Show Press Reports On Moffat Road pinion Opinion is That Receivership ip Will Mean Its Early Completion The Den Denver er Times says that t the he Moffit Moffat t road will now be bc completed arid and that the receivership receivership just granted bv by the thc dis- dis judge jud e insures the success sl o of f the he project Ve We quote the followIng fallowing ving I I When U David id Moffat died with his dream but half come Conte or lc true rue other builders took up aIl th the ce ask where he had relinquished i it men It-men men of the same stock the I same nine stamina the same spirit They hey are aie consecrated to the work vork of saving the thc road as an entity They are Colorado men with ith Colorado courage and Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado ideals in whose hands the future of the Moffat 1 road is assured The the receivership provides a al l legal egal safeguard under which all interests will wilt be protected The men named named as receivers Colonel D. D C C. Dod Dodge e S. S M. M Perry err and W. W V. r. have Vatson Watson have no 10 superiors in railroad construction construction construction con con- and administrative work vork They know the he needs the he resources an and tha 1112 possibilities ties of the property and the marvelous country it taps They ire are rire behind it heart and soul ith with a perfect faith in its fu fut future fu- fu t ture u re 1 Colonel Dod Dodge e until yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day general mana manager er of theline the theline theline line is a railroad builder of nati national na na- ti nal prominence His whole life ife has hus been ns associated with the development e of this state S. S M. M Perry until yesterday treasurer secretary of the road lias fias been identified with it since its inception V. W. V. W. Watson Vatson is a man whose administrative ability is known throughout the V West Vest es t. t I D Did David David id r Moffat is dead The I Moffat road project however and back hark of it are earnest loyal Colorado men who will complete complete complete com com- it and in this task they have back hack of them the good goodwill goodwill will ill and and sympathy of every ery right-minded right citizen of Colorado Colo Colo- rado Local capitalists and others interested in the thc opening opening- up of the Uintah coun country try claim their wishes in iii this respect are about to be fulfilled The plan includes includes in- in eludes the reorganization of the Moffat road which is now in inthe uthe the hc hands of receivers the issuance is is- is- is sul ove of bonds bond to rebuild the theline theline theline line so 50 that it will b be open for traffic every month mouth in the year and the extension of the road or the building of an entirely new tiC new v road f fro from r o nt Steamboat Springs s to Salt Lake NIt It t is said that the thc the capital forthe for forthe the scheme has been secured It will include besides Utah and Colorado mone money the support support support sup sup- port of prominent eastern cap cap- In the rumor afloat here it is said the money for forthe forthe the rehabilitation of the Moffat r r I road road has already been secured The money needed fo for the extension ex ex- I tension of the road will be subscribed subscribed subscribed sub sub- scribed provided is se se- cured in in Utah The Utah mOlley money money mon mOll ey is iB IB also sai said to be provided for for road as soon as the Moffat r is s relieved from the pressing difficulties under which it now local promoters operates and the jf ers of or the road look for building to start this summer bummer I While Governor Go Spry is not interested financially in the undertaking he is one of the most ardent supporters of any scheme which will tap the rich Uintah country from Salt Lake I and brin bring 1 the trade of that section section sec tion here instead of to Denver Speaking last night of the project project Governor Go Spry said said who Any man maul or l company will build a r railroad into the Uintah section will be a n great benefactor to Salt Snit Lake and Utah The Isle country is one of the richest in the stat state Many lany thousands of acres of territory need but the corning cooling of a railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road to be opened up to agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture and find commerce The TIlt country is i one of the richest within the state and only only on on- ly y needs transportation I ties I The country is amply messed messed mess mess- ed with water and the entire section co could uld be th thrown open to irrigation The trade o of this section now goes oes to Denver If Ifa a road is is' opened this will wilt naturally nat nat- naturally Salt Lake gravitate ra to and will aid add greatly to the city's greatness s. s Herald I ail an |