Show RAILROAD BUILDING I I Colorado Wants Two or Three Thousand Utah Laborers Mr Martin Florida returned from Colorado last evening where as HERALD readers are aware he went some days ago with the view to king B contract for grading on the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Mr Oraer Call accompanied him on the trip and will arive tonight laving stopped a day at Cneyenne on business Mr F is highly pleased with the success of his visit The railroad is completed aud in operation for a distance of 350 miles from > 3nver and probably 100 miles from jjama to Animas City are ready for he grades It is on that section that I Florida and Gill propose to work and they return to Utah for men and teams They went over sixty miles of the route and learned that grading could be worked advantageously all winter The San Juan Valley through which the road is to run ia well watered and abundantly supplied with gras The gentlemen gentle-men have wish them the written writ-ten guarantee of the company to furnish employment for 1000 men and 300 teams for a period of eight mouths and the verbal promise to find work for double tbe number of men and team It ia also said by the companys officials that they will probably be engaged in railroad construction con-struction for two years in which event emplment would be given to the Utah outfits during thai time Mr Florida hopes to employ the necessary men and teams in this territory ter-ritory and at once return to Colorado and begin work He proposes to either pay day wages or give contracts con-tracts ai parties prefer Mr Gal remained at Cheyenne to look at a band of 100 spans of mules which were for sale and if terms can be made for them will buy and send the outfit down the icad Mr Florida says the railroad company will convey con-vey laborers from Ogden to the terminus of the Denver and Rio Grande for 10 each payable in installments in-stallments The gentleman speaks highly of the manner in which he Kaa treated by the railroad officials who cheerfully furnished him the desired information and expressed peasure at the prospect of employing a large party of laborers from Utah |