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Show WELDING THE LINK. The Work of Constructing the Broad Gauge - Between Eifle and Grand Junction Junc-tion Going On. . TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBEE. Col, Dodge Still in the City Popularity of "The Times" Flyer-Pacific Coal Land Purchases. Mr. Welby, the new superintendent of the Rio Grande Western, after being yesterday introduced to the oilier employes em-ployes of 'the road by Mr. Bancroft, tho ex-general superintendent, took hold in earnest this morning. He is well pleased with Salt Lake City, and expects to find his new position a most agreeable one. General Manager Dodge is still in the city, and will remain several days yet. It is more thau probable that the abolition aboli-tion of the office of general superintendent superin-tendent will make it necessary for him in fill lire to spend considerable of his lime in this city. Mr. Welby's position is but that of a division superintendent, and Col. Dodge will himself have to look after many details of the work which was formerly attended to by General Suporiutej.dcnl Bancroft. Col. Dodge expects to see the Rio Grande Western broad-guaee trains running into Denver and Pueblo by September 1st. The work on the broad-guago line between Rifle mid Grand Junction is progressing as rapidly rap-idly as possible. The delay up to the present time has been caused by the inability in-ability to secure men, but a large force is at work now and the lino will be completed com-pleted hy September 1st. Thirty-live miles of track have been laid up to the present-lime, and of the thirty miles that remain, most of the heavy work is completed and lies distributed dis-tributed most of the way. The grading is all done and the tunnel has been opened. The piling and approaches for the bridges are also ready, so that construction will progress rapidly from uow on. ! At the Tennessee pass tunnel work is going along at the rate of fifteen feet a day and the great tunnel will bo open from end to end, it is claimed, before tho specified time, whieli is Sept. 1st. As soon as this line is completed the transfer of freight at Grand Junction will be a thing of the past and a great saving in both time and money will be the result. The completion of this line means much for tho Rio Grande Western, West-ern, for although tho work of construction construc-tion is being carried on by the Midland, Mid-land, the line when completed will be operated by the Midland and the Rio Grande Western in conjunction. It Will lie a C.ivat Hook. Milton B. Oehs, advertising agont of the Colorado Midland RaiFwny company, com-pany, is in the city today. Mr. Oehs 1 comes hero for the purpose of conferring confer-ring with the Rio Grande Western officials of-ficials in regard to tho new tourists guide that is now heing published by tho Western and Midland roads. The book will bo called "The Heart of the Rockies," and will, without exception, be tho finest book of the kind over published. pub-lished. Tho proof sheets are now being read. It is to bo profusely illustrated, and will contain nearly 200 pages of solid reading matter. The design of the cover is a work of the highest ar-Jistic ar-Jistic merit. Home Significant Question. A correspondent of the "Omaha Bee asks the following significant questions in regard to tho reasons for the construction con-struction of the Pacific Short Line: Do the citizens of Omaha know why tho Pacific Short Line has been built 125 miles due west from Sioux City to O'Neill, Neb., and is today under cou-, cou-, tract for construction tlie entire dis-1 dis-1 tanee thence to Ogden, Utah, to a connection con-nection there with tho Central Pacific? It is largely because by building that eouuectiou upoil a lower capitalization than the Union Pacific or any old Chi-,eago Chi-,eago road, and by the advantago of the low upper lako competition at Sioux City, t lie position of this now transcontinental transcon-tinental line is impregnable. VVhy tho Union Pacific-North western-Vanderbilt .alliance? Why the tremendous efforts of that combine to light back tfce new construction westward? The reason is (the same, F. F. Kccleg In Charge. Mr. F. F. Eccles, the new city ticket iiigeut of the Union Pacific lines, this imoruing had his' new office in good shape and was doing a rushing business' busi-ness' His advent in the general offices lias rather crowded things, but by moving mov-ing closer together, room was "made, lie occupies the corner between the two largo corner windows where Mr. Wilson formerly held forth. Mr, Eccles said this morning that the blazing sun ,of the past few days had caused a great rush for Garfield beach, and yesterday and today ho sold thousands'of tickets for that point. The carnival at, Ogden has, coutrary to expectations, not had any appreciable effect on the popularity of the beach. Tho Time' Flyer. Thk Timks' flyer on the Kio Grande Western is proving by far the most popular pop-ular of all the trains 'to Ogden. People who are going to the carnival all want to go on tho "Jlver." The phenomenal time made by the "flyer" is tlie cause of this rush. Bv special arrangements with TnKTiMKs'tho "llyer" will always carry us many passengers as can be accommodated. |