Show Last Legal Obstacle in W Way ay of Moffat Tunnel Removed by U. U S. S Court And Boring Will Soon Begin T I. I The last obstacle In the way Nay of the building of or the Moffat tunnel and anda 9 I railroad from Denver t to Salt SaU La Lake through the Uintah basin was wase removed re re- removed emOTed moved when the United States supreme supreme su su- su preme court last Monday uphold the act of Colorado legislature creating the tunnel district Immediately after tho the news of tho the high court decision comes news from Salt Lake to the effect that Simon Bamberger at the head of or the Salt Lake Denver Railway company com com- pany papy will begin construction work in the near future from the Colorado state line to Salt SaIt Lake The Tho Ing Item In that connection appeared appear appear- ed in Tuesdays Tuesday's Salt Lake Tribune The surveys have haTe been made a of convenience and necessity necessity sity obtained from the tho public utilities t ties es commission and anel t permission granted for Cor way right across federal federal federal fed fed- eral lands Former Governor Bamberger said yesterday that this decision of the United States supreme court removes the last obstacle standing in the in-the the way way of the construction of the line which will open the vast undeveloped re resources resources resources re- re sources of the Uintah basin The Salt Lake Denver company will proceed at once he said to the development development development de de- of final plans plana necessary to the beginning of or actual tion Not only does docs the supreme court decision permit the Colorado Interests Interests Inter Inter- ests to build the tunnel but Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Bamberger said yesterday he has positive assurance that the funds for the work will be immediately available The strong Utah interests interests and their eastern and western connections con sections are understood to be 1 e In a position to command the funds necessary necessary essary f for r their enterprise at anytime any anytime I time that It becomes feasible and possible to proceed with the work Preparations for Cor this railroad lines line's construction were made several sever sever- al years ago when the comp company ny was formed by a group of business men of Salt SaIt Lake Actual construction has been held up however pending the decision regarding the c constitutionality constitutionality of or the tunnel district Now that the supreme court has decided the district is legal It is h hold held ld that there Is nothing further to prevent the completion of U the e road I This railroad will open up and place In direct communication by rail with Salt SaIt Lake large parts of the rich Uintah basin development of which has been greatly retarded on account of poor transportation facilities It will mean much for Cor that country and will give Salt SaIt Lake additional acid addi lanai rich resources besides the shorter route to the east cast The Associated Press sent out from Denver the following dispatch with reference e to the decision decision by tho United States Slates supreme court dismissing the writ of error and affirming tho the decision decision decIsion de de- of the supreme court of Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado establishing validity of the Moffat Moffat Moffat fat tunnel district taw law eliminates the last legal logal obstacle standing in the way of the construction tion of the Moffat tunnel through the continental divide Norton Montgomery attorney forthe for forthe forthe the Moffat tunnel commission Wh when n Informed of ot the decision announced the commission Imm Immediately will advertise advertise advertise ad ad- vertise for bids for the sale gale of the in bonds authorized by bythe bythe bythe the legislature for the building of the tunnel Advertisements also will wilt willbo willbe be bo Issued at once for bids to cover the work of constructing the tunnel according to Mr Will VU be ho MUm Building of or the tunnel according to competent authorities will be one of the greatest achievements of modern engineering The bore will willbe willbe be miles in length It will wUI be bethe bethe bethe the longest railway tunnel In the United States The tunnel will b bused be used jointly for railway systems ane and vehicular traffic serving also as a tubo for Cor telephones telegraph anc and power lines Construction will be he of the pioneer method which Includes a pilot tunnel of small dimensions to tobe tobe be used later as a c conveyor of or water from Cram the western slope elope of Colorado to the eastern slope of ot this state The liThe tunnel will be sixteen feet wide and tw twenty four four nty-four feet foet high Beginning Be B ginning at the headwaters of south Bouth Boulder creek It will end at the tho tb headwaters of the Frasier river In I Middle Park It is estimated d thru three years will be occupied in Its con COB I Th The construction of the tunnel will shorten the railroad distance dis t tanco tance between Denver and Salt Lake City miles according to members members members mem mem- bers o of 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