Show Rm RIO GRANE OFFER TO BUILD Dm DOTSERO tRO LINE m DISCLOSED lO m Details of Scheme Not Related at Denver Hearing YEn DE Cob Sept 1 It AP APA APA A formal proposal has been made b by the Denver Den Rio Grande West West- estern est em ern to the Denver Den Salt Lake railroad for the construction or of the Dotsero cutoff W. W II H. WIllIams WIl hiatus lIams chairman ot of the board ard ot of the tho RIo Grande and the Missouri Pacific Pa- Pa testified at today's session of the hearing before the publIc ties commission on the Moffat roads road's application for a permit to built the cutoff Williams gave gae no details of the offer oer but he Indicated that It had hadnot hadnot not been acceptable The officials or of the Missouri road left the bear bear- lag InS shortly shortt after neter the middle or of session for private conference with their outside the thedoor thedoor door of the main conference room returning said nothing or of orthe and on on the matter malter discussed but merely Indicated the they were ready to proceed proceed pro pro- ed ce-ed with the bearing Williams testified that after afler thE Missouri Pacific had bought a a. half I terest In the D. D n. n G. G W four possibilities or of a a. shorter route Into Denver from the west coast were cre considered These possibilities were The buying or of the Denver Salt Lake railroad or the control or of It the tho building or of the Dotsero cutoff and the reaching rights over ocr Denver and Salt Lake road Independent Inde- Inde pendent operation b by the fat railroad over o the cutoff which either road should build and construction or of a a. new line as short hort or shorter than the Dotsero cutoff 1 S. S McCarthy representing the Salt Lake chamber of commerce told the commission yesterday that it feels the Dotsero cutoff should be built but does not want It to interfere with the proposed construction construction con con- or of a a. standard gauge roar road westward Into the basin of Utah Upon being specifically questioned b by V n. n Freeman pros pros- Ident ot of the II D. S. S L. L Woo W. said his road was seriously considering extending Its tracks westward front Craig Cole Colo into Inlo the basin bagin Figures QI on prospective earnings presented by D. D S. S L. L W. W witnesses wit wit- nesses were questioned b by MeAl to lister In an an apparent show that this was too small no a. railroad to attempt so large a or of witnesses wit wit- oct eel In examination cross nesses nesse be also attempted to bring out that the constructiOn or of the cutoff would be a serious financIal blow to the D. D n. n G. G W. W |