Show SALT LAKE AND DEN DENVER RAILROAD COMPANY STARTS CREW TO WILA 1 1 I 1 SALT LAKE CITY feb 24 work has been started on the salt bako lake denver railroad rall roLd the company noti notified fled the public utilities commission yesterday with the starting ot of construction the compain company safeguards its certificate of convenience which other albo would have expired tomorrow A crew ie Is now employed on an the right of way ten miles east of Spring springville ville in hobble creek canyon and the number of men will be increased from time to time we are going quietly ahead with tho the work and expect to continue until the railroad has been built former governor simon damberger Bam bergor president of or the company said yesterday we have not borrowed any money and do not intend to we have received some money from the east and some from sources here and have funds enough to pro aeed with construction for the next two or three years when conditions open up I 1 intend to east again to make further arrangements for financing the road wo we hare have the certificate of convenience veni ence from the state and intend to hold it andio complete the road by the time the moffat tunnel Is completed so to that we may mair connect with the line using that road 10 it has been estimated eitl mated that forty six months will be consumed la in bor ins ing tho the tunnel which was started I 1 v last august however the salt lake denver railroad has three M years in which to complete thair ilse 1 l into the uintah basin the company obtained its first certificate in february 1920 and so baa has since obtained renewal renewals tho the 4 last was granted two years ago but construction work was delayed tee be 1 it cause of the high cost of materi materials aate riale ald and because of difficulty la in fidanc ing the road work was waa alio also peat post j boned until it was assured that the proposed moffat tunnel would become a reality the notice that work had tees teen started on the road was received by the utilities commission ir 1 tee joi following lowing communication from irom H I 1 price secretary of the railroad pany pursuant to the let the certificate of necessity alees aa vengence ven lonco tence issued in favor of ot Mk fM laap denver railroad earl we hereby advise that anat 41 MI gt ruction work was ary 13 12 1924 at a point abbat t tee M t miles east of at springtime Spring ville utah 00 1 tribune su |