Show I 1 biu BIG DIZ THINGS TIN 11 q S FOR fala ua OREEN 0 lt div K tr 0 railroad to be built and great reduction plant to be estaba established shed l aroni ron county ores lo 10 be brought to water and coke according to the deseret news the coming summer is to see a big construction campaign ign on the part of the denver den ver erand and rio grande and the rio grande western and because of this activity A C ridgway has been appointed general man ager of the system ridgway way who is essentially a construction man won his laurels on the construction str st work already accomplished by the mot tat fat road of which ho he was manager until the first of the present month once more does the salina and green river cutoff bob up this ibis time however there are indications that this piece bojt oa railroad construction is going to be pushed through to completion while the marysvale Marys valo vale branch is to be extended to the iron iron de deposits in southern utah that are now being developed by a big force of men in the employ of the colorado fuel and company in this connection the welcome news is forthcoming that plans have been drawn and the bauo prints accepted for the erection of an auxiliary plant for the colorado fuel and aud iron company in utah representing the outlay of millions of nf dollars and the steady employment of several thousands of men two sites have been under contemplation ono one is in the vicinity of salina and the other at green river from recent developments it appears a foregone conclusion that green river will be the place selected while salina would be nearer the iron fields green river has bas it is urged all the natural advantages there is practically an unlimited water supply at this point which is also situated close to the famous coke camp of sunnyside Sunny side where an additional terrace of coke ovens is scheduled among the earliest improvements the fact that some sonic mysterious individual is getting options on all PAI the available land at green river together with the visit of chief engineer yard of the rio grande system some months ago to green river when ho he spent several days surveying in the vicinity and anti taking copious notes shows that the railway company compary has designs oc on that section of E eastern astern utah since tho the stand taken by tho the state of utah on the labor question and subsequent developments in carbon county capitalists have boon favorably impressed with utah as a safe state wherein to invest capital in manufacturing enterprises enterprise Sp ORI compared to say the least with colorado tho the one t rouble lowith with pueblo in the past has been the long haul on iron ir ou ores and also tho the d dl 1 I culty in securing it at all tivies in sufficient qua t y ties to toi warrant arrant running the big plant at full ca lacity with the erection of an auxiliary plant in utah close to huge iron deposits and adjacent to an unlimited coal and coke supply this will vill be obviated this is one feature of tho the era of construction that is to be inaugurated by the gould lines the construction of the salina cutoff that has boon been under contemplation for several years and twenty mil miles es of which has already been graded contemplates the extension of the mar avale branch to ce cedar dar city and on to tap the salt lako lake route so as to afford an outlet to san pedro harbor for the shipment of material for the panama canal export to south america and the orient in addition connection is to bo be made with tho the western pacific which if persistent rumor is to bo be credited is to take over the valley branch of the 17 eio ao 10 s grande western when the road is completed somewhat along the lines of the acquisition of the oregon short line holdings south of salt lake uke which was a feature of the Clork Harriman deal that is now history the main line of the rio grand grande western cast of springville Spring villo ville is also to bo be thoroughly overhauled grade grades cut down and curves reduced prior to the completion of the kestion pacific which forms the last link in the bould ocean to ocean chain of rau roads 1 i the above reasons which como come to the deseret no news nos s from an authoritative source are given for the alpo of A C ridgway as general jv inaL of the denver and rio grande what horace G burt was for the union pacific A 0 ridgway is to be for tho the gould lines in Color colorado rAo and utah |