Show COMPANIES WILL VILL WIL SPEND THOUSANDS c b Rio Grande and Utah Fuel Plan Improvements for L Handling Coal BALK ANOTHER FAMINE I f toad oId l Iza Is j Double Track Through t lj Fuel rice kt Fuel Firm Finn to told Add ld j i l f l r Two jwJ havo have been learned b by i thu experience of ot the thc present coal tamIne tam fain ine Itic Ine One hax haK been learned by the thc i 4 r Denver Rio Hlo Grande railway and th the theother L ii other has lias b been cn added to the knowledge of tC the thc Utah Fuel company A Both Doth companies will wi spend thousands thou thou- y sands ands ands of dollars before next winter i to for tor the thc heavy y ho demand for tor r. r coal coni and to supply the needs of ar the thc r lui public bie The Tho ThO Utah Fuel company has Im drawn 4 UH for or the expenditure of ar a for fortune 01 or- or tune tunc to bo tw used In iii the development of ot its Hs coal cool mines along alon the line lne of the k Rio Hlo Grande The officials of or the company com cent pan JUU pany were asked what the amount was j but until tho he appropriation is IR approved 1 b by the tho directory the sum will wi not b be v F out to tho the public It I Is known Jt J I fJ however that a vast amount of ot money mone r l will wi be spent for tor new equipment for tOl the the opening opening of more veins of or coal and andS J. J S tho drainage of or the thc mines of or their ther precious product product If wo we told the public what we have t tr said General r planned to spend pond sId Superintendent Super Super- j ie V. V W. W B. B n Williams of oC the company com corn f patty pany yesterday the people would hardly harly believe belove I it But you OU will wi see sec before V very r long that we are going al ahead ad with wih plans to extend our mines f l' l sand and to practically double the he product y J wo wp are aro now getting Rio Hlo Grande to lo Get Husy Ii f I fH r i H it 1 IH Is Ii learned from rom goo good authority that the tho Denver Rio RIO Grande Rail Rail- Ral- Ral wa way company im Is Il planning to a add d to to I Its lU for tor handling the enormous p J- J coal output of ot the mines that are Tt touched b by the road In addition to toj j JO th the passenger and re regular freight ht traffic j fic ilc le of the road the company is handIn handling handling hand hand- In ling more than thana a million milon tons of oC coal coni i t r. r and coke annually from Utah mines h At present there Is a stagnation of oft t t S freight rl h between Salt Lake lake and Helper T Coal front from the Sunnyside Gate Winter Inter Q Quarters and Clear Creek Crek I mines minos Is ls Into the main line with wih such rapidity that the company campany V. V is js unable to han handle lc it I properly with wih the tIme present equipment and e There arc are plenty of af cars cars- but hut not enough engines and amid not riot enough track b. b 1 t to keep the freight moving properly w. w w. w at all al times 1 For instance from Helper to Soldier Sol Sol- diet dier Summit each coal train consisting consist consist- A In ing of ot about b ut fifteen cars must have havet t two and anU sometimes three engines engInes From Tucker to to Soldier Summit the thc same rule applies At the same time I If heavy avy passenger trains trains- trins require two engines and this keeps scores scores' of en engines en- en gines between gines-between Ine between Tucker rucker and Helper aUthe all aU the time time The double amount of ot power pOWel pow pow- er el Is used to relieve a R congestion on r one cite small smal portion of or the Jib Rio Grande r b system In order to do away with this in incessant In- In blockade It I Is said Mid that the railroad company is it 11 considering plans for fOl the tracking double of nt the tho line Inc through Price PrIe canyon possibly from Crom Tucker flicker to Price This will wi give the company campany Just double dauble the thc facilities that are aroused used at present P s A A. double track through the canyon canan would not only Increase the facility for handling handling- freight traffic but Lut would woul insure better beter running time to rl en trains ger-trains trains are arc often delayed for or hours hourt between the points men men- toned 0 Tho TIm Tho Rio Grando ha has borrowed several sev sey- era eral erl engines of oC time the tw Western Pacific ansi and heavy locomotives are arc workIng work- work Ing log all al the tIme time on that particular S portion porton of or tho the system em With Sith the Western West West- m ern eLIt engines and the new engines en en- glues gines of aC the 1100 class clas put on an b by the tho Rio ftc Grando Granth Grandt last taU fall the tracks are arc suffering great greatly Spreading rails and bro cl rails rais are becoming common com coin ril mon and railroad men la lay It to the tho work wark of or the heavy engines However tho lie Rio Grande Grae exercises careful supervision su- su u- u over every point of or the line and disastrous are practically Ine I unknown although bad freight wrecks occurred between Salt Sai T U n nn nIt Grand Junction Rio Io Grande and Utah Fuel company officials tay ay that moro more coa coal Is Ia bound Lound p for fot Salt ball I Lake ake and that the local SaI fam tar tar- am- am inc ine will be greatly relieved the wi gr at car early 5 part of the week It I la is reported from Castle Cuto Gato Gate that two to or three trains of coal left that point for tor Salt SaIL Lake j Friday I and that more started Saturday Satur Satur- da day U It I Is estimated that at least cars of or coal should be turned on the market toda today or tomorrow if Ir all the al coal caal that has hal started shall reach Salt Lake Unless there Is early relief from the present famine Camino there wilt will be no end to In ln Salt Sil Lake Coal bins lOI look lok l like 1110 c they had been shaved with wih a n safety S razor razo and a lump of or coal is ts a rarity that elicits unfeigned pleasure from fram rain the finder Dealers Dealer who are weeks and behind with their wih I orders order arc uro expecting to deliver delver a great deal deal- of coal this week If I what has been promised b by the railroad compan com corn pan party pany and the tho Utah Uth Fuel com company pan ar ar- ar- ar rives tives in tho local tacal yards |