Show CAPI CAPITAL AL i fOR MOFfAT ROAD ROA I II I II I Officials and Visitors Traverse Entire Entre Route to Salt Lake COMMENCE WORK AT ONCE Sufficient Money Available to Push Work Through in in Two Years Republican Special Service Vernal Aug The Thc 23 The story tory of or the building of the Moffat lorat road through the Ashley valley valey the tlC r reservation ann ana annin anC on in into Sail bait alt LaKe Laute is un an Ul old story stry b this hiis time but some old stories are arc ni- ni al always ways rays interesting especially If bf i a now feature laturo i Is a added now and then There is 8 new to tell teU about the Moffat road V. V A A. roal L Duel vuel uel general manager II H A. A Sumner elite chief engineer William Weston Yeston Wes Wes- ton on In industrial agent and mining an and exploring explorinG engineer arrived in Vernal Verns nat mat Saturday l accompanied by I 1 V. V LI lt I. I t J A. A W. W Unton 11 it I. I of ut It London In amid and 1 Mating of or Chicago und and Steamboat Springs Spring rho Tho traveling i consisted of a commis- commis sary ary nr agol and amid nd four Cour rugs rigs William an and eil el of ot Steamboat Spring Springe had charge charKo of tho the Colonel Washington n Bratton one of ur f the time famous eol cooks of ot the West Vest est ha had charge of the culinary depal de- de pal The rhe three thrpo mon men from Lon London on are arc representatives rep rop- of millions of oC dollars o of English capital which is looking for profitable American merican Investments and anti andas as it railroad Investments In give gi big re returns ro- ro turns turn urns the they are naturally interested In building and as Inc route of or orth offit th fit Moffat road palle passes through ugh the richest country in America the te they were anxious to make a tour lour of oC over ver that mit country of or which m tile the they la lave heard card herl so much If I time tho they here any any- thing thinG like as aa much wealth as us has anY I been reported ported the time money m ncy for tOi the time finishing of ur r the he road to Salt Lake Lako roal Sl will be forthcoming forth forth- coming And It I will wi be le soon The English experts do things timings In a hurry The They he were In Vornal Vernal within throe three w weeks after aCer tho they left heft lef I. I London One of them toni will mihi be he in Russia In Inless less than three w weeks eks from front now They left Denver Denver Den Den- ver ir in ln a Moffat private car Saturday August S. S From Prom the tho terminus of ot the roa road mad they came In private conveyances following as nearly as po possible the preliminary survey reaching con Vernal ernal Saturday night August 1 15 about 10 clock o'clock Sunday a a number of or e the lend lend- lag citizens of the cl took those e who I wished to go in charge and escorted them thum to varIous points of or Interest in including In In- eluding tho the beds beda to the time west vest vestor of or Vernal ernah Came to t Salt Sait Sni Jl Luke Lake e City lon Monday u morning tho tiit i party arty arty left ln for Salt SIL Lake via the lie reservation and ant Provo Pro- Pro vo o canyon 0 Mr Mc hurt If is It a. a very VCr distinguished railway con on engineer who tins built buit two important railroads one ono In Africa and amid one ee In l llusala lie He IB Is IBery very ery much mud Interested d aul In the the- the of thin ti-Is country countr un an and l especially in tn tho the wonderful wonder wonder- r ful rul feats that thal VA h bc be n accomplished t U Ito Ho l wl g t t trU rU V. V It IL ni In is I n a noted U. au- vu on en on engineering projects ct mining stud mid allied Ud Industries Mr hir h MiLling ta UJ n fl nI u from Chlon rn o. o le lie hits tn hu lar lu In nutt county Only n. n n IlL IlL- Il h hiS purchased n. n echo i tie white ago t section t adJoining t c Springs for Cor which ho l is 11 until Hull to have ho paid a alarco 0 largo larco o sum stun All AU the visitors wore worp pleased with the time valley n 1 us mis Is Is Tho They were vere astonIshed nt at tho the chea cheap il l urea real rent estate Is hold held at nt The Moffat officials had but little littleto to say ny for or publication but some fome valti- valti valuable valuable able Information has Itts hal reached hero here Iho In Denver reliable source from froni rom a road rod wilt will b be hurried from its Is present terminus wil to Steamboat Springs and will likely reach that lint point before November wil At Al present there Is 18 talk of putting o on u a large force Coree of or 1 men on Steamboat Steamboat Steam Steam- each end of ot the line b between tween lne and Salt Lake Lake- If that IB is done ino boat I Sat trains will be bc running through to Salt Sal Lake before wi the end ni of ot two years eurs Iol But nut we have hav heard that kind of or talk for tor ten ton years cars tho the skeptic will fa- fa not seen so many Sn say sao You have havo I Indications as its you see now v This visit of ot these men Is significant the reach Salt Lake it will And when they SaI i wi mean ulean more than It did dil when they left heft Denver The rho resources of this country country coun coun- abundant than the they ever try tl arc more bring railroad dreamed of or Resources time the long loner It has been a lont I hal road began an construction of thu Moffat bt an and we often oren WOH wonder Ol why Then when difficulties and ob ob- W vi remember the tho David II 11 confronted have I. I stAcle atselos that tour four our not nol nuri surprised rl ed For I Moffet to we arc are tUl and his railroad colleagues colleagues col col- years of or money mone In de defeating do- do e- e pile a n leagues tenting th the spent plans pie of Mr r. r Moffat of or his forced him to Invest toce personal capital in pU pushing tho the thor own per olat the mountains to Gore r road read al on through When the panic came Mr r Moffat Mo- Mo canyon to realize fast tast fat Cat at found his own I t-rop- t enough on to continue continuo furnish money mone to at al the tho very road Toad was stopped 1 and antI the lie then that It was threshold of ot success I got ot Into hue the game ame Herbert George o Geor capitalists in takIng taking tak tak- Interested Denver cr and und pushing the tho road work In ing up the Routt county only Not Rout on to traffic realize of Utah will ono one day a all wil but hut how al much tho the Denver capitalists contributed con con- tri to the lie enterprise e It will wiil be easy sailing rom From now floW on i construction wl of tho the thoro Th Time The cf cost st of tho will be bc In Insignificant In- In of or the wa way wl 1 rest rent significant ro road the time when compared d to the cost I Steamboat I Denver to from Den er |