The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City, U. T.
January 27. 1872.

Thomas A. Scott, Esqr. Prest. U. P. R. & Co.
Boston, Mass.

Dear Sir;
The grading of the Utah Southern Railroad, which has been suspended for some time, the Directors have decided to resume immediately.

We have had it under careful consideration, and deem it advisable to submit to you the propriety of adopting the narrow guage, after we shall have reached Lehi,-- 30 miles south of this city.

An influential English company, it is understood, has been organized to build a narrow guage road from Lehi to East Kanyon in Ophir Mining district, where there are extensive mines, this road will be some 40 miles in length and will traverse the Camp Floyd mining district and be an excellent feeder. We also learn that this company contemplate continuing south from Lehi, over much the same route we had proposed, unless we take the initiative and you will secure the grant from Congress as contemplated in our contract, before they can do so. It is very important, therefore, to urge this matter at once, and obtain this grant, which should cover the entire route to the Colorado, to whatever point it shall intersect the Southern Pacific Railroad.

We are confident the narrow guage road will answer every purpose, besides being much more cheaply built and run.

We would be pleased to have you give these matters a share of your attention, and let us hear from you as soon as practicable.

Yours with respect
Brigham Young