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Show SAUNA CUTOFF IS COMING TO LIFE A few years ago, when the D. & R. G. bought the S. P. V. railway the report re-port was circulated that they would build from Payson to Nephi, from the end of the Salina Canyon branch to Green River and thus djuble the main line from Green River to Salt Lake. How about the following? I The Rio Grande Western Railway ! Company, according to the latest ad-1 ad-1 vices, is preparing to run a branch from ; a point near Payson through Santaquin i and on to Ne hi, a distance or twenty- two miles. This will connect the road i ! with the Sanpete Valley road which I runs from Nephi to Manti and will place a douule entrance into Sanpete and Sevier, as well as the agriculture districts dis-tricts of Juab. This will create a circle that will be a great benefit to the people both for the passenger service and for the freight. I The line has already ben surveyed j and no heavy grades were encountered ' over the distance, so that the new branch can be constructed witnin sixty days irom the time the railroad starts worn. The present plan is to transverse along : the line now followed by the Salt Lake Route, very similar to tue way the two roads run through Utah county, paralleling par-alleling each other the entire uistance. This will have effect of almost doubling the capacity of the road out of this city and should insure a much better service for this branch. One more connection between Green River and the Salina canyon branch and Manti is on the main I line. Manti Messenger. |