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Show ROAD WANTS TO SPEND MILLIONS D. & R. G. W. Plans Great Improvements and New Equipment DENVER, Colo.. Bept. 18. A re habituation program Involving the ex- pendlture or s . 7 9 2 . r. n for the Improvement Im-provement of the Denver & Rio I Grande. Wi stern railroad was present- . ed Monday in Ca?se E Harrington, special master appointed by the United Unit-ed Stale district court, by Henry Mc- Alester, Jr.. and Joseph H Young, re- j celver lor the railroad. Mr McAlester, who presented the I plan at the afternoon session of the federal cour!. argued that the expenditures ex-penditures are necessary to make up deferred maintenance costs and to bring the road up to the advancing requirements of a de eloping territory. terri-tory. The budget, which was drawn up by Mr. Young. Includes as its largest j item $15.61.376 for additions to tho; fixed improvements of the railroad, j This item It subdivided and in eludes 16,182,000 for new rails and $2,-736.90 $2,-736.90 for new shop supplies. Other main divisions of the budget are $6,226,283 for new rolling stock and $2,521,859 for improvements to existing equipment oo |