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Show OO OPENING OF A NEW PIECE OF ROAD Th Fernle v-Lassen branch of the Southern Pacific will be turned over to the company for operation of regu-lar regu-lar fains by September , according to Assistant Superintendent F. W. Easton of the Southern Pacific com pany at Ogden Grant H. Moore has been appointed to be assistant super-Intendent, super-Intendent, having jurisdiction over the branch and also over the Mina and Keeler narrow gauge roads The territory covered by the Southern Pacific Pa-cific company in that district s too Iarg for the assistant superintendents superintend-ents at Sparks and Iralay. but Mr. Moore will be under the jurisdiction Of these offices. The branch line begins at Fernley on the main line of the Southern Pacific Pa-cific east of Reno and extends north into California. By September It will he completed to Susanvllle, Cal , but eventually it will be exteuded to the Klammath district In Oregon. It penetrates a country that has had no railroads with the exception of the X . O narrow gauge which touches only a part of the countay that will be opened uu. From Fernley to Su-san1lle Su-san1lle is about 106 miles, hut upon! the completion of the entire branch, I the line will extend about three timet that distance. |