| Show THE SALINA CUT OFF R R IS resurrected Is acknowledged to be the short shor t route between the oceans the fact that the western pacific has not let to date a single contract tor for grade construction in the state of nev da ida is cause tor for much speculation ob serves the dest deseret ret nea new s the reason for this delav delai so affirm those who hai have e been w watching develop ments is that at the last moment there ma bo be a change in ILI the plans of the or projectors of the stories that are going the rounds there are two that are the most feasible the first is that sooner than pral parallel lel the southern pacific tracks through novada there may way be an as agreement ar ried at between the harriman and gould interests whereby the western pacific may take an annual leise lease on the southern pacific track fro from in reno to wells the second story involves the moffat road and the failure to arrive at an agreement on joint rights across one of the most unproductive stretches of country in the west in order to study out the on one only has to take a map shoving colorado utah beadi and california such a map as is issued by the den ver rio grande passenger department and glance over the country being disputed bv gould and harriman it U the east end is 13 the mcfatt road etick stick ng out into space like the hill sore too of the bo be alpar anti entla leading from denver to the jump ing off I 1 urther along is another niece of grade which lies in the direct line from the present terminus of the moffat road to mound house on the virginia this is the 20 miles of the tile salina cut cutoff off about abott which so much has bag been printed during the past years ears bylling by lading laing a ruler across them the imp ip green river salina and mound it lit use are in a stra giat I 1 ne no it has long lona been spited that the moffat road all reports to the contrary is 13 a gould proposition gould building aboss nev ada from salina will have the eh and most direct route from denver tt san b fancisco ran cisco possible leaving 7 den ver the haul would be over the moffat road avoiding the long haul via pueblo calida and tennessee piss thence to green river across the salina cut off to salina cutting out the tedious and expensive haul over boldien bol diers s summit into spanish k tork ork canson from bal ina the route would lay str straight across nevada and incidentally would invade the great and undeveloped mineral belt of the sage brush state which it pres ent harriman holds in the palm of his handas hand as far as transportation and rates are concerned |
