Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-20 | Page 2 | D. & R. G. W. Opposition to Cutoff Proves Surprise of Hearing

v D. D R. R G. G W W. Opposition to Cutoff Proves Sur Surprise prise of Hearing By HAMPTON GODBE Utah Interests are encouraged over the trend ot of matters matter at the Dotsero cutoff heaTIng now be before ore the Colorado public utilities commission com coin mission at Denver according to T S S. S Earley Carle secretary ot of the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' association who returned returned re- re turned to Salt Lake Thursday Mr Earley with n 11 E. E Cortman Corfman chairman ot of the public utilities commission ot of Utah and W. W F. F McCarthy representing the Salt Lake chamber o ot commerce and other representatives ot of Utah and Uintah basin organizations has been appearing for the Ut Utah h In- In One ot of the Important developments developments develop develop- ments was a passed by bythe bythe the Denver chamber ot of commerce commerce favoring extension ot of the Denver DemeL Salt Lake line westward into Utah Mr Earley said which Is In line with the policy Utah Interests favor tavor Utah interests are not opposing construction or of the cutoff In an any anyWay wa Way Mr Earley explained Our OUI object In attend attending In the hearing was to urge that whatever action may maybe maybe be taken on the cutoff building will not interfere with the right ot of other railroads to build lines through the Uintah basin connecting Utah main maln mainlines lines with Colorado lines RIO GRANDE SURPRISES The surprise ot of the haring was the action ot of the Denver Grande Western Vestern in Intervening Inter Inter- and opposing the Dotsero cutoff unless It Is granted certain rights and privileges Mr III E Earley Iley said The D D. It 11 G. G W. W favors the project provided It Is allowed to build the cutoff in place of Ute the Denver Salt Lake Western estern which applied for the right In event this is not granted permission Isal ked to acquire not less than one halt interest t in the cutoff or least tt one half I of the c capital i s stock of the company owning or building the project or as a a. third point that the D. D n. n G. G W. W be permitted to lease or operate the cutoff Otherwise Other Other- wise vise the D. D n. n G. G W. W Yo proposes proposes to build another cutoff to compete with the Dotsero project Mr Earley said A summa summary ot of tho situation at atthe atthe the hearing was given as follows The Denver Salt Lake Lako railroad Is at Present the only road operating op op- op through the state stale owned oWne Moffat tunnel The Denver Salt Lake Western a subsidiary of this company compan has applied for permission permission sion tr to build the cutoff from Ores Oles tod to lo Dotsero a distance ot of forty fort one miles THIRD APPLICATION A third company the Salt Lake Denver railroad has applied for fOI permission to build a line lne from Provo to Craig Cob Colo through the Uintah basin to connect with the the Denver Salt Lake line With building ot of the cutoff the Denver Rio Grande Western Vestern would then ask to operate over the Denver Salt Lake line via the short route roule back to Its main line at Dotsero thus shortening the distance dis- dis Lance tance to Salt Lake by miles