Show KAILI RAIL evl FOR foll roosavelt since the first settlers of the basin arrived they have each year looked eagerly ferard forward to the earning coming of a railroad this question has been uppermost in the public mind and has served served as a stimulus to carry ou on i 1 year after year this ph phantom antoin road has loomed to vision only to serve as a disappointment to the expectant people the consorted efforts of tills this vast country having tailed failed a few of the prominent officials of 0 the city or 0 roosevelt misconstruing this great move for a railroad attempted to apply the term railroad in a practical way to the civic mccurt the survey tor for the railroad was thoroughly and cautiously made between the hours ot at and feb by the chiet chief ot of police the material necessary for the ho was summoned to appear feb with all the necessary equipment on hand and with plenty of propaganda well scattered the town the job went to completion and was finished by four prominent and carefully selected citizens called jurymen juryman jury men who rec elvea the honor of driving the golden spike but alis alas when all was finished and the chief moguls had a shake or of satisfaction it was found they bizil been railroading without a franchise fran chiss tuo the matter was then taken up lip by the chief engineer of the county and the ilia railroad was moral be sure you are right and then go ahead M L L CORBETT |