Show GRADE CONTEST IS STILL ON + Whittemore Sends Down More Men andShort Line More Material for New Track to Which Another Mile Is Added I Attorney C O Whittemore last evening even-ing sent down to Uvada a dozen extra men to work on the disputed grade It was announced that the men would go down to resist the Short Lines forces but Mr Whittemore says that this Is not true but that the men are going down to Join the others who arc there under Adam Paul for the purpose of working on the grade Mv Whittemore stales that there will be no trouble at all that all his men understand the situation and will not forcibly resist the larger number of Short Line employees em-ployees but that iho iffort will continue con-tinue to be made to show that the Utah California grading force was dally driven off by the Utah Nevada California Cali-fornia or Oregon Short Line forces STILL LAYING TRACK There were no development In the Oregon Short Line camp yesterday but the force at Uvada completed anotlur mile of track and Is still working material ma-terial being continually sent down New material Is coming from the East General Superintendent Calvin came in yesterday morning but ho said that there were no developments other than what has already been fully reported The force under Superintendent Young Is still at work and Mr Young will remain re-main at the front in charge of the op orations S COUNTY OWNS THE GRADE That TJvada grade Is the property of Lincoln county and lie County Commissioners can dispose of it In anyway any-way they may gee fit Bald K P Swin dcr of De La Mar at the Ctillon yester day The fact thai tho Clark road rcpresenlatlve were on the ground Jlrst cuta no figure Their line Is 500 J miles away and no telling when ll will show up In Llncojn county while the Short Lino pfrople are not only on the spotbut are rapidly laying track and connection with Salt Lake City Is sure at an almost immediate date I think the County Commissioners will dispose of the grade to the Short Line If referring to the railroad situation InLincoln co yesterday R C Lund of St George paid Air MoNamec the I District Attorney of Lincoln has always al-ways been thj > steadfast friend of the county and hns done the best he could to help bring a railroad that way Ho Ii now serving his third term UK District Dis-trict Attorney and Is ns enthusiastic in tho countys welfare as ever MATERIAL THAT IS NEEDED About 1350000 tIes will be needed for the Oregon Short Line extension representing repre-senting alone 3675000 Over 12000 tons of rail will be required at sixty pounds per yard which will figure at the least 810000 but probably more m steel prices are ever changing If the rails are thirty feet long 316800 splices G33 600 bolts and 22000 kegs of spikes 200 pounds to the keg will be needed SELECT THE REST ROUTE When VIcePrcHldcnl Bancroft and party go over the line next week It will be for the purpose of determining the better route from Pypcr or Clover Val hey Junction The surveyed route duo south strikes for the Bluddy river while another turns northwest and goes throijgh Plbche thence over Bristol pass and thence southwest A large letter S would be formed by the Plochc I Brlstol pass voulc but It would take In I some more mining camps 13y I hrniicli1 I ajiiIirjc I dovn J |