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Show 10 GRANDE RU6HE8 IMPROVEMENT WORK Salt Lake. Feb 21. E. L. Brown, ,vire president, and J. G. Owyn, chief ;englneer for the Denver & Rio (Grande, both with headquarter? In 'Deever, are In Salt Lake City. "Iter an inspection trip over the road They 'came in Mr. Brown's private car yesterday yes-terday and will be here several daya U. B Apperson, general superintendent superintend-ent of the Utah lines of the company, with headquarters In Salt Lake City, ,who was in Denver, returned with the other officials yesterday. When seen &t the Could depot yesterday. Mr Browp said: "Tbore are fifteen steam shovels ai I work era the detour nt Soldier sumnill 1 anrl there will be twenty-two nt wort ( there soon More trill be added if I room can be made for them At thnr I I one place there are employed more than 1.000 men and 2n teams The I idea that onlv a second track there in belnjr built is wrong The prair ' , being taken awn'- anrl two new stand- nH-prade tracks are being lali para!- I! I lei li "Mr Apperson will have hi- double ; I rrark work rnmnlMd hetwn Thii-:r.e Tliand Helper by April That means about 55 miles of double track ovor . HI the mountains will he in use within liV about six weeks We. hare kept the ,; Elwork going on during the winter, bur gaaaK fpf course, can and ill' nceompliib V K iVnore as soon a the weather breaks." |