Show ELECTRICITY fOR VESTERN PACIFIC President Jeffrey Confirms Report Report Re Re- port of New Motive Power for Road MA MAY Y OPEN WITH STEAM But Adoption of Current in Fu Future Fu- Fu ture Is a Certainty Says Rio Grande Head Now New Yo York 11 Feb 9 President E. E T T. Jeffrey of the tile Rio Grande Grando railroad confirms the rc resort report ort that the Western Pacific railroad now being built bj by bythe the Gould Interests from Crom Salt SaIt Lake t tSan to San Francisco is to use electricity for fOI motive power We e have havo discussed electricity fo for forthe the tho Western Pacific he lie said Hald from time to time for a year car and a n half The Tho probability Is that when we open the tho railroad we shall have steam power but jut we will continue our studies o otile or of ortrie tile trie uses and merits of oC electric power powe with a view to Its adoption In tho the fu fu- fu u- u ture turc ure Mr Jeffrey said nearly third one o othe or of orthe the new road Is tracked and ballasted and It ft will probably be completed In May 1909 |