Show Is empire maker D C Ja Lkling of salt lake city general manager of the big utah copper company conr pany operating at bingham which id is controlled by charles M mcneil spencer penrose anil and other well known colorado mining men was in denver recently and had some pleasant things to say of the western pacific and the extraordinary manner in which it is 11 assisting 14 in the development of the country through which it runs no rebion city or country through which the western pacific operates is benefited to such an extent by this road as is salt lake city said jackling even we on the ground out there scarcely real as yet what had has been done for thu the west par particularly ticul arly utah b the building of this magnificent road in place of two wo transcontinental lines VP now have three and owing to the grature of its grades and facilities for caring for passengers passenger and freight traffie tra flie to say nothing of its scenic attractiveness the western pacific gives promise of becoming a strong factor in the development of all the territory it traverses in utah nevada and california from a scenic point of view the western pacific claims an equal part of the denver and rio grande which runs through the royal gorge of our own state the feather river canyon is one hundred and twenty miles long and the scenery is interesting for every mile the construction there was the most difficult imaginable but it has been well done the people of california appreciate the western pacific much more than do those of utah and colorada Co lorada but it is 13 bound to be recognized sooner or later by all as one of the most important pieces of railroad construction ever accomplished in the united states |