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Show SHORT LIKE TO IKEJHAflGES Salt Ijike. April 11 A party of en- j gingers lift Srlt l-ike City this morning morn-ing for C'pche valky, on the Oregon Short Line railroad, to begin snrveva j for the Improvement and reconstruct i tlon of the Cache valley branch of that j road, according to the officials of ihe general offices. The corps of engineers engi-neers will run new lines where necessary, neces-sary, nnd will eliminate, as far as possible, the heavy grades that are encountered on the present line. The original Cache valley line wee constructed under the direction of nrlghfim Young. aDd was known as the I'Uh Central. The line has many heavy grades and enrxes. These grades will be overcome wherever posnlble, and the new line will eliminate elimi-nate many curvi-s. No towns now on the road will he cut off, but the Improvements suggested suggest-ed by the engineer may result In shortening the line considerably and will make It possible to operate tn the betlcr satisfaction of the traveling j public. When the engineering corps has reported re-ported the line is to be relald throughout through-out with heavier steel and the roadbed will be Improved throughout Its length. It Is expected that the work of reconstruction will be well under way -noon and will be closed before the close of summer. "The traffic on the Cache valley line Is growing ijteadlly as the town and the country are being developed," said !m official of the Short Line this morn-ng." morn-ng." and we wont to be prepared for even greater growth. We anticipate i large Increase In both freight and passenger traffic, and for that reason fc'ant to put It in the best fbapo pos-llble." |