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Show AGRICULTURAL MEN INVESTIGATE ROUTE Experts of Railroads Go Over Proposed Extension of Western Pacific Pa-cific Lines. W. H. Olin of Denver, commissioner of njrricultui-e for the Denver & Kio Grande railroad, find D. C. Welty, eom-missioner eom-missioner of Rgrieulture for tho Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific railroads, rail-roads, stopped in Salt Lake yesterday ' nn their wav home afrer making- some i in vostiL'atioii in Xevadu nurl Idaho in connection with the proposed construc tion of a Western Pacific branch line from Winnemucea to Boise. Neither of the visitors would talk about the work just completed or tho possible extension of the Western Pa cific From other sources it was learned that both of the agricultural experts were making reports on the trip to higher officials of the Gould lines. According to reports from outside sources, the route gone over was satisfactory satis-factory with the exception of wat er supply. The extension, it wns said, oficrs few construction difficulties and can be built at a very low eost. It was also reported that the residents alone liie proposed route have offered to do-n do-n ate the right of wav if t b e 1 i n e will be built. |