Show I RIO RANDE Will WLL CUT Of or u MilES IN UTAH prom from green reen River to lo to to be Pierced by bV Straight Line of ROil Rod l I steep r des nd Present He vv x x- x pense to fo e Avo Avoided id ed r t 1 i I. I f Prom From the he general offices of of the the 1 Denver 1 ve r Ri i ride ridel l' l railway system in Denver orders orders- have b been n is issued it iti i ti S 'S understood for the the immediate immediate organization of surveying and construction corps to build a off cut-off from from- m. m Green Gr en River iver on the main line st straight across across across' the thc desert as the tIie crow crow flies s to Moche a small station at th the end of the stub stub running southeast from rom Salina Sevier county on on 1 the liar Marysvale fa branch n As predicted it in THE TELEGRAM some months ago ago i this sch scheme me was sure to follow the shortening g of of t the e Southern Pacific from the Pacific coast to Ogden n b bythe the Lucin off cut and the opening of the Salt Lake line to the coast Sharp competition with Vit l the Harriman n and C Clark rk lines in this territory y has made desirable it is s said id the contemplated off cut-off on the the Ri Rio Grande STEEP GRADES HE HEAVY vY TRAFFIC I AND AND GREAT EXPENSE IN I v. v RUNNING RUN RUN- I NING TRAINS TRAINS' FROM GREEN RIVER AR AROUND BY Y WAY OF TIg THISTLE t E NC IUN AND THE OPERATION OF HEAVY HEAVY- PASSENGER PASSENGER PAS PAS- AND FREIGHT TRAINS b bi ON i THE MAIN MAIN LINE LINE FROM FRO GREE RIVER TO AND ANI FROM THIS CITY I HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT THE DECISION DECISION DE DE- I OF OFFICIALS OF THE RIO GRANDE GRANDE TO LESSEN THE ExPENSES EXPENSES EX EX- PEN ES OF OPERATION ON THE STRETCH OF ROAD MENTIONED TEAR TIAR ON STOCK ROLLING-STOCK AND I ROADBED BECAUSE OF THE STE STEEP P GRADES AND TO EXPEDITE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FIC FIO OF ALL KINDS BY BUILDING THE CUT OFF From Salina to is about twenty twenty twenty ty miles For this distance tracks are already laid and trains operated From Green River to is about eighty miles across the level desert and through a practically unprofitable stretch of country Following Fallowing closely upon the r recent cent in inspection In 1 trip iI in this territory of hi highest highest high high- hest h- h est officials of the Rio Grande steps step's will S soon OD be taken to hurry ties rails and other material to both Gr Green en River and Salina so that construction willbe will willbe willbo be bo rushed from both ends The estimated cost of the off cut-off is not known but the character of the country is such it is asserted that the expense will not be great The new off off cut is but a small part of ofa a great scheme on the part of the Goulds to cut deeply into the business now handled exclusively by the Clark and Harriman lines The Gould and the Harriman interests it is well known have lon long been bitter enemies enemies' in a com com commercial mercial way By continuing the off cut westward IiI I from fro Salina SaHna to a small m ll st station tio called called called- ai Goss on the Salt Lake line between b V I Ch Clear ar Lake and Black Blaek R th k Rio Pio Grande rand will wm tap some of the richest tor tet Clark line and b by effecting effect 1 i. i i- i ing ing traffic arrangements with arrangements with the latter system w will It be en enabled bl d to ta run n- n gor trains through h from Los Ios Ang Angeles l s to Chicago by bv the shortest known route route- I Although h the distance from Green GreenI River to Thistle Junction on on n the main r r I line is ill as far as from Green River to toI I Salina a little more thai mil miles s officials of the Rio Grande favor the I off cut-off because it does away with the t he I extremely mely lon ion long and wearing 1 uphill haul to Soldiers Soldiers' Summit Summit one of the st steepest steepest steep steep- epst ep- ep I est st grades on the entire system and a source of much worry and ana expense expense to the road Business men in Green River and owners of land along the tM proposed cutoff cutoff cutoff cut cut- off are working hard for the new road In the former town formal forma steps have been taken to present the matter matter to the railway mana management ement and every citizen in the section to be trav traversed by the cut off cut off is enthusiastic over the scheme |