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Show DOUBLE TUCK ON THE SHMT LINE All but 2.3 miles of the double track between McCaramon and Pocatello has been completed by tho Oregon Short Line. The entire distance is twenty-three twenty-three miles and tho little stretch of track remaining will probably be laid by August 1. The line was strengthened In several sever-al places and easy curves wero made, the track being laid almost on the water wa-ter line of the Portneuf river. In several sev-eral places the channel of the river was nltored to suit tho railroad, and many fine bridges wore built along the way. All the business of Utah and Idaho divisions now goes over this double track, and travel has been greatly facilitated fa-cilitated with its Installation Heretofore Hereto-fore every train that went from Pocatello Poca-tello to McCammon had to stop about three times to meet trains going in the opposite direction. It Is exrectcd that the double tracking track-ing between Farmlngton and Ogden. a distance of twenty miles, will be finished fin-ished by fall |