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Show Colorado Banker So Declares Upon His Return to Denver. I 'WILL RUSH ROAD TO COMPLETION NOW H ."Vttah and Colorado Capitals to H Be Connected Within Two The railroad from Denver to Salt. Lake known as the Moffat road, which Jias boon in course of construction for .evcral years, with, at times, little hopo that tho road would ovor be completed, unless taken ovor .by one or tho other of the Harrinian or Gould system, it now appears wiH bo built, beyond any question of a doubt, and that, too, wit.li nil possible speed. Mr. Moffat, his chief engineer, and others of his associates, were in Salt Lako ouo day last week. They oulv stayed a short time less than six liours. From hero they went to Provo, whore an arrangement was Hf made and negotiations entered into wit ii Jesse Knight and the Mormon church, said Co have been represented by Apostle Senator Koed Smooc. for the immediate construction of tho road from Salt Lako to the Colorado J'tnt.e 1 line, a distance oi 220 miles. Upm Hj his return to Denver, Mr. Moffat. :n .speaking of his (rip to Utah and its rc-suits rc-suits in an interview in tho Denver Tim ex. said: "We shall run trains between Denver and Salt Lake within two years." Mr. Moffat was enthusiastic over the outcome of his Salt Lake trip. He said: 4 -Actual dirt is now flying in tho be-jjinniuf: be-jjinniuf: of tlio construction of. the road xroni Provo to meet ue. Thero will be no delays. The road -will be completed as fast as men and money can do i(. Backed by Mormon Church. ''The Utah Construction company will work separate' from our forces in Colorado as far as building is con-corned. con-corned. t its head is Jesse Knight, a man with an income of $-100,000 a year; L'ced Smoot, and the financial support: of the Mormon church. "These people and (heir associates aro hcavilv interested in the bonds of the road. They arc as anxious to push construction from that end as I am from this end. ""While we were in Salt Lake we Hj arranged our terminals, yards, etc., and the arrangements were most satisfac-lory. satisfac-lory. Tho Utah people want tho rond completed as badly as Denverites. It will open the coal fields of Uintah and Routt counties to them as well as us, and its oporation will .be of the greatest benefit. Worked for This End. "1 have worked three years now io get just the arrangement which L have dually completed and I am satisfied.. 1 am back to Denver this time to stay for a while, and I shall devote my time to the pushing of the construction from this end as rapidly as Mr. Knight and his associates are working from their cud. V7o will meet at the State line. "The route from Provo through the H. mountains has not been fully deter- mined upon all the way. We nave sev-oral sev-oral surveys but the selection lies be-tween be-tween two of them. The road will eiiher go through" Provo canyon or through Hobble Creek cauyon." east of Cpringvillc. " j Tho Denver' Post-says- r,f the Utah arrangement: 4 'The Utah syndicate' l pledged to help '" 11. Moffat complete 'lie road-is back- up by Jesse Knight, Heed Smoot and the wealth of tho Mormon church. " |