Show THE RIO GRANDE resolves to ansh its croad gnage line the mountains at once perhaps the most important movement in railroad circles which has been for shadowed for some time Is the one now under consideration by the rio grande by which that line proposes to put down a third rail from canon city to utah it was learned by a reporter of alie news yesterday that the matter biad already been considered by the authorities here and that had arrived at the conclusion that it had now become an absolute necessity that some action be aiken in order to provide means for handling the rapidly increasing traffic of this line it is understood thai the heavy in ores over the narrow gauge has demonstrated the fact that a heavier rail and rolling stock is now essential to alie proper conduct of their business the local authorities have made out a full report of the facts which have led them to aliis and forwarded the same with proper estimates of the cost involved in the matter of new enterprise to alie directors of the road in new york for their consideration and action with the urgent request that it be considered at once and that their decision shall be made known at as early n date as possible and that work can be commenced as soon as arrangements can be made it has become a well settled opinion among the officials here said a prominent rio grande man yesterday that something of the kind must be done and the sooner it is accomplished the better it will be for the road tinder our present arrangements we cannot satisfactorily handle our business it is understood eliat tho development of the mining interests of the states continuous to this line has in a large measure been instrumental in leading to this step as well as tho increased from utah denver neu neus s li is stated on good authority that edward richards of denver and col i dodge of the denver rio Grand ohavo bought a tract of acres of land on alio east shore of utah lake near the battle creek station of the denver rio grande road it ia proposed to lay out a townsite in this favored spot |