Progress made in gas plant Work Will Be Pushed Rapidly After Delay in Excavation Work Is Overcome; Modern Improvements. A gas-plant is being built by the Utah Gas and Coke company. There has been some delay in the excavation i. work,' owing to water, but as soon as ..this is - remedied the work will be (pushed forward more rapidly than ever.-; - - The contractors, Hanley & Ritchie i of Topeka, Kan., have a new ditch digger at work that will dig a good ! 'sized trench at the rate of six feet a ! znlnute. ' . New mains have already been laid jCn First South street between Ninth and Tenth West streets, nearly 2000 'eet from where the work is. It is f expected that over a million dollars iwill be spent on the work of the new 'gas plant during the coming year. ! Everything connected with the plant .'is to be of the most modern and ap-f ap-f proved, including all appliances and (new inventions. It will be some little I time oefore gas will be ready for con- eumefrm, but all possible speed is being setTLti completing the work.