Show v ROAD HOAD WILL BE DR BUILT SAYS NEW NE' YORK MAN IAN Skeptics who had commenced to emit murmurs to the effect effect effect ef ef- that Craigs Craig's latest railroad prospect prospect prospect pros pros- had blown up like Its predecessors predecessors predecessors had considerable of this idea removed from their systems last week when Lester C. C Burdett of New York City delivered a cheering message to members of the Craig Commercial club says the Steam- Steam Doat Pilot Mr Burdett Is attorney for Cor Paul Brady tho New York financier financier financier finan finan- cier who has undertaken to build a railroad from the Union Pacific at Wamsutter to Craig and Mt 1 Street- Street T. er r. r H He Hb assured Craig people that everything everything ev ev- is moving as rapidly as be expected of a big project and that so far as his opinIon opinion opinion ion is concerned nothing can now sidetrack the plan Mr 1 Burdett had but a short time timeo 0 o stay as other ther legal demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de his early return to New i ark ork A luncheon of the Commer- Commer J tal al club was hurriedly arranged to toe toe toie ie e e held at the Good Eats cafe at 1 clock Monday and it probably drew I he lie largest attendance of any simi simi- ar 11 affair ever held business men realizing the importance of or connections A few local eople made short talks following the meal giving the visiting representative representative additional reasons why this rich undeveloped section will support a after which Mr Burdett responded stated He-stated that his visit was for the purpose of gathering gathering gathering gath gath- ering additional data and to assist the local committee in finishing up some some features of its work Everything Everything Everything Every thing is working satisfactorily he be said and I cant can't imagine any contingency contingency con con- that will prevent the Yampa Yampa Yampa Yam- Yam pa Valley Development company from carrying out its original idea I of building this proposed line Naturally a prospect of this magnitude magnitude magnitude mag mag- requires considerable time but I can assure the people of Moffat county that there is no obstacle Insight in insight insight sight to prevent building this connecting connecting connecting con con- railroad At present we are awaiting the report of f the thea a 3 B. J. J Arnold company whose engineers made a thorough of this territory for the New fork capitalists I represent From nef rief advance reports Mr Segar has beady furnished I am confident he report will be favorable J. J J. J Toole Lee H. H Jones ones and Earl Reader local railroad committee showed bowed Mr 11 Burdett as much of the country as was possible In the short time he could remain He was taken tak- tak m en to the coal fields near town and shown the time prospects then to Mt Harris where the finished product products is s being mined The visitor also had hadin in Ul opportunity to see a portion of or orthe the productive agricultural sections This was his first visit to the Great West Nest and he lie was profuse in n expressions expressions expressions of ot pleasure and astonishment Mr Burdett and local men went to tho Dolan Mesa irrigation n pr project over the line in Wyoming A. A u. u Donohue a noted Irrigation engineer of ot New York accompanied the attorney at attorney attorney at- at torney on this trip and made a close scrutiny of th the possibilities of the project As the result of his Investigation investigation investigation it Is likely that actual construction construction construction con con- work will be started within with with- in the next two weeks Preliminary work was completed several weeks weeks ago and the contract let to the J. J V. V Stryker Construction company The Tho last detail seems to have- have been cleared up by the eastern engineers engineer's visit and men who are In a position to know Imo say that it is a sure suro go this time One thing that lint Mr Bradys Brady's attorney attorney attorney ney accomplished In Craig was to speed up the local committees In the matter of securing rights rights of ot contracts etc elc Members of or these committees committees committees com com- say that a 0 few days of hard hustling will clean up this work Then their reports will go in and if satisfactory an announcement from the New York bankers should be beI forthcoming within a short time I o 0 |