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Show AX IMPORTANT KAlI.ROAU. . The news comes from Santa Fe, N. M., that the Rio Grande & Utah railroad rail-road company is to be reorganized, with a view of immediately carrying out the proposed enterprise. A new board of directors has been selected by tho stockholders, and a meeting is being held iu Chicago today. It is expected that arrangements will be made to begin be-gin work next month on tho construction construc-tion of tho road, which will connect Durango, Colorado, with tho northwest and tap the Saute Fe road at Algodones. It will strike the Denver & Kio Grande somewhere in tho vicinity vicin-ity of Grand Junction, and thus give Utah direct connection with tho the southwest system. This connection will be a great beneiit to this territory. The bonds of tho company have been sold, and there is'now plenty of monoy to build the road. The Durango Tribune Trib-une in speaking pf this enterprise says; "The ball has been started to rolling to nid the southern route aud Kico Short Line, and now let the momentum be kept up. Our citizens arc anxious and willing to help this, the most niomcntus' to us of nil enterprises, by substantial aid, and taking the tido at the flow is sure to lead us to fortune." |