Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-12-15 | Page 8 | Railroading in and out of Ogden

N AND OUT warren W corey of the corey brothers construction company was a salt lake visitor yesterday ana stated to the salt lake papers that work upon the twin falls canal was progressing satisfactorily twenty miles of the forty have been corn plated and indications are that the remaining fifteen miles will be speedily as the company is able to get a larger number of men and teams than heretofore this canal of which a great deal has been said 13 in the heart of the new country la idaho which has been made accessible by the new branch oe the oregon short f line railroad mr corey that rapid progress Is being made upon the twenty six mila pipe line for the railroad company at pocatello abla pipe line and the Sou thein pacific hinr at lemay will be gravity lines mr coneys coreys opinion is that hia compaan will within a short time bo in one of the western pacific contracts which will include seven miles ot heavy rock work in california R W owens the new general agent for the wabash railroad at salt lake arrived yesterday and entered upon his duties he was recently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of james 0 reber sir owens was formerly connected with the wabash at kansas city and he Is a thorough railroad man according to information recel Ted from california it is the intention of the western pacific now in course of construction to have electric lines as feeders for the new road tho lines mentioned in particular are abe california midland to connect nevada city and grass valley and another in the region 0 lake tahoe and running to sacramento I 1 cheso roads are constructed it will open up some rich fruit land and trains will be equipped to carry both freight end passengers it is also stated that the lines will be able to gala ight ot way from which the steam railways are excluded by reason 0 the excessive gradients the tonopah tidewater railroad company has filed a trust deed in california which constitutes a first mortgage to the mechanics trust company and the indian and general trust limited of london to secure the investors in the road bonds in the sum of the document states that the railroad commenced at lud low adl on the santa fe road and continues northerly across inyo coun ty cal to bullfrog nev the main line from ludlow cal to bullfrog Is to be miles long and a branch line 71 3 miles to dedith valley rio grando western surveyors are in the city and are completing the survey ot the new yards from lower twenty first to twenty fourth street it is understood that work of build ing the new yards will not bo commenced until the houses on the have been removed