The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-15
THE COMING RAILROADS.

The Tribune is very glad to sec, ac-
cprding TO its news published yester'
day morning, that the Moffat road rs
likely To he an active factor in the
railway field from hcnceforth until II
is completed To Salt Lake City Mr..
Mofrat on his recent return TO Denver
from New York indicated to Senator
John s Carey Of Denver that he had
at last succeeded in the necessary ar
raugements to finance the great tunnel
through the Rocky Mountains nj
point two thousand feet below the pres
ent series Of switch backs over winch
his trains arc now lifted across The
continental divide.
Also we rejoice that the Colorado
Midland railroad is about TO let con-
tracts for the extension of its line
from Newcastle, Colo, to Salt Lake,
Mr.. Moffat has had many Difficult
tics in pushing his road Tho first
great difficulty is a natural one, To get
across the continental divide. His sur
voy takes it under the main peak, but
work on the tunnel has not been prose
cutcd for some tiinc past, for lack oI
funds. In tho meantime, Mr., Motfat
pushed on his track until he Goi TO
Eceria canyon, where he had difficulty
with the officials Of the Reclamation
Service, who made fhc ridiculous claim
that ii was necessary TO lmpound the
waters of that canyon in order II con
troll the waters of tho Lower Colcra"o
river. Mr.. Mofat Won on that con
teuton. and pushed his road on to
Steamboat Springs, lis present ter
minus: From Steamboat Springs he
has good easy grade down to Green
river and for some distance this side,
up the Duchosno river. Then comes
he divide from the Duchcsnc over to
rhe head waters of the Provo; and If
he would build direct 10 This city, an
other divide through the Wasatch
range. The announced purpose, how
ever, is 20 build down Provo canyon
and thence through the narrnws of the
Jordan 10 this city. The good news
that Mr.. Morat has been successful IN
his iinanciering will bc welcomed right
heartily in Utah.
As to tho Midland Line, tho an
nounced purpose to let contracts lmme'
diatcly thereon is also most welcome
This project has been latent for good
many years. The Colorado Midland,
when first organized, was supported by
local organization here called the
Utah Midland and Il preliminary
sketch of the line was made, winch
brought the road down Emigration
Canyon; hut when construction on the
Colorado Midland ceased the Utah or
ganization lapsed. ii may now be re-
vived with the pushing of the Colorado
Midland TO this city, and we may hope
10 see this line completed on something
like the original route as sketched.
| 1t is all right good news for Utah,
and it emphasizes the position taken
| by The Tribune that all of the mid
continent transcontinental railroads
must build to this city in order TO get
here choice of the four routes to the
coast, the original line to San Fran
cisco, the Western Pacific to the same
point, the Oregon Short Line to Port
land, and the Salt Lake route TO Los
Angeles. The manifest advantages OF
building TO Salt Lake City arc so plalI
and so great in giving those roads from
five hundred to Il thousand miles NOR,
haul for transcontincntal business over
their own rails, must appeal TO the
| Il
with the effect that Salt Lake Cit,
must nc reached by them if they would
have fair and equal advantages in The
transcontlneuta freight and passenge
business