Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-03-22 | Page 3 | Grand Canyon Line Asks Right of Way to Kanarraville

GRAND CANYON LINE ASKS RIGHT OF WAY TO KANARRAVIUE Road Expected Ultimately to Tap Utah Dixie Land . and Haibab Forest With the filing in ttM I'nited 8tatee land fflc of the application of the Utah Grand t'naroa Railroad com paay for a right of way from Load oa the main line of the Salt Lake to Kaaarraville, near the IronWaaaing-toa IronWaaaing-toa rountv Hae, another important atep has bees taken bv-tnat road for the building of a railroad to southern L'tah. The enrvey for the road wa torn pleted several months ago and much of the right of war through private land waa secured. Within the last few days contracts have baea let for a part- of the grading and work will eommeae in the near future. The ap- Klieatioa for the right of way ftleil the land office ia for that part of the country owned by the government. It ia etpeeUd that the application will be passed oa favorably within short time. The distance of the road as shown ia the appliratioa is 37.17 miles. This, however. Is bat s part of the proposed line, it being the intention or the eompanv to build through to 8t. George in Washington county and then on to Searchlight, Nov., to eonneet with the Santa, '. Another tin for which the survey is completed and en which contracts are to be let in the near future runs fssss Marrsweio, th sad 4 -.--pet valley braneb of the Denver A Bio Orande, to the Grand canyon, tapping tap-ping the immense forest in southeast-am southeast-am Vlsh and northeastern Ariiona.