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Show Th Deep Credit Hoail, II. J. A. MeMurtrie of Denver and formerly chief engineer of the Denver & Kio (irande railroad and now one of the most extensive railroad contractors in the west, is a guest at the Walker. Mr. McMartrio is of the opinion that the Deep Creek railroad project should lie pushed with vigor and that the road when completed should belong to the people of Salt Lako "City. Ho says that if the puople would grade the road bed there would be no diliieuily in inducing capital from the east to lay the iron and supplying the road with rolling stock. Every new road that enters Salt Lake bethinks, means greater and additional development ami prosperity for the city, and there is no reason why Salt Lake City should not become one of the greatest railroad centers in tho west as well as a chief factor in all kinds of msnufUiritig industries. Mr. Mc-Murtrio Mc-Murtrio is of the opinion that there will be vonsiderabie activity shown during dur-ing the present year in railroad construction con-struction north of this point and it may include Utah buioro the season is con-eluded. |