the club. Musical numbers were rendered by Mrs. S.. II. Gill and Gorden Staker |