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Show TUNNEL AT DIVIDE SyPPORIED LOCALLY Carrying out th instructions f th com mitt of Commercial club standing commit tees, J. E. Cain. crtary. sent a rep It to th Rocky Mountain News last night telling of th Indorsement of the plsn to hav a legislative com mltte appointed to meet a Ilk con-mlttr con-mlttr from th Colorado legislature to devte wya and means for bmMlne; a I tunnel under the great divide t of 1 Tolland, near th western terminus of ! the Moffat road. Th propoeed tunnel will be rightlv deemed a transcontinental tunnel if buHt. as th ohert Is in crest a gtewa I through th Rockies for aa many irant-1 COnttnentAj rattlrr MM. i.. .. IT In tht fulitre. A meet Ipg of the board of governor of tha club is called for this afternoon. whn a request will be mad upon t!ie legislature to appoint at one a commit tee tn take up the proposition with ih Colorado and 1'tah leglsKtors before both hod If adiottrn. Th agitation for the tunnel to be built hy Colorado was started by Frank J Cannon, inanactns; edl.or of tru Hock Mountain Newa. laat month. A hill hum been IntrndiH-ed In th Colorado l-glela-tur In which authority will he riven the slat to Issue bonds covering Hie citet 1 of constructing the tunnol, which han been estimated at ,(MKi.AHt. 'he firi 1 1 I'tsh Is to take is to give adequate ss-l. urn- irwi mf Monat road win he e-t e-t ended to Rait lke from th Colorado line If the tunnel ia built. According to general Information, there will be no trouble Una no lug the mad on to Rait Lke. |