Show Betterments on Short Line The year was one of Improvement for tho Oregon Short Line Ever since tho property was reorganized Its physical condition has boon better VlccPres IdciH Bancroft General Superintendent Calvin andijtjie forces of the operating opcrtnS dopartmcntinjave not left one suggestion I sugges-tion to be made for the Improvement of the property and the vast amounttof I work ordered by the directors is proof of the brpad policy or tho present owners own-ers The second years work on the contract for relining Twin Creeks tunnel tun-nel with masonry concrete rind brick arch was satisfactorily done and this years work will complete tho Job n total I of 1525 feel Tire work of relaying the main line with sevcntyfivcpound steel also SCycltyfvepound pro greased and ballasting was begun For the next live years 100 miles of Short I Line track will be baOistcd wl hahstll per year The company has two steam shovels 100 ballast cars and two unloaders This will be Increased by one steam shovel and 100 more Rodger ballast cars Over 2300 feet of pie and trestle bridging was replaced by past Iron plpo culverts with filled In grade and three plate Iron girders The Beaver canyon trestle was filled in solidly with earth and the same will be clone with the Bear River canyon trestles New stations were built at Kaysvllle Sl Anthony Rc bury I a Belle New fine tanks of standard de rig I wore also put In at several stations sta-tions and In fact many and great improvements Im-provements were made In roadway I track and permanent structures |