Show EQUIPMENT ORDERS INDICATE MOFFAT AT ATUN LINE UN TO 1 EE B RESUMED Local railroad men are wondering what the recent order for cars placed by the Denver V Northwestern Pacific better known as the Moffat road means mean The order calls for gondola cars of or pounds capacity iso V box cars care fifty sto stock Ck k cars twenty five flat cars of or 80 SO- OO pounds capacity twelve caboose cars t and six refrigerator cars That a apart part of or this equipment can be i used on the present line from Denver to Springs is admitted but what the h road Jad wants with the gondolas and the flat flatcars cars unless it is the intention of or th the road rond to push construction work west of Steamboat Springs is a puzzle le David II If Moffat sent a a. dispatch to THE TELEGRAM u. u several months ago in which he announced hi his Intention to commence corn com mc mence work worle on the thc extension of ot the toad road to this eit city early this spring from time timeto to time since then there have ha been various rumors that the road had been or was about to be sold and that Moffat could not secure the thc financial backing that he needed to push the road through to Utah Front From time lime to time Mr Moffat has denied de tie- nied these rumors Moffat Is known among railroad men as one who ho ho talks but bUl little As far tar as the public knows he lie has made a statement as t to which way ile Ilg lg na d denter the Benver Northwestern o s Pacific a I would enter Salt Lake City though it is ts known that he has at least two surveys Into the city A well known local railroad man said this morning Mr Ir Moffat does things without talking about them The order for new equipment probably means that thal he has plenty of financial backing and that within the next sixty days davs the word ord will go RO out that the work of or pushing the theUne theline theline line Une from Steamboat Springs to this cit city It has been orde ordered L |