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Show (GOOD YEAR FOR But Few Extensions Planned for Next Season by the ;. Railroads. EXPENSIVE LINE CHANGES WILL BE FEATURES I Timely Talk Over Past and Fu--1; tnre Plans Along Con-; Con-; : ; struction Lines. "While tho railroad construction of the past .summer has been something remarkable, re-markable, the outlook for new oxtensions next year Is not so promising". The leading lead-ing roari3 building transcontinental lines uro tho Grand Trunk Pacific on tho north and the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient on tho far south. Locally thcro Is nothing noth-ing promised in the way of important extensions, and tho railroads will devote I their energies to bctlorment and lino D changes. In this respect, however, the 8 work will be most important nnd expen- U Hive, with some very heavy grading con- tracts, including tunnels and brldgeG to E reduce grades and curvature. I As timo passes there Is scomingly a I growing conviction that tho story of tho I Bio Grande acquiring the Moffat lino Is I not all speculation, but behind tho nn- I nouncemcnt Is somo fact, and it will not I be Jong before thcr truth is known. I Should this mature It would mean an ac- I tivo campaign In Colorado to secure tho I connection at or near Dotscro, nnd it would at once give the Rio Grando the short line Into Salt Lake. I Pessimism ratlier than optimism is ap parent when talking to prominent, railroad rail-road men. who claim that for tho time being no new extensions will be planned, but this may be entirely changed after election, and when the political sky Is cleared. MeanwhJlo the local roads are busily engaged In the work of widening banks, laying new rail, putting in additional addi-tional sidings and carrying on tho work planned sonic time ago, so that tho autumn will see tho end of a most successful suc-cessful and busy year. |