Show moffatt Noff ats aes dream comin coming 9 true denver colo nov 19 davo moffatt ats dream Is comin coming g true according to a copyrighted article by henry W birou hough kii I 1 lu a recent issue of the oil reporter the prediction concerning the drej dream nil of colorados pioneer railroad builder Is explained as follows in a statement by william J cannon jr publisher ol of the oil magazine some months ago the oil reporter began an agitation designed to bring a railroad line to colorados booming but isolated rangely langely oil field ahls campaign Is beginning to get results analyzing paralyzing the consequences of the impending merger of the rio grande and moffat line railroads 1 he henry nry hough the editor of tile the oil reporter draws some startling which are presented hero here tor for the first time ile he foresees early extension or of tile the moffat lino some miles westward from craig colorado through booming rangely langely field to vernal and other towns in rich uinta basin and 0 on n to a connection with the main line of the rio grando grande railroad a few miles east of soldier summit mr air hough also predicts that this shorter faster and more economical ono mical new route between denver and salt lake city will become the main line for east west traffic a latter day fulfillment of the dream of the pioneer empire builder david moffat tile the article includes an old map showing the proposed right of way of the moffat line from denver deliver to salt lake city the rails reached only as far as craig colorado leaving a gap of some miles between the northwestern colorado town and the populous salt lake basin that gap hough reports has turned out to be ane one of the richest sections of the united states even without a railroad here is rangely langely field acknowledged by all authorities to ie be americas greatest now new oil field already tar far surpassing any other developed during the past decade in the whole united states there is no area with comparable wealth and resources that lacks railroad service also shown on the map are two routes surveyed years ago by rio grande engineers for a proposed spur line ta vernal utah one of these hough indicates will probably be used to connect the westward extension of the moffat line with the rio grande tracks some miles east of the mountain crossing at soldier summit the new route he estimates will be considerably shorter than the present rio grande line by way of grand junction and glenwood springs and consequently will become the rio grandes main line Alean meanwhile while hough declares the people of isolated but booming rangely langely field will con dinue to bump over oer country roads of 1916 vintage before the costly and long promised highways into rangely langely are finished dished oil men may be riding out oat of rangely langely in comfortable pullman cars As the latest astrea stream n liners whiz past hurrying from the pacific coast and salt lake city to denver chicago and new york someone may recall the dream that die with the empire builder david moffat any day now his dream will be coming truel true |