Show BIG LOAN SOUGHT TO BUILD TUNNEL RECEIVER DESIRES TO COMPLETE RAILWAY LINE INTO UINTA BAS BASIN UTAH ASKS LOAN fifty billion tons vf of bituminous coll coal will be brought forth by completion of proposed road building washington tic the denver salt lake railroad company applied monday to the interstate commerce coin mission fur for a government loan 0 0 with which to construct a tunnel six miles long on a portion ot of the road about miles mile west of denver the receivers ot of the denver salt lake railroad in arguing for grant ol of the loan declared the proposed tunnel would eliminate grave and serious which they now have to face in operating the rall railroad road which climbs to feet above sea level tile tunnel would allow them to reduce the highest elevation on oil the hie railroad to feet anti and would eliminate twenty seen miles of 4 per cent grade over which their locomotives now have to climb in winter with rotary enow plows in front every day to maintain operations it if the money Is granted the receivers added the line can be completed to its projected terminus nua at stilt salt lake city and a 1 coal field estimated to contain tchi tons of 0 ous coal can be adequately served the receivers estimated that the lower operating charges cli arges and tile the increased efficiency attained by a long nt at the summit would result lintner lint ned aitel in an all increase of per cent lit in the traffic trall lc also a ery large area of f 10 lo rado now without railroad eon bernice ice ril much of it go eminent land and the epli catlon cation sald said would be made available for settlement |