Show DENVER NEUS S WHITES ABOUT MOFFAT TX TUNNEL After Artor considering at some lengths length the o obstacles that have been th Ui-owa Ui wn in the way of oC the Moffat tunu l 1 and some of oC the possible defects defects- in waking wak riak- ing us use of the tame same the editor them takes up the vast importance of oC thee the tunnel if it is made full use of In maJ making ng use of the the- tunnel the tunnel capital must become interested Capital i is iss Inert and l has las as to be sho shown ll if it vested in any ny enterprise Should 1 the operation co of the the Rio Rio Grande and Denver Den and Salt Lake rai laiho ls ls be secured Denver Dever would d ha lie t placed placed l E Eon on a tr transcontinental line lin Gifts This nis line is already alread built except except the 4 42 mile Dotsero o cutoff cutoff which l' l cam cant al be be- constructed at a c cost st of 2 2 1 mill- mill Ions floe Tho saving in distance distance for r theD the the- D D. D and It R. G. G and would Western Weste n n would d then be bo miles bet between Doi Denver er erand am and Salt Sail JJ Lake Jake ke City This would meat an act actual al saving to fo this road r-oa-d of 1 Q OO annually This would Increase in increase crease travel over the Burlington also al al- al so The vast resources of the I. I western western west west- ern erit slope i in ii the wa way of fruits grains livestock and vegetables wo would l 1 be given a free ree and rind dh direct ct outlet io o a the east t v j i I The interest which fought ought the building of th the tunnel are also lighting tho the use of tho file tunnel and the Fame same interests which r. r failed d to stop tho the building of of- the tunnel al are aIe also o apt to fail in st stopping use nse of the tho The Tho interests of the whole I western slope demand ud the hc use uso of ho the tunnel and tho the Interests opt of r several LOV- LOV eral cral railroads also its demand demand life use Transportation seeks the tho shortest and cheapest channels and for tor this reason anon the demand demand- is so strong I. I to use th the the tunnel funnel tl that t th the tho opposition cannot well won prevent Its use us-e. Denver and antI th the the l district o ha been pat patient nt with the road officials officials' who hold 11 lor 30 and and also o th the tho nl light ht oC or way for foi 1 t 10 si D cu cutoff They control t the n I and ancI It have Ite e rc- rc fused fused to s sell all lJ these these k a l the situa situa- situation tion Lo to allY set sel of f people co l S t would bJ block cl the the tho game Tl They e havo YO suffered suffer od ed financial loss 3 rather rattier than have o this view cw new transcontinental lan l'an 1 route blocked by byi i its s enemies It H r I looks boles rig It wow now as ns l If the final this this- through l route loute ute was wa was was' i bout about to comoto como como- to pass pass- Just as as- as soot soon as as' as this Is a achieved tI the hie Moffat will be a ar paying p proposition opo directly tl or or r inch indi Rou Routt County Republican 1 L y |