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Show I TO EXPEND VAST SUMS. Improvements on Rio Grande and Western West-ern Pacific to Begin at Once. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN. July 12. While it Is impossible impossi-ble to estimate the cost of the Improvements Improve-ments until tho engineers havo been able to ascertain the naturo of tho geological deposits, Andrew H. Chrlstenscn, treasurer treas-urer of the Utah Construction company, said todav that the contracts which have Just been awarded to his company by tho Gould Interests would involve an Immense Im-mense expenditure of money and marl; another important step In tho plan to rehabilitate tho Rio Grande. "The elimination of the grade on the Western Pacific west of Proctor, Nov., can scarcely be called a now contract," said Mr. Chrlstenscn. "It is reauy a piece of work which was left unfinished at the timo we were working on the original orig-inal contract. After using tho cutoff line with its 3 per cent grade, the company com-pany has decided to lay the new track, adding six miles to the mileage but reducing re-ducing tho grade to 1 per cent. The work required involves tho changing of about nine miles of track and tho moving of about 600.000 cubic yards of earth." The other contract, according to Mr. Ohristonscn, is for the grading of seventeen seven-teen miles of additional track on tho Rio Grande between Thistle and Tucker, Utah He said that this contract, which calls for the grading only, would require tho moving of about 300,000 yards of earth and probably would bo completed before winter, as it was expected to start work at once. William H. Wattls, general manager of the construction company, is at present looking after an extensive contract in California, and is expected back wltliin a few days to look after the beginning of work on the Rio Grande and Western Pacific, |