| Show PROSPEROUS PP YEAR FOR D RG Ro R G C 1 K of the tho most successful your years Ul UlIn 0 In ht its Il history huts hUH boon bleu enjoyed I by h v the thu Denver Wo Ulo Grando Grunde G tar t de railroad according to the de do declaration d of f ono oC or f Its Ils officials The Tic oa JOOS S will break all records for business fur for us said General Supt Hupt ot or the tho Utah lines oC of f llio Denver r Hio itlo Grando The road suffered little or 01 from front the llio p panic alc t tup our U I business bu Sit continued t a 1 t to tl r pile 1110 pileup t le up and arid In hi one month alone aim our Jm net lIet earnings won wore mote more than titan In III ex ox excess cess of or the Inn slime same l nC month last lat year ea eaI My I explanation ot or this tills fact is II that the Denver Denvor Ji 2 llio Hlo Grande Grando is I a It t mining road rondo Of the total receipts for fOl the thu year ending coding Juno JO 0 1005 l OS SJ S per pel cent of the whole was derived front from shipments from bunt the mines the Tho income ill from trout shipping products l of o mines minos for or the year was which was 11 It gain of moro morn than I G 9 over OCl the ale year yea 1907 for fm Tire the shipment I of mine mile products aid this tills shows to soma degree how huts the business of ot the read has ruts increased ic 1 Salt alt Lake Lako City Is fortunately situated ed Of or till all the tho cities cl es in ip the thc country es especially s of or eastern e cities Salt Lake suffered perhaps less le s any other r city in tho the country from tilO effects ot of the tho financial stringency ney This Is 15 ac nc accounted ae counted for largely largel by the fact that Iier ier lO resources arc are here hero at home tome and nl 1 that what she produces Is to carry car hor her over oel tho the financial crises by tho force of or her own wealth And Ind An the tho Den Denver Denvel vet ver Rio Hlo Grande has hns kept pace paco with tho rho progress of or Salt Lake Lale BIG DIVIDEND EARNER One of the tile largest producers mid and one ono of Q the most profitable lines In the th west is the district of The D R RG RG RG G has recognized this fact by relaying 10 miles mites of ot S pound steel rails on the tho high bight line hie at Bingham and by b the thc Im Improvement ImI m provement I of the track and anti facilities for freight handling B at nt that point Tho Thu embankments lino Uno from front Ingham and an Garfield have been widened d cud and the i o road ballasted n a good f portion or of orthe the way ay the capacity for fort Handling 1 I f F 5 tf i j F freight at tho the mining camp has ha boon bent bc n doubled and facilities for fOI storing cars ts tans has been greatly Increased In fact fa t the tho company will 1111 hue have expended on the high line lino II no improvement before they thoy are completed and Hn that will he bo shortly Shipments from Bingham will wilt easily bo Ito Increased d GO CO per pcr cent In lit tl ti year 1909 1902 i NEW NEV NE EQUIPMENT I IThe The road has hns received 1000 new now cars ar this tills year or and amI 28 now locomotive Thirty passenger locomotives have hwo boon bOIl bOIlon ordered on for tor the thc system li lu of 0 which will willbe he be used on the Western Pacific and 13 1 on un the Iho Denver Rio Ado Grande o rail More Moru than limn 1000 tons ton of or steel rails ral have been laid on the main line Idle Jill during tho the year al and the tho minimum avera average u Weight of or rail rat between n tills this city and Denver is If now nOlI 7 75 pounds The physical 1 h condition of ot the tha mill main II line lino of o the road read is fi f J i t class v s Tim Th 1 road Las has been heen h lall IJ putting In about new nety ties tics tong along the Iho line Hue at nt different places Ille Tim The ballast has been kept up to In grade glade 11 along the line and the condition of the road compares s favorably Ia III with other main mainlines mainlines lines lilies throughout the tho country Improvements hao h to fomo degree been held back on this ho D DR DU R U 11 G by reason Ie son of having contributed ed largely large to the construction of the th Western Vestern Pacific road The fhe system is under terrible expense expense e and nd every source of