Show I j DENVER TO 10 SALT UKE ONE SYSTEM SMI Progress is already being made with the plans for the immediate starting of the work on the extension extension exten exten- sion slon of the Moffat road to Salt Lake City to make it a part of a great transcontinental railroad system as 1 soon son as the construction of the Moffat Moffat l fat tunnel is completed says the Steamboat Sentinel Important conference conferences conferences con con- ference between the capitalists in interested interested interested in- in are being held and word comes from Salt Lake City that Governor Bamberger declares that construction of the extension will be under way within the next GO 60 days For the past several years the plan of the interests now controlling the Moffat road had been that It should be bo built west only to the Utah state line Une where it was to connect connect connect con con- with the Salt Lake Denver r railroad projected by Governor ex-Governor Bamberger of Utah giving it access to Salt Lake over the rails of a separate separate separate sep sep- arate railroad corporation and preventing preventing preventing pre pre- venting it from being being- an Interstate railroad The Bamberger line is isnow isnow isnow now in the control of the same samo interests interests interests inter inter- ests controlling the Moffat road the Burlington and the Western Vestern Pacific the affairs of the Salt Lake Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver being in the hands of the Utah- Utah Colorado Industrial company of which Governor Bamberger is is- president president president dent but of which Lester G. G Freed representing the Burlington jinter- jinter ests is the actual head Three days after aUer the signing of the Moffat l Tunnel bill by Governor Shoup a conference of the directors directors directors tors of the Denver Salt Lake Moffat road the Salt Lake Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Railroad ad company and Utah- Utah Colorado Industrial corporation was held in the offices of the Salt Lake Ogden railway the Bamberger electric road and an agreement was reached whereby the two railroads the Moffat l road and the projected Bamberger line through the Uintah basin will Ibe merged Governor Bamberger land and representatives of the Moffat road were authorized to toso togo too so go o east to take up the matter of merger with the United States representatives representatives representatives of the group controlling the several railroads to be included in the new transcontinental railroad system I This group includes the Roth Rot and the Holland capitalists which also control the Royal Dutch Shell oil interests which In recent years yea nave been extend been extended d to all parts parts' of the world and which now have haute In Inthe inthe inthe the United States holdings reported to be as valuable as those of the Standard Oil company This group lias has long been planning to perfect a transcontinental railroad system to tobe tobe tobe be made the shortest and best across the United States and while the Identity of the Burlington the Moffat Moffat 1 fat the Western Pacific and oher great roads which it controls will still be maintained separately all allwill allwill allwill will work In unison The The Moffat Tunnel commission sinco since its organization in Denver as reported in last weeks week's Free Is busy In In fn addition to William Villiam P. P R Robinson Robin Robin- so son president and L. L D. D Blauvelt engineer the following were here elected Charles Wilcox Denver vice-president vice Charles J. J Wheeler r Yampa vice-president vice W. W N N. W V- V Blayney Denver treasurer Charles J. J Leckenby Steamboat Springs se secretary Norton Montgomery l Denver attorney and general c sel Nellie H. H Faith Grand county deputy secretary Nothing was said regarding the proposal of General to participate in the building of the project It is understood however r that the Panama contractor and other othor leading builders will be cn- cn to participate In th the boring of or the proposed tunnel under r the We Ve will ask Governor Shoup Shimp to authorize authorize Prof R. R B. B George state geologist of Boulder to o make a survey of the he propose proposed tunnel route Mr Robinson said Members of the board reiterated f fallowing adjournment of the pro pro- session that construction of ot the bore would be started as soon as as possible and pushed to to a rapid completion Attorney Montgomery l Is the authority for the statement that work on the bore likely will be under way by the middle of August unless some delay is incurred In the printing of the bonds Each member o of the board was re- re tc to give a surety bond to to the state on taking office It is understood the amount of the bond for Mr Blayney treasurer will be raised as provided by law when he assumes custody of any funds i These bonds were signed in the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of bf the state board of capitol capito managers where the commissioners commissioner met Informally The bonds then were were filed with Secretary of State Milliken and the commissioners proceeded to the chamb chambers rs of the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court where they tooK tools the tile prescribed ed oath of office and entered Into executive session You and each of you ao solemnly swear by the ever living God you will support the constitution of the thE- United States and the state of Colo Colorado Colorado rado Teller declared in re reo the oath and and that you will honestly faithfully impartially impartial Impartial- I ly perform the duties of your jour office To this each of the commissioners replied in unison I do I hope th the construction of the tunnel will be as fast as I 1 repeated this oath Justice Teller declared informally From the commissioners commissIon rs it wa was learned that an honorary advisory I board will be selected by the board I Ito to assist the commissioners from time to time to settle matters pertaining pertain ing to the of the tunnel tun tun- nel |