Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-22
lRANNUAL REPORT
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oe WORK GOING ON IN UTAH
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WORK GOING ON IN UTAH
Operations started at The Easi End Of
The l5lain Line- Coal Fields
On CurOR

49,, The policy of Improving the running
[est time of the Rio Grande Western by
DISCRIMINATING curves and grades wher-
preever practicable is still in progress.
sour, Now that the Jordan Narrows improve
|and ments are rapidly nearing completion
ov'the attention Of those working under
fepMgr. Herberts directions has been d.
fected towards the east end Of the main
line with the result that the gangs are
DAanow strlnging steel and new ties from
:, Price to a point some Is miles east, The
81; consignment Of new rails Just received
- consist Of S5-pound steel while the old
! Tl70-pound metals, still in good condition.
1 are being shipped on to the sanpete
'ss tbranch below Manti, as was outlined
. some weeks ago The steel is also go
A., ing down to Salina. where 1t win be laid
.lety on the cutoff.
'to IMPROVEMENTS AT PRICE.
- In addition to the work which Is be-
- Ing done In this direction q force OF
~ men is engaged in taking out some
= tcuryes between Price and Wellington
NC made between Price and Helper, which
- VIII shorten distances considerably, be-
! sides cutting down grades.
Ties and tmbers continue to arrive
80 at Salina and spikes and bolts are being
~ unloaded, so that indications point TO
N track laying operations commencing at
==== an early date. In the canyon a number
Of contractors have finished their grad
ing contracts. Work in the tunnels and
a on the cuverts Is still being rushed.
: IT is expected that this work will be
finished by about the middle Of October.
SALIVA CUTOFF.
y In the annual report TO the stockhod-
ers of the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road company copy of which was re-
D( celved by the "News" this morning
with the compliments Of Prcst. r. T.
Fr Jeffery. that gentleman has the
de Following to say regarding the Salina
81. cutoff:
~ 1.-THE construction of the Castle VAL
- ley cutoff on the Rio Grande Western
railway was commenced last spring.
The surveys and location We're COM
me pleted and a contract was let for Il
Re miles of grading. The cutoff will ex-
ne tend from Farnham on the main line TO
Salna on the Marysvale branch, a dis
80 lance OF 116 miles, and when completed
III Will afford route SS miles shorter than
Re the present one to southwestern Utah.
Important coal fields In the vicinity OF
o,,, Saiina canyon and In contiguous dis.
m tricts can be opened up and the coal
~. made available for commercial uee to
- meet the growing demands for Utah
- fuel. The construction of the cutoff
VIII be prosecuted from time to time ac-
NJ cording to the requirements Of the var
ious classes OF traffic which It IL be-
rs lieved can be developed In the territory
! TO be traversed."
4 SOME FIGURES.
af The report itself n q very interesting
y one and shows that the combined Rio
h Grande system is in a very healthy
De state both physically and financially,
Or, Indicative of what has been accom-
MI plished during the fiscal year now past
rpt It II only necessary to state that g.
nf b07.124 tons of freight have been carried,
Va while 135600l passengers Travelled over
the scenic route. Truly a splendid rec
:, ord and a feather In the cap Of the new
e, management This business represents
a. . revenue Of si5,Si4913b0 During the
y. year s175s5, S15.l7 have been spent in
betterments, construction OF branches
and Improvements on leased lines gen.
orally. And still the good work goes
"a on with plenty of improvements that
WIN run into the millions for Utah and
Colorado.
pa Physically the Rio Grande Western
~ has always stood A No. /. Apparently 1t
40 Is not good enough for the new man.
Of agement which Is now bending every
effort In the direction OF rapid travel
Nv with the greatest precautions towards
safety.