| Show D o. o R RI H. G 6 TERMINAL AT SOLDIER SUMMIT Construction Work of at Proposition to Begin egin Next Spring 1111 Will bo a Yardage L gc of Two Square Miles Construction of a coal terminal on the crest of Soldier Summit t coating costing cost coat Jn ing more than will be bethe c s 4 Q in 4 te le r 4 the ground n next spring ti unless less seon exigencies ies interfere Ch Chiefs atI of at v various depar departments ments of the Denver Den and Rio Grande Ora de de declare lare the Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment will make the road one of the most efficient coal routes west of at the Mississippi The fhe Soldier Summit terminal Is s a pet pe-C project of E. E L. L Brown president It was when Brown first served as president of ot the Denver and Rio Grande that ho he originated the Soldier Soldier Soldier Sold Sold- ier Summit Summt terminal plan It had failed to materialize when he lie was succeeded as as' as by II H. U. U Mudge but under the latter's hatters regime the late F. F W. W Rockwell assistant general manager of CC the the Utah lines saw the b big g opportunities of Browns Brown's plan and andi endeavored to revive it during the near coal famine of January January January Jan Jan- uary and February of this year j Rockwell died and the plan almost was forgotten until Brown aga again n became became became be be- came head of or the tho road The closest friends of at President Brown now believe believe be be- lieve that the terminal will soon be beon on oft its way to realization I With the terminal in full operation it is anticipated coal production product on by bythe bythe bythe the mines of Carbon county may be doubled if not hot trebled for with th thaid the aid of the Utah railway the Denver and Rio Grande will be in a position to handle all all the coal that possibly could be he produced and Carbon county county county coun coun- ty mines mines w will wall ll work without tion From Soldier Summit to Salt Lake City is almost a continuous down MIl hill grade the only considerable In Interruption Interruption interruption in- in of tho the down grade being at American Fork This means that I coal cars can be dropped down from the tho Summit In a continuous stream w without the necessity of heavy hean loco motives This would release an au ample ample am nm- 1110 number of locomotives to haul coal up Ul the grade to the Summit terminal Yardage of oC the Summit terminal may be at first as great as two square m miles but the site which practically has been determined upon is sufficient for limitless extension Then t there ere are arc ample sites stes for tor roundhouses roundhouses round round- ho houses ses and shops o |
