Show R I j t. t r k r I E I f san sia-iI sia I t d f 6 t r s ac W J k a I I Of iw Moffat's x flats flat's Road t r I Ani n e Lx A Early Completion of i R. R s p r 41 o Salt Line w r From Fron l rom information given en Out ut here liere Friday Frilay it is an assured red fact that the Moffat line will be bC built huilt to Salt Lake City next year em and further that the fi finances fi nances sauces for the building of the theline theline theline line will i I be he f urn is hed he'd d dih F ih by b the Chicago o Hock Rock Island Islan Pacific road matt l The h Moffat line linc which was HS started front from Denver sever several al ml years a a ago xo ol headed for Salt Lake ake has lias been at nt a n p practical r standstill in the way of construction con- con for nearly two years ars h but t now with HIt the thc backing by such bitch a great road as the l Rock Island th there rc is eVer e assurance hat lit the line linc will trill ill h be completed d to lo Salt alt Lake Lale The Thc of the thc Moffat line to this thib tl i city is one on one of th the most important steps in iii the th e io r railroad world orld in this part part part-of of the tIte country for many years for or nut not only will it mean clean a n new en tran tranCe e into the eit city from front the east but will place piece Salt Lake on ott the main line linc of otC one tl of the I Ir greatest r railroads in ill the theU United t States It vill give C a shorter shorted line to Oen Denver er Cr over o a ro route te which affords the most IJ beautiful beautiful auti- auti ful scenery hi iti all rU Colorado For tWo Vo days das H I-I A Chief hief engineer t o of t the e Moffat i line litie and J B Berry chief engineer en cn- ineer of th the Rock Hock Island line have ha been in iii li Salt Lake having ha just Completed a trip over the original l surrey of th the Moffat l toad road between Stilt Salt Lake Lak and Denver The journey was made overland o by ly th these sC two great railroad builders and thear th they the y ar- ar nr o a a. a a. a 10 a. a III d rim lh ell ed in in Silt Salt nt Lake tanned and oni nord out from the hard hat trip tripon on over r the thc ice atilt and snow of the thc Rocky Rock mountains The line linc of the Moffat road passes thru Colorados Colorado's real garden of beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- scenery lie T l hc trip of these engineers clig took them then across high q 1 passes s but hitt it Was Vas accomplished without a mishap l The hc engineers made every effort effort ef cf fort to keep their mission here a secret but hut Mr l Berry Berr who was formerly chief engineer n of oJ the Union Pacific lines was hs recognized and the purpose ol of his trip here Wits learned The Thc building of of the Moffat J line ine t to Salt Lake e has beets been looked forward to for Be several Beral ral ralI I years and the coming coaling of the road coupled with the Rock Island line linc makes the the event event en t of ol of all the more llor importance Th The Tue Theline line will ill be the o original original ig- ig inal survey suney entering Salt Lake by the way of Provo From FrOl 1 the information received cd it was learned learn d that the construction on the line linc will will b be resumed early next spring and ond every effort effort effort ef ef- fort will be put forth foith to have c havethe havethe the road completed d. d b by e. e the the end of the year ear The consolidation of the Moffat Moffat l fat road rond with the Rock Hoc Island line lice in the thc completion of the short cut td tu Salt Lake will in reality make this cit city the western west west- era ern te terminal of the Island line This Thia means that Stilt Salt S lt Lake will c Have direct opening to Chicago Kansas Cit City and Galveston and also to St Pauland Paul Pauland aul and Minneapolis The Tle Rock Island lines hues extend from Gal fOal Galveston veston in the hc south to Watertown Water Water- town S I D in iii the north and aud front from Chicago to Denver at t the present time The coming com of the thc line to Salt Lake Lale will g give gc c the people direct railroad rai road communication communication com com- with this vast ast territory terri tern tory The Moffat nt road is note 11 now Com Coni- Completed Completed to a point several gc tulles beyond Steamboat Springs Spring Colo Coln The Thc route foute is over o ex exceedingly ex- ex x r rough Coil country makI making mak mak- ing lug the cost cast of construction I I much h more doge than it was waB a at first J estimated When the line was 1 its terminal ter completed to present minal minaI the company forced or cd to g gt give t up further Work owing to lack lael of funds The Thc Chicago o I Rock ock Island Pacific has hab now agreed to take up the work where it Wes left off and fi finance fi- fi nance nance- the thc lill line Hue to tor its ite completion comple tion v The Thc survey sur fc the road r runs rues on a line almost t directly r west I from Denver Jcu to Pro Provo Prot 0 o Utah The line Huc goes over o the mountains moun moun- where possible but hut the higher highe poi Pointy points t are arc c crossed ossed by means of tunnels ti The Thc completion com coin pl petion of the thc road wi will i place ace Salt Bait several sc lotus hours closer to Denver cS and amid will make this city ity the terminal point for one of the he greatest st eastern grit lines J H Herald Herald- I Republican Will VitI exchange 1 worth of flour for Cor a of wheat CT C T BUGGs |