assistance possible VO has Ilas beet been drawn upon to t complete what has been accomplished In the thc opening up of the tho eastern division of tho the Western Pacific toad road And the tho D nel Grande Grando has hns done its share UT IMPROVEMENTS nI TS UNDER UNDER WAY Among Amons tho the improvements pla ed outside of completing c the tho splendid 1 new now depot at the tho th foot toot pf pt Third South street Is Ls the enlargement ot or the tho freight yarn yard an and facilities for tor handling freight reIg lt at al Salt Sait Lake terminal including the of tr m mO ou and l cnn freight depot i in the tl e west Drawings Dr are now being r 1 1 i f f completed for l the tho th freight terminal and ami andy y when the fw l S system slem c is js lc t It will wilt be bc bea b bIt e a It r most ml t comprehensive our one Oil All too ino tn freight business bus ne R from flout the tho Pa Pacific chic cillo roust Oust trade and ath tho rho th Denver ti Hlo Grande eastern costern rL trade will ho bo Man Han Handled Mantled at al the n saw depot debt and lit ac are arc now altogether 11 too small souli to the ot or the ono one road plans plan have been be dilano i large laic rge enough r to t tale take carp C ll 14 Jr dt future business of tin tho transcontinental lino 1110 for fOI ear ri to If como collie om ow ver largo Targe It may bo be h TRACKING TR Another leather improvement I nt will trill ultimately bo he Je brought about had and a i portion of which has already been ac accomplished Is It that til If double tracking tho the liny Tho 1110 malter H is i now up ItI before tho the directors oC and this do de will be consummated as a curly earl y as l 1 s 1 r tr I The ho road mad has ha Just received from Jho tho factory the tine must l complete wreck ins il Jer west The J t wrecker has power to lift Hn 10 tons tuns and andis andIs turdis is entirely up UI to date dale and amid complete The Th road luis has h l acquired possession pos o ot of the Sanpete valley valle va icy branch during thin the th year 11 rth This ids adds 50 to I the tho th more business la In brought to l time the line The rise he territory coy cov cO eyed by h the 1111 n h Is 13 1 building up and ml the branch was a profitable NEW COAL FIELDS fA of now new coal Holds havo Have been opened open up liP along tho the line inc of ot th tut D R n G during tho the year amone which may mn be noted mines nj nt II Helper Tho The output of other oll mines has hns Increased Increase fully full 50 tO per POl cent and this has added to this the I hauling rev revenues of tho Rio Grand The Tha San po i o oUro dro Uro line draws drawl mw on th s mines for Its supply of coal and most of or tho the i p creased output Is consumed in IT Utah quantities however we el got gote Sf tP the Ely smelter Copper Flat anti and ant other Some Sohn SOI O or of r th the terms alon along i t road ro d dt t G i hayo have developed wonderfully during tho the past year yur The Tho town of f Green River for ha has come to t to the front an ana 11 a n fruit growing section of ot unsurpassed opportunities s Recent discoveries leR lof roE oil oli near Bluff Ufah aro attracting u lS the attention of oil oli experts ln 1 prosper v tors o a of C the tho country eb country over oy over r Oil on of the the finest possible quality mid andi a 11 of s goodly quantity has haa been enco and uni ni ne oil prospectors prospecto a state that the huff properties sow for forthe forthe the th greatest oil o l fi ds In tn the time country counti J j c r In gratifying ng Co condition S existing the last ast year or two at nt the tho winter tol sOI is tl m vem nt of the freight t business of tale tho il o road ond Not a I pound of freight is U tit d up al along n the tho line lino os on ri account Ilci f of motive p ier or tit of f equipment AI Al Although AIl though l i the y Ii n of or Ibus business ha hat hai i greatly Increased ed tho the sup lUP supply lUPpi ply pi has kept pace with the Ittie growth sro and tho th r i o t pleasing t the tha c road r n With kidded equipment it and motive pow power p v vor er or recently r ordered ord rc it as Is hoped t that at lt this record i ord will be bo e maintained m ln d dur during durl during ing l g lUra coming S YC year 1 I 1 n I Io u o |