Show BATTLE i salt lake route cutoff cut off Is temporarily pora rily stopped by rio grande j an interesting little battle between two railroad giant s is now waging n tho vicinity of th iid i id cement works says the sut i ake erlb line the salt route 10 a cut track from buena vista 0 o join their at ninth south and third west at sixth west and ninth kouhi they have countered encountered en a agag he benver and rio grande the latter road Is the possessor of a strip if property halt a block in width which runs from tenth to second sou h to connect with the san pedro on third west this barrier must be removed em oved downed or to ac ita purpose it seems well certain that the salt lake route will have to file condemnation proceedings ce so as to secure a right of way across the strip of land owned by the denver and rio grande for over a month past the salt lake route has been grading on both sides of this strip tha grading on the east side has been entirely completed on the west side considerable work has been done in fact a grade right up 0 o this point has been established here however the graders are confronted by a sign bearing in bold letters the following inscription persons arc warned not to trespass upon ho tracks or premises of the railway loe denver and rio grande company at the other side oe the yard to sort of back up this sign Is a formidable nei in the form of a solid block of f bihr cars when the salt lake POP c began work on this cutoff cut off the and rio grande ran in a switch f om anth to tenth south on fifth v e blocking oa the line followed by ti proposed crosa cut this switch pance been filled with a solid e riep of freight cars fully a block in ire th tha proposed cutoff cut off Is to extend om ohp salt lake route tracks on tart west and ninth south to buena vista a point located about i uen miles to the west of the railroad line at present followed by the ake route the new line will not only be a distance saver but it il abw allow salt lake route n ams to bead in and out of the oreg short libie station instead of backing m and out as at present according to present plans the old line will tie used entirely tor freight while the new cutoff cut off will be used for passenger rains exclusively walla walla wash sept 4 news here today that the steamer jerome secured by the open river as socia uon 10 carry wheat from kenne ck ro i he portage road at the dallis was wrecked at west rapids near the of the inako river saturday b a sunken rock the craft c bcd tons of wheat tha crew wad |