Show CONST OF 1 mm CRON BEGUN president patt of D R G railroad Raili oad make im announcement according toba toa telegram from denver under date of juh 11 president J S piatt of the denter denser rio grande railroad announced that a ne new area of rich coal dep deposits oits in salina candon can on tributary to both den denser er and salt lake cit iv will ill be I 1 opened up b a new to sit sl branch tine line of the dener demer rio grande extern railroad to be built under a flie beai e ii construction program ram already placed under isaa MB tle the nev ne branch will nill leave leae the present main line of the denser demer rio grande western system at salina it will be of broa I 1 gauge construction beleen and hate haie been spent on the branch in recent ear while N hile the appropriation for new net thorl this summer is abo abbie e S 75 yearl expenditure of to or more will be made for the next net five tears bear in bringing the road to completion president announced we have bale outlined and adopted a five file year ear program for construction of the new nen branch president d declared this line was as originally constructed ted up silina canyon camon from sa utah thirty vears bear ago immediately abely aft afterward emard it was as washed out by the breakie breaking of a re eroid higher flooding the camon anti and tearing out the entire last year ear ve spent some bome money mone in getting the stent stem in shape tilts summer ve ve ae spending ting abot 75 and will pe front from 75 to e every en year ear for the next net five file tear ear the state of utah has construct constructs a a road up the canon and preempted our right of wai aj in alace aing our old fill vie NN e ha hae e negotiated on th s and the highway i being reconstructed there nece aia up to the pr sent bent time we ne have hae completed the gm ing for about tele tebe milea up the c ion on I 1 there are tv 0 new nen mine up at the upper erd eid of the cannon can on which are rich in coal coa ard mineral ner resources thee the e are ber being opened up gradual 4 balting vai val ting for tran transportation 13 the time the tie new branch I 1 is open they will nill be ready the program need not he be rushed because cause coal prices are don at the tha present time by the time the rew branch is opened up or even before the prices will be higher we are building tile the tie new branch standard gua glae e when completed the best service sen ice possible will ill be started over it the service on the branch line will be tile the same as that accorded main line patrons the part ot president beatts Pe atts announcement no that will be of most interest to our readers is the one stating that the construction alicae has been placed under way ay we are informed that a shipment of ties tiei and construction materials material is in transit an ind ani I may be in the canon canavon already when nhen this reaper I 1 is oil the press A crew of men will till be on hand immediately to make the A change in m the program a announced b mr undoubtedly tv aill ill take place as a to the time of completion of the branch line when a part pirth of high railroad official headed li Pr president eident made an lipec tion trip to the can cannon ori this spring a proposition was wa discussed to complete the lire this jear air on oil condition that the to coal companies companie s nov nol operating in the camon cam on as a guarantee of tonnage thia loan to be repaid at the rate of per ton of coal shipped hipped both corn com are arc making preparations to advance tile money anti anil it is there tore highie probable able frain ain will nill so go up and down the alie cannon this mincer the wanon road up the canon cannon a study has heen been of tho the problems connected therewith li J F english hi gliva engineer for tho bureau ot or public roads anti and C A blake locating engineer of the D R G western railroad their joint report on pre prevailing vailini conditions 1 is now in the hands hand of t the e state roid road com coin minion mimon if S bureau of public roads U S forest office railroad company and sevier county and states e s thit it it will le be possible with irot tar both railroad all for proper p e r arrangements range ments I 1 and highway to be constructed continued on page four construction of salina canyon railway begun beg un continued from page one up the cannon the railroad company is willing to permit the big highway hay to approach within ten feet of the railroad center line in places it will moie its suney to one side for short di distances requiring som extra fill to make room for the highway benefits to lie be derived will nill be that the high highway ay will mill remain on the north ide aide of the track and of the cannon throughout the distance some agreement will mill hae to be reached as to various excavations the elimination of grade railroad cro crossings sings is consid ered a distinct advantage adan tage rt it is evident said qaid howard hovard C means chief engineer of the state road commis uon that the railroad is willing to cooperate to the ful fullest lct extent with the bureau in tile the construction st of the highway and railroad this simplifies the situation and at the same ame time de develops the problem of reconstructing the high may i ay at a minimum expenditure and then obtaining funds for buch work mork |