Show TILL CONNECT ff senator darks salt lake los angeles road may not come to salt lake the of ahe rio grande western just made public indicates ahe proposed road and R G W vill form a transcontinental system according to the report of the rio grande western just issued it beems that the los angeles salt lake road will not come to salt lake aut will with the rio grande western at cedar city as was outlined as a probability by the standard some weeks ago the officials of the rio grande western have issued a map with the routes of proposed extensions on 11 by this map it la indicated that there la a plan tor a short transcontinental line from denver to the coast which will not come through salt lake by this map it is evident that the rio grande western main line to the coast will soon be diverted at farnham just east of price from that station an extension will be built to salana on the present sanpete branch 01 the R G W from sauna the marysvale Marys vale branch will be used and this branch will be extended during the coming year by the vay of cedar olty and st george and on west to connect with senator darks new road this will undoubtedly give to denver the shortest route from colorado common points to the coast but it will divert all ot the transcontinental passenger traffic which is routed over the rio grande western from the salt lake trip this move on the part of the rio grande western was undoubtedly forced by the apparent drawing together of the union pacific and southern pacific and the possible discrimination against the rio grande western by the southern pacific on eastbound east bound traffic ever since the subject of the salt lake los angeles road was broached well informed railroad mea have predicted that it would not come to salt lake but would connect with either the short line or rio grande western in southern utah but it has been repeatedly pointed out that the rio grande western would be the logical link to a great transcontinental system this report effectually disposes of the matter by giving the specifications ficat ions of the proposed lines other work to be undertaken by the rio grande western during the coming year Is an extension of the tintie branch to fist springs surveys tor which were made some years ago A line will also be built from cisco to the la sal mountains according to the report the total of the system is only miles but the volume of traffic handled would be creditable to roads with twice as much mileage the receipts from op were the largest in the history of the company exceeding those of last year by or 34 per cent the capacity of the rolling stock was not adequate this year to meet all demands and orders have been placed tor new engines new freight and passenger cars and new steel rails during the year nearly was expended in betterments the report calls attention to tie tact that there are now five beet sugar establishments on the line of the rio grande western the construction of a pipe line tor the purpose of carrying the juice of the beets for a distance of seventeen and one halt miles Is one of the improvements named along the road were built during the year canning factories smelling smelting sm elting works reduction mills and improvements ot a like nature indicating a great awakening in all lines ot industry in utah |