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Show alt's Flood Sltuatton Becomes Critical.' .'J. LOS ANGELES. Cal , Jan 31 jbW f-Hopcs that the Salt Laku lallroad Bieat would be able to resumo trafile within MfH- a- few Jay j, were clashed lato todar jc-' when R E. Wells, general superln-jfoij superln-jfoij tendent received word that the flood aDl t conditions In the Meadow Valley wash Lit jiu Nevada, instead or dimishlng were j H hi- -i I Browing more serious. It Is Impossl-WLtf Impossl-WLtf ble now to pi edict when passenger V a and freight service will be resumed. Kop? However, Mr. Wells declared that rifitf 'Ulc 1Iue wns ,n no ways :l3 scrlous us that of last year when the road Hjtrl ' out of commission for many J , .months "J : ( "The flood is not within four feet ', ; jor the marl; set Inst year" said Mr. B 7-' r'ells, "and It would have to go much & .Wgher nnd break all high water rec-H rec-H cy )Drds to do us ical serious injury. u "Tho new high line of the rond Is H Jar above all high water marks It lst "will be completed soon, and when It 3 d Is, the road will be put Into opern-etW opern-etW Hon independently of tlie line recent,-looi recent,-looi 1? In use." |