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Show • • • 317 April 4, 1878 A party consisting of s. s. H. Clark, Esq., Hon. Moses That cher, Geo. w. f.hatoher, Esq., and several other gentlemen left this morning for a run over the tttah ~orthern Railroad, and to at t end the legal ,delivery of the road to Mr. Clark, in pursuance of yesterday's sale. The party intended going about fifteen miles beyond Frankline, on the extension and returning ~o this city to-night by special train. On the portion of the road now being .constructed a boarder grade will be built longer ties and heavier track iron laid. In fact it is intended to make the road one of the best narrow guage lines in America. It is expected that trains will be able to run on it at the rate of forty miles an hours. June 17, 1878 Concerning the utah Northern R. R. the Deseret News of th~s date published the following: The Senate has passed the bill. fsl. v1ng the Utah Northern R•f!~oad the right of way through t he public lands i n Utah , Idaho and Mont ana. Helena is named in the bill as the objective point of the road. It will reach ~nake River before the close of the present year, so Jay Gould has determined , and then it will be Montana's own fault if it is destitute much longer of direct co~~unioation with the great centres of trade. August 12, 1878 From Brothe.r C. J. Lambert, the business agent fon the Juvenile I·nstructor who is traveling through the northern counties, in the interest of that paper. we learn that it was the intention to commence trae~laying on the extension of the Utah and Northern R. R., on the 11th inst. The material was being shipped to the terminus in a lively manner, and the design was to push the work forward to Snake River as soon as possible. July 9, 1879 The Utah and Northern R. R. which for some time was considered rather a d.eubtful investment, is now an establi shed success and a paying institution. It was commenced under very disadvantageous circumstances and the first hun~red miles was built by the people of northern Utah, under the direction of their leaders, with very slight profits of ·much remuneration of their great toil. 0£ course th~ building of the road was of great ~enefit to the community, but those· who invested means and labor re ceived very meagre direct returns. But some of the railroad ma gnates of the East took an interest in the narrow guage of Northern Utah, and were i nduced to invest money in it. The inducements were the advantages .which would accrue to the l arger profits that would come to-them in the shape of dividends . |
