Show ERB HAS NEW PLAN PLAN FOR MOFFAT ROAD not ready beady to toll tell what it lo Is peels feels greatly encouraged cou raged newman erb president of the denver and salt bait lake railway company has baa a now new plan for making more practicable the operation of that road just what the plan ta ill W h does not say eay he says he hlll have to wait until the financial depression through the country has fully ended mr erb says there to is no truth in the report that lie he to Is to step out from the affairs of the road the now new york and chicago interests are not to take his place in an interview mr erb expressed most enthusiasm for the future of the road general manager marses report shows said eald erb that tile the denver salt lake railroad showed increased earnings of 46 45 per cent during the first six months of 1914 1014 its aa compared to the corresponding six months of the prece proceeding eding year an open winter made transportation across the range both practical and profitable the road has never been in so prosperous a condition 1 I have no plans for immediate development at this time we will have to walt wait for the end of the financial recession that was caused by a multiplicity of causes chief among these was the european war which crippled business generally adverse railroad legislation also had much to do with conditions which confront us the action of the interstate commerce commission in granting a 5 per cent increase in freight rites rates to railroads has brightened the situation greatly it appears that we are nearing the end oi of the financial stringency and bettor better things may be expected 1 I think however that the present management of the denver salt lake has done commendable work what other enterprise has invests in vesto vesta during the last twenty months in colorado the denver salt lake has done this the development of the coal fields will bring more prosperity in passing through ompha on my way to denver some business acquaintances of mine in that city asked vio me what road the yampa coal fields were situated on they are on the denver salt lake road my road wat wa my reply what do you know of yampa coal here we know that it Is exceptionally tio nally tine fine coal was the reply I I 1 1 yampa coal Is now shipped extensively to the missouri mari bourl river our first entrant ent ranc into the coal fields at oak creek was on the edge of the th bod bed war |