Show TO STRENGTH N POSITION OF 0 0 ga HAILWAY SYSTEM western pacific and great northern will be connected by new extension J D stack and T J Pec kehs representing the denver rio grande western railroad co and the western pacific railroad Raili oad co respectively w were ere in in Ri richfield clifield friday soliciting the of the richfield commercial club and the richfield lions club for the western pacific railroad co in their application to the interstate commerce commission to build bil I 1 certain extensions connecting the great northern railroad and the western pacific for the purpose of ci eating a better outlet to the northwest and thereby strengthening the pos position of the D b R G in the south after hea hearing ring mr stack as well as sir air the commercial dub club adopted the following resolutions whereas it appears to the members of the board of governors of the chamber of commerce of richfield sevier county utah that the linking together of the lines of the I 1 great G reat northern railway and nd thel the lV western estern pacific railroad co to be effected by the extension by great northern railway of its line of railroad from klamath palls falls oregon to lookout california and the extension by the western pacific railroad co of its line from keddle keddie california to lookout california will be of great value to the people and industries of utah nevada and the pacific coast states now therefore be it resolved that the board of governors of the cb chamber imber of commerce of richfield S sevier evier county utah for and in behalf of said ch chamber arnber request and urge and it does hereby request and urge the interstate commerce commission to grant the respective applications 1 of said great northern railway and the western pacific railroad co for certificates of public convenience and necessity for constructing said extensions and be it further resolved that the secretary of said chamber be and lie he is hereby directed to forward to the interstate commerce commission at washington D C a copy of this resolution duly certified by him |