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Show NEW TRACK OVER S0LD1ERSUMMIT E. L. Erown, vice president of tho Denver & Rio Grando railroad, was notified yesterday afternoon by wire that money had been appropriated for the immediate construction of a double-track detour around Soldier Summit Sum-mit The word came from 13. F. Bush, president of the road, after six months I have been spent by englncors of ths company In ascertaining Ike best nosplble line for the road. I - '-n-i-r t v-cer and Fo'- in length and has a grade of -1 poi H cent. The detour will reduce the M grade to 2 per cent and in ordor to dc H this it will be necessary to mako tlu H line about fifteen miles in length H This will bo done at a coat of approx- H imately three million dollars. H Contractors are already figuring or H the work and the bulk of it proba'o'3 M will be contracted within tho next-lei M days, to be completed by July, 191", M The new line will require some ex- H pensive bridges that will be built o H steel and concrete and hundreds o' H men will he employed on the work H The now double tracks will be con H structed with 90-pound steel and tin H maximum curvature will be nino de H 00 |