Show MAY BUILD INTO EMERY san pedro R R needs our coal the salt lake H ral 1 ia responsible or the following there are ind that the san pedro los angeles and salt lake roid ro id may build beyond salt like city east ward whether the line will be extend ed to a demer connection is still pro although something may be determined at the meeting of the diorec tors ne york aug jtb it is well settled homeer that the road will be built far enough to tip some of the extensive coal fields either in brummit county near or in carbon and emery counties or all of them for some time it ia said the road has had men in the coal fields quietly hinves ti gating the quantify ani quality of the coal and negotiating with tha eners as to price at present no large tracts have changed hands but it is understood that several deals are pending ibe outlook ie said to be most favorable for a line in to emery county to tap the great coal fields there unless it is decided to build to a denver connection A favorable re port has been made on the emery coun which exists in immense veins and which has shown up well under the tests some of it is a fine coking coal which would be valuable in case the iron fields are developed in this connection there is a report that the colorado midland is likely to form the eastern outlet for the san pe dro road and that kearns re cent visit to denver had something to do with this the recent bale of the rio gradde western to the denier grande has left the midland in a ticklish position the rio granda western could at any time shut it out from the transcontinental traffic as the relations are no longer as close as they were the plan is now said to be either for the mid land to build to salt lake from grand junction or tor the san pedro road to extend to a connection with the midland it is anticipated that the latter course will be pursued the old salt lake and denver suney would take the road through the rich strawberry valley reat coal fields and asphaltum depo its that won d furnish heavy tonnage as soon as the reservation w as opened A turn southward through a good country would bring the road to grand junction this route would tap some of the pros oil fields of eastern utah the sinta and rock island are deeply interested in this prospective move for they are outside the recent community of interests deals and need a link to bait like to help them get a share of the intermountain busi ness the ro k island is particularly in need of a connection for otherwise it maybe shut out of transcontinental bus indea |