OCR Text |
Show IJU ' 1 TUNNEL EXPERT IS SURE OF SUCCESS Denver Nov 1 "I believe that the James peak tunnel will fulfill for the People of Salt Lake and Denver everything ev-erything that the expect from Its con struction." said J Vlpond Davies, no ted tunnel expert, yesterday morning Davies. who has designed and constructed con-structed more tunnels than any other man in the world, has completed an examination of the site of the James peak tunnel. D. W. Brunton and other engineers and members of the tunnel commission Joined In the examination. ex-amination. "I do not see how it can help being a great benefit to both cities," continued con-tinued Mr Davies. "It will give you a short east and west railroad of low grad as mountain roads go. ' and will open up a splendid territory.'" Mr. Davies said that the report nr' th.- engineering committee will prob-ably prob-ably be completed tomorrow and thai If will be turned over to the tunnel commission as soon as finished. "The conditions for work on the! tunnel are very favorable and no great difficulties will be encountered." he said. Mr. Davlea designed nnd built the Hudson Manhattan tunnel in New York and was In charge of notable tunnel works in Europe, Mexico and other countries. He Is now deslen-lug deslen-lug a tunnel system In New York Whlcb will cost approximately $300.-1 000,0011, or about as much as the Panama Pana-ma canal |