Show the rio crande grande western the only road which is doing building in utah juet just now ia Is the uio ilia grande western and the denver deaver republican baa has the following to about it the rio grando grande western Wea tern very little of it lies in colorado ia Is railroad in which the people of denver are greatly interested it wa constructed construct pd by colorado it under the management mana Kement of colonel U D C dodge a resident eident re of this rity city is also alfo a part of the railway w which iab connects denver by way of moun ot of this detate with and salt lake city ever since this road was taken out ol 01 the handa hands of 0 a receiver several years ago it baa has peen very prosperous what to many people doubtless is surprising its earnings from its local business have been great enough to keep the road op up it has baen wen BO so prosperous roas that expensive improvements have baon been made in in it at first a narrow darrow gauge it baa las been made a standard gauge and there are various schemes on boot toot for its extension to points in central and bouthern southern utah it is to also among the probabilities that before a great while it will be extended to san francisco then in connection with the colorado roads it will form a direct line from denver to ther principal city of the pacific coast the news tells of the support which the western receives ret aives from utah baying saying in the freight business CO 69 per cent rent of the tonnage and 04 per cent of the earnings earning find in la the passenger pae genger business 67 in number and 70 76 2 per cent of the earnings come fro from m local utah business no other st is 14 needed to show the attention which the kio grande western pays to local traffic and the efforts it is making to build up the trade and develop the resources soirees of the count country tributary to its lines this was colonel daddea policy when wilh with the denver and bio rio and be he has ha followed it in utah with a success which well illustrates its farsighted far sighted excellence there is no railway antho in the west which enious en ye the prospects prop ecta of the rio grande western it Is one link in a new line of transcontinental business which whir his is constantly increasing in favor it has a large crowing growing and profitable local traffic traille its financial condition is to the envy of other companies it has an excellent ros road d bed and a magnificent equipment a aad il d it 11 is pointing to the pacific B behind hin d ll 11 are millions of capital and at alts its hea head are two of the most capable and euc of the practical railway managers agerson of the country it is the management of palmer and dodge that has produced these results and it is an assurance of what may be expected in the future |