Show OffiCIAlS AlARMED Washouts I in Feather River Canyon Along Western Pacific Line Lane is Causing Some Uneasiness No little concern Is felt b by Western Pa Pacific Pacific railroad officials over the tha washouts along the line In Sacramento valley Call Cali CalifornIa fornIa and especially In Feather River canyon where considerable damage has been done to the right of wa way Long be before before fore the spring freshets the water has washed out much of the track and work trains are repaIring the damage While the damage so far done has not Impeded freight traffic to any consider considerable considerable able extent It has spread alarm in ot of circles and may eventually cause the directors of the road to take steps to reconstruct some of the right of wa way through the canyon This will entail great expense The work will of course be bedone bedone done before through passenger traffic Is opened on the road In May Ma MaIt It Is said that engineers who have hae surveyed sur eyed the roue route through Feather River canyon canon have told the road officials that unless the spring freshets bring abnor abnormal abnormal mal floods there need be no bo cause for further alarm but In view of the fact that there has been more snow and rain In the west this year with more water In the streams railroads that are con constructed constructed In places where washouts play havoc are in more or less jeopardy In ballasting the road from Salt Lake to the coast a great part of the work will be done In Feather RIver canyon and If that situation clears satisfactorIly Ily the road officials will open passenger lOer ger traffIc about May Ia IaIn In the meantime they have placed or orders orders ders with the Pullman company for new passenger equIpment and It Is promised that the new cars will be ready In time for the Inauguration of through passenger passenger ger service from Salt Lake to the coast |