Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-11 | Page 2 | Figures and Facts

Mill AND PACTS FAUTH I Ogden Standard J to In n a Sum In III Simple Addition II a aThe The Tho Ogden Standard In an nn editorial last night says miles mile south to Salt Lake City and thirty miles further south and to the west w st would take the Southern Sou thern Pacific from Ogden to the south end ond of ot Great Salt Lake that Is 67 miles Then another CT 6 iT miles north plus pius 16 miles would place the mils milson on the west shore of ot the lake on a n parallel with Is to say nay miles of ot would the Its road as far lar on Its westward course as ns the tho lie 45 miles of lake cutoff Yet Salt Sail Lakers talk of at the possibility 1 of ot the being built Great railroaders those Salt Lakers The fact tact of ot the matter Is that when hen the cutoff from Elko Nev Nov to Salt Sail Lake Is finished the distance between UIntah and Elko will be reduced by b 35 36 G miles over oer the Ogden route and at nt the theme same Mme me time lime there theme would not be bo any an of ot the distressing grades madeR and heavy haul hau haulage haulage age to be negotiated as an there are at the present over Kelton anti Promontory and anil which cost the tho Southern Pacific thousands of at dollars every month It U Koe saying that the time would also be cut down don by b hours hour If It the Union Pacific decides also nillo to con construct construct the Chalk Creek cutoff through h hI Emigration I canyon the transcontinental time would be he further materially re reduced duccI It Is 13 understood that the Union Pacific still holds an option on the right of ot way Wu U of the old Utah Wyoming which hiss has a charter for tor that grade