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Show 0. S. L PREPARES FOR Esrasiois SALT LAKE. Feb. 2. Tho Oregon Short Line offices received Instructions Instruc-tions Wednesday afternoon from Now York to prepare for such extension as can be made tho current year; and according to estimates mado by Chiof Engineer Ashton, the company will be able to build this year, a second track between Fnrmlngton and Ogden. 20 mllos, 13 miles or second track west of Ogden on the Southern Pacific, 13 miles of second track west of Pocat-ollo, Pocat-ollo, and 12 miles at Montpeller. This track laying in this region according to tho recent orders of tho oxeoutivo committee of the Pacific lines of tho Harrimau system. It will requlro some tlmo to acquire new right of way between Farmington and Ogden as for six miles or more, the road must bo relocated to securo a more desirable gradient In tho vicinity of Lay ton; and tho re-location i w lies in some places through yaluablo cultivated land. j The terminal extensions at Ogden, J Pocatollo, and Montpeller uro much J nooded to facilitate the Incoming and j outgoing of trains, thus avoiding dc- j.' lays that are often exatlous. rv 4 Weber Canyon Cutoff. (; 3 Tho building of the proposed Salt j- 0 Lake cut-off from Weber canyon tor j Farmington. will not be undertaken Y- until tho second Union Pacific track I Is built between Wasatch and Uintah,' - by which time It Is estimated that?: i the southern California traffic will). ", have attained such proportions as tov Juatlfy this construction Two pass-i t cnger and throe freight trains each ; r way dally Is set as the amount ot . '' traffic, which will Justify the move. ' Gen. Mgr. Bancroft has for aome tlmo ; 0 beon urging that the extension men-r ; tlonod be made as soon as possible, 1 as the lands through which right ot i way must be secured are yearly In-', j creasing In value, so that the longer ; ( the march of Improvement Is delayed 1 i tho more It will cost to acquire tho j necessary real estate when extensions are begun. ' i v |