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Show SOLDIER SUMMIT WORK NEARINC COMPLETION , Work on the Soldier Summit de- -tour of the Denver &. Rio Grande will be finished by November 10 If expectations ex-pectations of officials of this road prove correct. Completion of this ?5 000,000 project has been delayed to that date largely by shortage of t la bor A. B. Apperson. general superin- U ndent of the Rio Grande, declared i tnat there was no new move la the situation regarding the proposed electrification elec-trification of the Rio Orande from ! Price or Helper to Salt lakc. This was planned at the time when the big power merger was formed last j winter, and at that time both the Gel I ral Kleetrlc company and the Westinghouie company made exam- g. nations of the work entailed The Klo Grande superintendent said yesterday yes-terday that experts were still fig-r.nng fig-r.nng on the matter, the electric companies having some time ago submitted sub-mitted their Ideas to the road. Completion of the detour road marks the Rio Grande's campaign for improvement of service from south -trn I'tah The crude Is cut down from a 4 per cent to a 2 per cent maximum, cost of hauling cars over the mountains will be much reduced. ! better train service may be given and I faster time schedules are a possible I result. |