Show ONE MORE MOR ROAD fOR SALT LAKE tAK Railroad Official Declares An Another Another Another other Transcontinental Line LineBe Will Be Constructed Salt Lakes freight rate troubles are about to adjust themselves automatically ly I said a railroad officially whose suc success success success cess has been brought about by seeing what railroads are going to do just a little quicker than any others except the promoters Within the next twelve months I be believe here lieve Salt Lake will have two new trans transcontinental transcontinental continental routes and with them wilt will come a freight rate revision The first firs transcontinental route will be opened the first of the year ear over the Denver Rio Grande and the Western Vestern Pacific The second transcontinental route will wil wilbe willbe willbe be the Burlington Wednesday night James M 1 Hill HIlI president of the Great Northern George W V Holdredge gen general general eral manager of the Burlington and ana other Hill HUl system officials arrived In Denver for the purpose of inspecting the Moffat road I have a letter from froma a Denver official who says their intention Intention Intention tion is to buy D H road or orlease orlease orlease lease it They already have the Colo Colorado Colorado Colorado rado Southern They paid for that line which Frank Trumbull built up with less than of capital Their ob object object j ct in paying that fabulous price was to get a foothold where they could force Gould to terms and they have done It Just as soon as they get the Moffat road they the will connect it with the Denver I IRio Rio Grande at Dotsero and with the I Western estern Pacific that will give the Bur Burlington BurI Burlington lington a transcontinental route That Thatis is not the end of their plans though They will build the tunnel that will make the Moffat road the shortest way wa across the In linear miles it Is ia now the shortest way wa but during the winter months it is often blockaded for two weeks at a n time Even Een Evenin in the summer the switchback is tedious tedi tedious tedious ous but with connections at Dotsero the Moffat road even cen now could make I better time from Denver to Salt Lake than either of its rivals rival The sole use that Hill Hili had hod for fOl the Colorado South Southern Southern ern em was wag to compel Gould to enter into traffic agreements with him and the present trip of Hill Hili officials to Denver is isto Isto isto to ascertain just what they want ant that traffic agreement to contain Although the Moffat road is at present pres present present ent its builder has al always always always ways said his ambition was to bring it to Salt Lake He is getting to be a avery aery avery very ery old man now and nothing would please him better than to see the Moffat road enter Salt Lake within the next year ear I am confident that happy result vill will be accomplished within the next year |