Show Bamberger Bam erger Southern Pacific Moffat I I Burlington is New Combination Among the several prospects for new railroad construction pr proposed in the west more general attention Is being paid in Denver and throughout through through- out Colorado to the expected extension exten den e extension densIon sion of ot Moffat road to Salt Lake C City ty than t to an any any other In rit one one ot of the the leading articles in ill it its Ne New Years Year's edition the time Rocky o ky Mountain News points out ont that this is b because us the Moffat tunnel will Avill be completed I in 1926 and there seems little doubt that there will be active construction work work undertaken by the tho Moffat road during the tho coming year After Arter re referring referring re- re ferring to the tho Dotsero cutoff th thew's the News ew's continues Further extensions of oC the Moffat I road are assured by the very natu nature o of of the tho undeveloped unde natural resources resources resources ces In Northwestern Colorado will be bo opened through the completion completion comple comple- tion of or the tunnel I This district of the Iho state though with a mil railroad road has been ben handicapped handi hanm- capped for lor the railroad tow low goes oes over o the backbone of ot the s reaching an elevation of feet with more than two miles of or sno one Forty per cent ot of or the operating expense of the road I Is over tho the hill and tho the tunnel is la I being built to eliminate this climb The tunnel ore means means a low grade Krade crossing crossin of oC the mountaIns mountain for forthe forthe forthe the Moffat road and the development develop develop- development ment of tho the Northwestern district In natural resources Northwestern Colorado excels ar any sized similarly district In the world There Thero are vast undeveloped oil oU structures and some sonio already developed de tit United States geological v reports that the Yampa coal area Is 1200 s and contains tons tf bt coal th the anthracite field contains 40 0 square miles and 17 17 tons of or coal conJ Gla lal's In ages past cut through time the hills until in pI places ed d this coal 11 lies S exposed i i t ione one vein vent o over r the o o the snit ami in places the face fac of ot the l hill shows up 26 distinct veins 5 J There There a are iNo ro ino mountains S. S of or oil uil oi shale halo and what are said to bo ba t the ic largest and finest mineral S in the iho world Steamboat Springs alolu having Im such springs with 1 x combined How flow of 2000 gallons a minute Agriculture h has already alread been developed but there are are millions of acres still waiting f for r ho he plow and there Is an abundant of ot for for Irrigation For building ln maa i u and anel mine mine n's ns n's the district strict d mss as 15 not been bean scratched These are the he f fn facts that pr prompt conclusion tho-conclusion of extensions of or time offal roa roa roa-l l r C C. C Coo Coo- su- su rad rail In c connection n with this this i 1 Is the tho I I revived rumor from Salt Lake Lao wit 1 J that nt hi will r. gin in 1925 1935 tho co of a railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road from that city into Northwest Northwest- Northwestern ern Colorado to connect with the Moffat road With Uh these rumors ra ts t tone one that there ther will be a new cow cow- of oC railroads affected the Southern Pacific and er road to connect with fUh the Moffat road with the Rock Island or th Burlington as the tho east castara n outlet from Denver I While th there re are numerous ru rumors rumors rumors ru- ru mors of acquisition of oC the th Moffat road by some sonic one of or the great systems s n- n when it 1 is taken out of f re receivership re- re these are strenuously denied by those directly Interested in the tho Moffat lorr t road They assert that It will 1111 remain independent If 11 Is the he only railroad that reaches the tho Moffat tunnel which lS is b bed built by by-a by a bond of oC certain co Ju- Ju Denver J 1 1 1 |