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Show EASY GRADE mi Mar. Talks of Western Hjvantages in Hauling. Hbf the W. P(L-H Bnents of tin, I larrirna 1 Inns aclK-o. pn.mlye 1.1 inn! .. ,,v ,- trana-continental speed records by a big margin. This flxht for KUpremacj In getting get-ting to tin Pacific .oast r a main topic among railroad men at present. What th.- Western Paflile. going out from Salt Lake, l going i do isn't reailj- realised by mOSt people Interesting Facts. A railroad man of long experience talking of Mn- situation :ind whut ih Immediate Im-mediate future f to bring ae some ln-tereeUng ln-tereeUng facts yesterda; "The famous tunnel through tho Sierras which the Southern PacTfli proposes t build." said be. 1 will make a ik difference, of course. in thai road's grade, and win more materially mate-rially help that road ami tin- I'nion Pacific Pa-cific In making fast time Into Chicago than nil recent Improvements That tunnel tun-nel will reduce the road maximum Knnie from " la per cent to 1.5 per cent. Harriman Line Started. "At tin- same time the Western Pacific will get Into San PranclRCO with R maximum maxi-mum grade of 1 pr cent. And the dlf-fei-nce in length between the two lines will be only about 1 went miles, the Hnr- rlman line via the Lucia cut-opr being Tiso and the new line 800 miles to Ball wat.-r. 'I ho new route from Salt Lako will, therefore, it is easy to s' have an appreciabli advantage in getting freight to Ms terminus a net which means a great deal to Salt Lake City " |